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Avatamsaka Sutra Six Patriarch Heart Sutra Vajra Sutra Amitabha Sutra Earth Store Sutra
Medicine Master Sutra The Bequeathed Teaching Sutras The Sutra in 42 Sections

Avatamsaka Sutra Chapter 01 Lecture

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Lecture 1 - 30
Lecture 31 - 60

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10/24/21 - 01) The Avatamsaka Sutra - Chapter 01
10/31/21 - 02) The Avatamsaka Sutra - Chapter 01
11/07/21 - 03) The Avatamsaka Sutra - Chapter 01
11/21/21 - 04) The Avatamsaka Sutra - Chapter 01
11/28/21 - 05) The Avatamsaka Sutra - Chapter 01
12/05/21 - 06) The Avatamsaka Sutra - Chapter 01

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Avatamsaka Sutra Prologue w/ Commentary Lecture

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Lecture 1 - 30

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11/07/20 - 02) The Avatamsaka Sutra Introduction
11/21/20 - 04) The Avatamsaka Sutra Preface
12/12/20 - 05) The Avatamsaka Sutra Preface
12/26/20 - 07) The Avatamsaka Sutra Preface
01/09/21 - 09) Ten Bodies, Six Positions
01/23/21 - 11) The Ten Paramitas
02/06/21 - 13) The Improper Views, Slow Servants
02/27/21 - 15) The Avatamsaka Sutra Preface
03/13/21 - 17) The Avatamsaka Sutra Preface
03/27/21 - 19) The Avatamsaka Sutra Preface

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Six Patriarch Platform Sutra Lecture New Interpretation 2021 - Current

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Six Patriarch Platform Sutra Lecture 2017 - 2021

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Lecture 1 - 30
Lecture 31 - 60
Lecture 61 - 90
Lecture 91 - 120
Lecture 121 - 150

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07/30/17 - Tain Tai 5 Meanings Real Mark
08/06/17 - Previous Patriarchs
08/13/17 - Emperor Wu Shen Guang
08/20/17 - Bodhidharma transmits mind seal
08/27/17 - Bodhidharma and Huike
09/10/17 - Master SengCan
09/17/17 - Master SengCan Evil people
09/24/17 - Buddha Nature Christianity Politics
10/01/17 - Proper Dharma Loyalty
10/08/17 - Masters DaoXin and HongRen
10/15/17 - Master HongRen
10/22/17 - HongRen / Mind of Discrimination
10/29/17 - Master HongReb and Master HuiNeng
11/05/17 - Background of Master Hui Neng Continued
11/12/17 - Sudden Enlightenment of Hui Neng

11/19/17 - Dharma Vessel
11/26/17 - The Middle Way
12/03/17 - Master HuiNeng's Precept Platform
12/10/17 - Monks Transmit the Dharma
02/11/18 - Aranyas Bao lin and the lake's dragon
03/04/18 - The Start of Sutra GKAs / Buddha's nature
03/11/18 - Hui Neng Meets 5th Patriarch
04/01/18 - Barbarians don't have Buddha nature
04/08/18 - This Barbarian is too Sharp
04/15/18 - Greedy for Blessings
04/22/18 - ShenXiu Stresses Out
04/29/18 - Shen Xiu Verse
05/06/18 - Mirroring Your Flaws
05/13/18 - Enter the Gate
05/20/18 - Originally not a Single Thing

05/27/18 - 5th Patriarch Instructs HuiNeng
06/03/18 - How Unexpected The Self Nature
07/08/18 - Sudden Enlightenment Seek Certification
07/15/18 - Wake up from the Dream
07/22/18 - Stupidity Delusion Ignorance
07/29/18 - Sending Off HuiNeng
08/05/18 - HuiMings Original Face
08/12/18 - Banishment of Conditions Enlightenment of HuiMing
08/19/18 - Living with Hunters
08/26/18 - The Dharma of NonDuality
09/09/18 - NonDuality: Good vs. Evil ; Blessings vs. Sufferings
09/16/18 - Duality Non Discrimination
09/23/18 - Skandhas, Manipulation of Ego
09/30/18 - Hardship, Endurance, Purify Yout Mind
10/07/18 - Stop Thinking

