We take for granted the life of the buddha. We have to acknowledge that there are not many ways to verify the accuracy of the story, and there are also many iterations of how the buddha has been presented over time.
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05/08/2024, Eli Brown-Stevenson, dharma talk at City Center.
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05/11/2024, Gengyoko Tim Wicks, dharma talk at City Center.
In this talk, given at Beginner's Mind Temple’s monthly one-day sitting, (this time held at Haight Street Art Center) Gengyoko Tim Wicks discusses reincarnation and rebirth, and the relationship that karma has on both of these ancient concepts. In the talk, Tim emphasizes the primacy of rebirth in Mahayana Buddhism.

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05/15/2024, Dan Gudgel, dharma talk at City Center.
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