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Question asked by Maxime

Dear pastors,

When consecrating and blessing Buddhas Images myself like H.E. Tsem Rinpoche said in this beautiful practice. When it's time to throw rice, does it need to touch the statues or tsa tsa that needs to be blessed ? Like throwing the rice on the statues ? Or just throwing the rice in the air in front of me ?
Also, do I need to do the blessing one time for one buddha statue (or image) or can I do it one time for all the altar and representations ?

Another question apart from this practice is when i do the sadhana of my yidam, when it comes to reciting mantras is it better to say the mantras out loud or reciting them only mentally and silently ? What is the best ?

I wish one day to take the vows and be a buddhist monk for the rest of my life.

Thanks in advance for your time and answer.

Also thanks a lot for spreading Dharma and may you and all sentient beings be enlightened as quickly as possible.

Kind regards,

  1. Reply by pastor

    Dear Maxime,

    Thank you for your questions. It’s great that you want to bless your own statues.

    In the article How To Bless Buddha Images Yourself (https://www.tsemrinpoche.com/tsem-tulku-rinpoche/prayers-and-sadhanas/how-to-bless-buddha-images-yourself.html), there is a commentary at the bottom of the article (in the tabs). There is a separate commentary for each version of the text, Condensed, Medium and Extensive. You can read the instructions of what to do for whichever blessing you are doing there.

    Generally, rice is thrown when you recite the mantra OM SUTRA-TITRA BENZA-YE SOHA. It is not necessary that the rice touches the statues/images if you are sitting further away from your altar. However, some people find it more meaningful for themselves if the rice does touch the images. This is up to you.

    You do not need to do the blessing for each individual statue/image on your altar. You can just do the blessing once, and visualise/think strongly that the energies of the Buddhas have entered each and every image on your altar.

    In regards to mantras, it would be good to follow the information in the attached picture. Basically, you chant aloud enough so you yourself can hear the syllables but not loud enough to disturb those around you. I hope this helps. Thank you.

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Question asked by Jake.

Dear pastors thankyou for responding. In my last question you said I would need to ask permission from my Zen master to change over to Vajrayana Buddhism and be a student of Tsem Rinpoche, however no master has been assigned to me I took refuge in the presence of 7 monastics whom I am no longer in touch with.

Can I simply proceed with following Tsem Rinpoche?.

Thankyou.

  1. Reply by pastor

    Hello Jake,

    Nice to see you here again and thanks for your follow up question. I think I understand your situation more. Since it was a general Refuge giving ceremony, then I think it will be fine to proceed with Tsem Rinpoche, especially if you are not under a specific master in the Zen tradition.

    Taking Refuge is a wonderful thing, and since you already have it, just as a courtesy, you should contact the Zen centre, via phone, email, letter or however, and just explain the situation and that you want to move on to practice Tibetan Buddhism. That would suffice in this situation.

    After that, you can continue you practice of Tibetan Buddhism and make arrangements to Take Refuge under Tsem Rinpoche. I hope this helps.

Question asked by Jake.

Hello pastors
If I have taken refuge in a Zen Mahayana school is it now impossible for me to take refuge with Tsem Rinpoche remotely? and follow his Vajrayana teachings? I'm not progressing in the Zen school and I don't receive any teachings. I took refuge with a monastic some time ago.

I feel a strong connection to Tsem Rinpoche and all he teaches especially Lama Tsongkhapa. The Vajrayana school seems better for me.

  1. Reply by pastor

    Dear Jake,

    Thank you for your question. Since you have already taken Refuge, it is not actually necessary for you to take it again. You have already made a connection to Three Jewels and have received the Refuge vows and commitments. That being said, sometimes people opt to re-take Refuge in order to repair their vows.

    However, you can still take Refuge remoting with Tsem Rinpoche. The Kechara Pastors can guide you in this procedure, since Tsem Rinpoche is no longer here with us physically. You can do this since you wish to follow the practices of Tibetan Buddhism and you have a strong attraction to certain practices. You must be firm in your conviction to do this.