10/14/18 - 3 Kinds of Prajna
10/21/18 - GKAs Blessings: Giving and Sacrifice
10/28/18 - We each have Buddha Nature
11/04/18 - Your Mind is Vast Like Empty Space
11/11/18 - True Emptiness Contains Everything
11/18/18 - Prajna Wisdom Produce from Self Nature
11/25/18 - What are Emptiness and True Emptiness?
12/09/18 - End Production and Extinction
12/15/18 - Affliction is Bodhi
12/16/18 - Sudden Enlightenment Requires Good Roots
12/22/18 - Non Dwelling
12/29/18 - Seek a Great Good Knowing Advisor
12/30/18 - Prajna Samadhi is No Thought
01/05/19 - Patience of Non Production of Dharmas
01/06/19 - Retribution of Slandering the Sudden Dharma

01/12/19 - Dont Look at Others Faults
01/13/19 - The Buddhadharma is in the World
01/19/19 - Doubts and Questions Chapter 3
01/20/19 - Merit and Virtue
01/27/19
02/17/19 - Dropping on Unwholesome Thoughts
02/24/19 - 10 Evils
03/03/19 - Practice of Ten Good Deeds
03/10/19 - Joy and Renunciation
03/17/19 - Afflictions are the Waves
04/14/19 - Gods of the 6 Desire Heavens
04/21/19 - Heavens and Hells Inward Illumination
04/28/19 - Good Knowing Advisers The Straight Mind
03/10/19 - Filiality Yielding Patience
05/12/19 - Harsh Words Help Others Stop Thinking
05/19/19 - Concentration_and_Wisdom_Start_of_Chapter4
05/26/19 - Straight Mind is Pure Land
06/02/19 - Concentration and Wisdom

06/09/19 - Fighting To Enlightenment By No Dwelling
06/15/19 - Thinking Dwelling and Pain
06/16/19 - No Dwelling No Mark No Thought
06/22/19 - No Thought States Stupidity
06/23/19 - No Thoughts As Doctrine
06/30/19 - Duality is the Structure of This World
07/07/19 - Meditation Is Not Attached To Purity, What Matter Is Doing Not Understanding
07/14/19 - Attachment To Purity and Non-Movement
07/21/19 - Do not React to States
07/28/19 - Guard Yourself Boundaries and Karmic Affinities
08/04/19 - Refuge of the Nature Markless Repentance and Reform
08/11/19 - Wisdom and Liberation Refuges Thought of Good and Evil
08/18/19 - Unobstructed Liberation From Knowledge & Views
08/25/19 - Markless Repentance and Reform

09/08/19 - Repentance and Reform Auspicious Illusory Manifestations
09/15/19 - Reform
09/22/19 - Reform and Make Limitless Vows
09/29/19 - Learn the Innumerable Dharma Doors of Your Self-Nature
10/06/19 - No Thought States Stupidity
10/13/19 - Crossing Over
10/20/19 - Cut Off Inexhaustible Afflictions False Thought
10/27/19 - Inexhaustible Dharma Doors
11/03/19 - On Lying Being Stupid versus Being Untruthful
11/10/19 - Markless Precepts & Triple Refuge
12/01/19
12/07/19
12/08/19 - Dharma Body
12/14/19 - Thinking Evaluating

12/15/19 - Take Care of Your Base, The Ego - Chan Qi
12/21/19 - One Wisdom Unfolds - Chan Qi
12/22/19 - Good & Evil Thoughts - Chan Qi
12/28/19 - Recite and Uphold, Chop it - Chan Qi
12/29/19
01/04/20 - 27 Days Fast, Don't Try to Understand - Chan Qi
01/05/20 - Start of Chapter 7
01/11/20 - Our Core is Important in Buddhism - Chan Qi
01/12/20 - This Mind is Buddha - Chan Qi
01/13/20 - Concentration and Wisdom
01/19/20
02/09/20
02/16/20
03/22/20
03/29/20
04/12/20 - Invisible Treasure

04/19/20 - Ego & Calculating
04/26/20
05/03/20 - Be Attentive Have Faith Never Be Deluded
05/10/20
05/17/20
05/31/20 - Because of Master ...
06/06/20 - Three Vehicles
06/07/20 - The Twelve Conditioned Link
06/13/20
06/14/20
06/21/20
06/28/20
07/05/20
07/12/20
07/19/20

07/26/20
08/02/20
08/09/20 - Stop Thinking, Proper Foundation
08/16/20
08/23/20
08/30/20
09/06/20 - Set Goals, Practice Giving
09/13/20 - Chinese Middle Way, Mahayana is Your Good Knowing Advisor
09/20/20 - True Emptiness, Spiritual Penetration, 應用
09/27/20
10/04/20
10/11/20 - Do Not Slander Monks & Nuns
10/18/20
10/25/20
11/01/20

