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The Day the Mouse was sent to the Sukhavati Pureland
This is a reposted blog, originally published on June 16, 2019, in Tibetan. It was translated with the help of translation software, Monlam AI. I thought that, during the month of Saga Dawa 2025, some
A visit from Dr. Jetsun Cheme
On June 21st, after our weekly Saturday morning meditation, the Manjushri Dharma Center was fortunate enough to welcome Dr. Jetsun Cheme. Dr. Jetsun Cheme is a traditional Tibetan medicine doctor and yoga instructor who is
Photos from the Blessing of the Waters, Summer Solstice 2025
Friday, June 20th, 2025, we held the 31st Water Blessing on the summer solstice at Lover’s Point beach. Many people attended and it was a very beautiful ceremony. We chanted the prayers for propitiating the
If you have devotion, the Guru is always with you
Our present Guru correctly teaches us what to practice and what to abandon like a mother instructing her child and, in dependence upon these instructions of holy Dharma, we begin to distance ourselves somewhat from
Minutes & Report from 2025 All-Sangha Meeting
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Happiness Comes from Within
Thus, it is better if we don't deceive ourselves by thinking that desirable qualities of outer forms, sounds, and so forth provide true happiness. Understanding that ultimate happiness comes from within, we should think about