    Since you actually already have a guru-disciple relationship with the Zen monk, even if you are not actively receiving teachings, you will need to inform him of your choice, and explain why you wish to practice Tibetan Buddhism instead. Traditionally, this would actually be asking him for permission to practice under another teacher. This would be the best to do before taking Refuge again under Tsem Rinpoche. This act would seal your connection to him and make him your guru. I hope this helps.

Question asked by Kriel

Good day to you brothers and sisters of kechara. I just have a question which I hope you can answer.

In order to focus on spiritual practice one must have a steady or enough wealth in my opinion.
On my case I don't have that. What can help me to do so?

Thank you so much pastors.

  1. Reply by pastor

    Dear Kriel,

    Thank you for your question. This is an interesting topic. Many people are of the opinion that you must have steady or enough wealth in order to engage in spiritual practice.

    However, as taught by His Eminence Tsem Rinpoche, you can practice spiritual transformation whatever your current situation. Some people can say that they cannot practice because they do not have enough wealth in order to do so, and so think that they will practice once they have enough. The problem is that if we have that mind-frame, we will never actually begin or deepen our practice because how much wealth is enough for us to actually practice?

    Spiritual practice is not dependent on outer wealth. It’s actually dependent on our inner wealth, and our inner transformation. So no matter what your circumstance, you can practice the Dharma. In regards to material offerings, yes, some people might not be able to afford things of excellent quality like others. However, as Rinpoche taught, we practice according to our means.

    When Rinpoche was a monk, for example, he used to make water offerings in plastic bowls, and then when his situation improved, he used metal bowls instead. So what’s the difference between making water offerings using plastic bowls (if that’s all you can really afford) and using say stainless steel or gold bowls? You actually generate the same amount of merit, because you are practicing according to your means. A lot of people don’t have enough wealth to use gold bowls, but they can use silver, stainless steel or even ceramic bowls instead. They can use the best that they can afford in their current situation.

    However, sometimes people need to spend most of their time and energy to make ends meet. For that reason, there are practices in Tibetan Buddhism that can increase your outer wealth, so that you can focus on spiritual practice. These practices will only be successful if you have a good motivation however, for example, you can engage in wealth-generating practices all you want, but if your motivation is to spend it all on entertainment or having fun, they won’t be successful.

    A very good wealth-generating practice is that of Gyenze, which you can read more about here: https://www.tsemrinpoche.com/tsem-tulku-rinpoche/prayers-and-sadhanas/dorje-shugden-gyenze-to-increase-life-merits-and-wealth.html

    Real spiritual transformation is an internal process, hence it can be practiced by anyone. Your outer circumstances should not stop you from practicing. I hope this helps.

Question asked by Olive

Hi there, I was wondering what you think about compassion fatigue? The reason I ask is because I'm doing a lot of service work (as we call it in my recovery fellowship) where I'm spending a lot of time helping people in crisis due to drug addiction and related issues like domestic violence. Sometimes I feel completely spent, like I have nothing left, and since it's unpaid I'm not getting anything material in return so I can't push through as one would a job. Do you think compassion fatigue can affect dharma practitioners, and if so, what can we do about it?

Thanks in advance
Olive

  1. Reply by pastor

    Hello Olive,

    Thank you for your question. Compassion fatigue is a very real condition that happens to those working to help others in secular environments, especially in tough areas such as drug addiction, domestic violence, etc.

    If I may, I would suggest that you make a regular practice of breathing meditation. You can watch guided meditations by clicking on this link: https://www.tsemrinpoche.com/tsem-tulku-rinpoche/inspiration-worthy-words/live-your-best-life-100-days-of-mindful-meditation.html These sessions were on mindful meditation and were led by one of His Eminence Tsem Rinpoche’s senior students. It will be a great help to you in your work if you make time everyday, even for just 5-10 minutes to practice this meditation. It will give you not only a sense of relief but focus as well.