Lecture 151 - 180

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11/08/20 - The Sixth Patriarch Sutra
11/15/20 - The Sixth Patriarch Sutra
11/22/20 - The Sixth Patriarch Sutra
12/06/20 - The Sixth Patriarch Sutra
12/13/20 - The Sixth Patriarch Sutra
12/20/20 - Buddha Mind Seal, Perverted Views
12/27/20 - XingChang
01/03/21 - ShenHui, Layman Pang, Arhats
01/10/21 - ShenHui, ShenXiu
01/17/21 - A Good Friend
01/24/21 - Stop It, Stop Thinking About It
01/31/21 - The Sixth Patriarch Sutra
02/07/21 - The Sixth Patriarch Sutra

02/21/21 - The Sixth Patriarch Sutra
02/28/21 - The Sixth Patriarch Sutra
03/07/21 - The Sixth Patriarch Sutra
03/14/21 - The Sixth Patriarch Sutra
03/21/21 - The Sixth Patriarch Sutra
03/28/21 - The Sixth Patriarch Sutra
04/04/21 - The Sixth Patriarch Sutra

Heart Sutra Lecture

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Lecture 1 - 30
Lecture 31 - 60
Lecture 61 - 90
Lecture 91 - 101

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09/07/14 - True Emptiness
09/14/14 - Tian Tai Meanings
09/21/14 - Four-Fold Four Truths
09/28/14 - Three Kinds of Wisdom
10/05/14 - Master XuanZang Ghosts
10/12/14 - How to Practice Prajna Paramita
10/19/14 - Ease and Self-Mastery
10/26/14 - Karmic Affinities
11/02/14 - Repentance Dharm
11/09/14 - 3 Delusions 5 Skhandhas
11/16/14 - 5 Skhandhas Part 2
11/23/14 - 5 Skhandhas Illusory
12/07/14 - Reach 1st Stage Arhat
02/01/15 - Wisdom vs. Wisdom Eyes
02/08/15 - The Five Sense Organs

03/01/15 - Repentance toward Karmic Obstruction
03/08/15 - Emptiness of Form Skanda
03/15/15 - Creditor and Debtor
03/22/15 - Disaster and Calamities
03/29/15 - The Meaning of Understanding
04/05/15 - Shariputra and Magaudyayana
04/12/15 - Substance vs. Function
04/19/15 - Planting Seed
04/26/15 - 49 Days Criticals
05/24/15 - Planting Blessing to Break Through
05/31/15 - Shaolin as Expedient
06/07/15 - Shariputra on Controlling Anger
06/21/15 - Patience to the Dharama
06/28/15 - Places that have Mahayana
07/05/15 - None Accumulating

07/12/15 - Red Snapper
07/12/15 - Filliality
07/12/15 - The 5 Skandas Rage
08/02/15 - Killing the Ego
08/09/15 - Doubt
08/16/15 - Shariputra on Controlling Anger
08/23/15 - Subsidiary Affliction
08/30/15 - Nirvana's Bliss vs. Pureland Bliss
09/13/15 - 84000 Dharma Doors
09/13/15 - Eight Sagely Proper Path
09/27/15 - Heart Sutra the Eight Proper Path Part 2
10/04/15 - Emptiness Characteristic
10/04/15 - Questions about Bodhisattva
10/18/15 - Dealing with Anger
10/25/15 - Emptiness and Wonderful Existence

11/01/15 - Attachment of the Arhat
11/08/15 - The Twelve Links Condition
11/15/15 - The Twelve Links Condition Part 2
11/22/15 - Attachment of Arhat and Pratyekabuddha
11/29/15 - Taking a Loss to Pratice the Four Noble Truth
01/31/16 - Arhat Perspective
02/21/16 - Six Paramitas to Buddhahood
02/28/16 - No Understanding No Attaining
03/06/16 - Giving Paramitas
03/13/16 - Giving Paramitas How Deep is Your Faith
03/20/16 - Precept Paramitas
03/27/16 - the Six Spiritual Penetration
04/03/16 - Giving Paramita Part 2
04/10/16 - Requirement Before Practice Giving Paramitas
04/17/16 - Foundation of Morality

04/24/16 - Morality Kind and Definition of Blessings
05/01/16 - 8 Precepts for Dangerous Days
05/08/16 - Reasons for Taking Precept
05/15/16 - Patience
05/22/16 - Patience 2
05/29/16 - Great Kindess and Compassion
06/05/16 - Patience w Those who Make Offerings
07/10/16 - Patience Dont Justify
07/17/16 - Patience Dropping Attachments
07/24/16 - Patience w Kindness and dharmas
07/31/16 - Nagarjuna on Patience
08/07/16 - Internal Demons Prejuidices
08/14/16 - Prejudices Giving
08/21/16 - How to Practice Patience
08/28/16 - More on Patience

