General Spiritual Director
Day 10 ~ Vajrayogini Empowerment
Aug 3, 2026
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Going for refuge
Only Buddha Dharma is going to solve our daily human problems and give us permanent happiness.
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We make the determination and then the promise to go for refuge, which means applying effort to receive Buddha’s blessings. Why do we go for refuge? To permanently liberate ourselves and others from suffering. Temporary liberation is not good enough. We need it for countless future lives.
More information on this subject can be found in the books 
The Mirror of Dharma and 
Modern Buddhism.
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