09/11/16 - Korean Temple
09/18/16 - Vigor Rebirth Grades
09/25/16 - Vigor Stories
10/09/16 - Vigor and Vows
10/16/16 - Vigor and Samadhi
10/30/16 - Eliminate 5 Objects
11/06/16 - Detach from Smell and Taste
11/20/16 - Detach from Taste and Touch
02/12/17 - 5 Obstacles Envy
02/19/17 - Malevolence Compassion Overcomes Anger
02/26/17 - Laziness Excitement Regret
03/05/17 - Remove Doubt Enter Buddhas Samadhi
03/12/17 - Desire like Poison Coated in Honey
03/19/17 - 5 Types of Samadhi

03/26/17 - 3 Kinds of Wisdom
04/02/17 - Prajna Paramita p2
04/09/17 - No Understanding No Attaining
04/16/17 - transcendental wisdom no attainment
04/23/17 - No Attainment Non Discrimination
05/14/17 - No Impediment
05/21/17 - Dream Thinking Dont Discriminate
05/28/17 - Four Kinds of Upside Down
07/02/17 - 3 Kinds of Nirvana
07/09/17 - Nirvana Non Birth (2)
07/16/17 - Unsurpassed Mantra Final Lecture

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Vajra Sutra Lecture

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Lecture 1 - 30
Lecture 31 - 60
Lecture 61 - 90
Lecture 91 - 120
Lecture 121 - 136

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05/13/12 - Detaching from 4 Marks
05/20/12 - Giving without Attachment
05/27/12 - The Middle Way
06/03/12 - Not Beyond a Single Thought
06/10/12 - See All Marks as No marks
06/17/12 - Precepts Mark vs Substance
06/24/12 - Chan Repartee
07/01/12 - Is Anything Attained
07/08/12 - The Unconditioned
07/15/12 - The Mind a Bright Mirror Stand
07/22/12 - Limitless Blessings
07/29/12 - 1st Stage Arhatship
08/05/12 - 1st-4th Stage Arhatship
08/12/12 - 4th Stage Arhat p2 Some Basics
08/19/12 - 4th Stage Arhat p3

08/26/12 - 4th Stage Arhat p4
09/02/12 - 4th Stage Arhat p5
09/09/12 - No dwelling small enlightenment
09/16/12 - No dwelling the Way
09/23/12 - No dwelling duality precepts
09/30/12 - Unconditioned Blessings
10/07/12 - Three Kinds of Giving
10/14/12 - Vajra Technology Prajna
10/21/12 - Prajna2
10/28/12 - Dogen on Real Mark Prajna
11/04/12 - Afflictions Search Destroy
11/11/12 - Nothing Spoken True Suchness
11/18/12 - The 3 Minds Sever Your Attachments
11/25/12 - Master Linji Take a Beating
12/02/12 - 32 Hallmarks

12/09/12 - Real Mark is No Mark
12/16/12 - Good Roots No Mark
12/23/12 - No Mark / Real Mark
12/30/12 - No Dwelling Pain
01/06/13 - Hear See Attain
01/13/13 - Paramitas Pure Land
01/20/13 - Giving Paramita
01/27/13 - Patience Paramita
02/03/13 - Patience Paramita p2
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02/17/13 - The Arhat s Emptiness
02/24/13 - Pure Land-From Existence to Emptiness
03/03/13 - Giving Paramita
03/10/13 - Passion Attachment Dwelling
03/17/13 - Dwelling Pettiness Self-Mastery

03/24/13 - Mastery vs Self-Mastery
03/31/13 - Neither True nor False Fear of Death
04/07/13 - Don t attach 2 states practice or fruition
04/14/13 - Master FoYan Subjective Objective
04/21/13 - Giving up Bodies-Obstruction of What is Known
04/28/13 - Marks vs Views
05/12/13 - Limitless Kalpas-Stuck on Spiritual Pentrations
05/19/13 - Faith is Necessary
05/26/13 - Living Beings are Upside-Down
06/02/13 - True vs False Is vs Is NOT
06/09/13 - Emotional Attachments The Pain is not Real
06/16/13 - The Emptiness of Emptiness
06/23/13 - No Such Thing as Buddhahood
06/30/13 - Accord w Conditions-be Respectful Polite
07/07/13 - Anutara Samyak Sambodhi

07/14/13 - You Already Have Buddha Nature Selflessness vs Self-Sacrifice
07/21/13 - No Emptiness No Existence Accord w Conditions
07/28/13 - Nothing Lacking The Origin of Confusion
08/04/13 - Dont Discriminate 1st Stage Arhatship
08/11/13 - Happiness is Actually Suffering
08/25/13 - Mountains are Once Again Mountains
09/01/13 - After Emptiness the Mud
09/08/13 - No Rejection 5 Spiritual Eyes
09/22/13 - Seeing But Not Seeing
09/29/13 - The Truth is Not Produced Not Destroyed
10/06/13 - HinaMahayana 8th Ground Bodhisattva Stuck
10/13/13 - Past Present Future Cannot be Obtained
10/20/13 - Blessings have no Substance
10/27/13 - Proper Giving
11/03/13 - True and False

11/10/13 - No Dharma Spoken
11/17/13 - Bodhisattva Levels Obstructions from Relatives
11/24/13 - Buddha Nature is within True Love
12/01/13 - Level Equal This Mind is Buddha
12/08/13 - No Living Beings
02/16/14 - No LBs Crossed Over
02/23/14 - LBs Cross Themselves Over
03/02/14 - No Self
03/09/14 - True False Divine Thought
03/16/14 - Yin Yang 32 Hallmarks
03/23/14 - Not Seen In Form
03/30/14 - Master Hui Hai
04/06/14 - Dont Seek Outside the Middle Way
04/13/14 - Non-Production of Dharmas
04/20/14 - Non-Production Do Not Justify

04/27/14 - Greed Attachment Non-Dwelling
05/04/14 - Non-Dwelling~Patience~Compassion
05/11/14 - No Coming or Going
06/15/14 - Pure Faith~Pure Mind
06/22/14 - Pureland Dharma P
06/22/14 - Pureland Dharma P1
06/29/14 - Chan Buddhist Dharma Lectures
07/06/14 - Self Nature~Seek A Good Knowing Adviser
07/13/14 - Three Kinds Of Truth
07/20/14 - Totality of Marks is Empty
07/27/14 - Distance Yourself~Stop Thinking
08/03/14 - Marks VS Views
08/10/14
08/24/14 - 5 Equalities
08/31/14 - Dreams Illusions Bubbles Shadows

Amitabha Sutra Lecture

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Lecture 1 - 40
Lecture 41 - 80
Lecture 81 - 120
Lecture 121 - 134

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Lecture 121 (1/22/12)
Lecture 122 (1/29/12)
Lecture 123 (2/5/12)
Lecture 124 (2/12/12)
Lecture 125 (2/19/12)
Lecture 126 (2/26/12)
Lecture 127 (3/4/12)
Lecture 128 (3/11/12)
Lecture 129 (3/18/12) - Affliction Turbidity
Lecture 130 (3/25/12)
Lecture 131 (4/01/12)
Lecture 132 (4/08/12) - Ten Difficulties Part I
Lecture 133 (4/15/12) - Ten Difficulties Part II

Earth Store Sutra Lecture

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Lecture 1 - 40
lecture 41 - 80
Lecture 81 - 120
Lecture 121 - 126

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Lecture 121 (110709)
Lecture 122 (110716)
Lecture 123 (110723)
Lecture 124 (110730)
Lecture 125 (110806)
Lecture 126 (110813)

Medicine Master Sutra Lecture

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The Bequeathed Teachings Sutra

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Bequeathed Teachings Sutra (YongHua ) 1
Bequeathed Teachings Sutra (YongHua ) 2
Bequeathed Teachings Sutra (YongHua ) 3
Bequeathed Teachings Sutra (YongHua ) 4
Bequeathed Teachings Sutra (YongHua) 5
Bequeathed Teachings Sutra (YongHua) 6
Bequeathed Teachings Sutra (YongHua) 7 Review
Bequeathed Teachings Sutra (YongHua) 8

Bequeathed Teachings Sutra (yongHua) 9
Bequeathed Teachings Sutra (YongHua) 10
Bequeathed Teachings Sutra (YongHua) 11
Bequeathed Teachings Sutra (YongHua) 12
Bequeathed Teachings Sutra (YongHua) 13
Bequeathed Teachings Sutra (YongHua) 14
Bequeathed teachings Sutra (YongHua) 15
Bequeathed Teachings Sutra (YongHua) 16

The Sutra in 42 Sections

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