    From a Dharma perspective, our actions to help others should not just be based on helping them in this life but all future lives. You can read, study and practice the teachings on the Lamrim (available here: https://www.vajrasecrets.com/lamrim-liberation-in-the-palm-of-your-hand).

    The Lamrim teachings are set out in such a manner to help guide Dharma practitioners in all areas of life. It starts of with the most foundational teachings, and progresses, until finally towards the end it details the development of bodhicitta, through various meditational practices based on earlier topics.

    Bodhicitta is the motivation to attain enlightenment not for yourself but to help all sentient beings. It is this motivation that drives practitioners on the bodhisattva path. The stronger this bodhicitta motivation is, the more we work for the benefit of sentient beings. This motivation is more than just a wish however, through the contemplative and meditational techniques you literally change how you think. When this happens you can work tirelessly for others, without succumbing to compassion fatigue. I hope this helps.

Question asked by Marcus Foo

Hi Pastors, hope that you all and Kechara are doing well.

I have a question regarding the Lama Chopa puja.

As in, when is the right time to perform the puja? And can it only be recited by those who have the appropriate Je Tzin Sin Ma (Tsongkhapa) initiation to perform the puja properly? I also understand that Tsog offering is performed within the puja which can only be done by those who have the high Tantric initiation but if the Lama Chopa puja can be done by those without initiation we can just recite Migtsema a number of times instead of Tsog right?

Also, when is the most appropriate time to chant this kind of puja as well?

Thank you for taking the time to answer our questions.

  1. Reply by pastor

    Hi Marcus!

    Thank you for your question. Lama Chopa is a very, very powerful puja. It calls upon the energies of your guru, the lineage lamas, all the Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, and Dharma Protectors. It generates a lot of merit. It can be recited by anyone, however if you receive tantric initiation you can engage in the associated visualisations and ritual.

    The puja can be done any time to generate a lot of merit. In fact it is done daily in the monasteries. It can be recited any time.

    Yes, if you do not have an appropriate initiation, you do not perform the Tsok section. You just recite Migtsema at this point. I hope this helps.

Question asked by Lara

Hello Pastors,

Few months ago, I've been a buddha Dorje Shudgen chapel near my house, and there have a picture of Buddha Yamantaka. I was looking at the picture and then suddenly it fell face forward right infront of my face eventho the picture is leaning backwards. Did I did something that offended the Buddha? Or did I just think too much hahahaha.

  1. Reply by pastor

    Dear Lara,

    There is nothing to worry about if something like this happens. The Buddhas are never offended. Buddhas do not have an ego to be offended. They operate from true and boundless compassion. I hope this helps. Thank you.

Question asked by Lucian

Hello my name is Lucian i am a vipassana practiciner.a few mounths ago i sufferred a psychotic episode after a course of vipassana meditation.
Why this happend to me?there îs a special meditation or practice for those who have hallucinations?
Please help me?

  1. Reply by pastor

    Dear Lucian,

    I am very sorry to read that you had this experience. Vipashyana is a very powerful meditation technique and depending on the sorts of topics we are concentrating on, some people can have these types of experiences.

    Following Tsem Rinpoche’s advice on these sorts of experiences, the first thing to do is to seek guidance from a qualified mental health professional, to rule out any underlying conditions that could have led to this episode. This is the first step that Rinpoche advised when these sort of things happened.

    The next thing that Rinpoche advised was to engage in purification practice. Such as the 35 Confessional Buddhas or Vajrasattva practice. You can read more following the links below:

    35 Confessional Buddhas:
    https://www.tsemrinpoche.com/tsem-tulku-rinpoche/buddhas-dharma/the-35-confessional-buddhas.html

    Vajrasattva:
    https://www.tsemrinpoche.com/tsem-tulku-rinpoche/prayers-and-sadhanas/an-important-purification-practice.html
    [Please note, if you have not received Vajrasattva initiation, you only visualise Vajrasattva and not his consort]

    The purification practice should be engaged in with full use of the Four Opponent Powers (discussed in the articles). The reason why purification practices are important are because when we are engaged in meditational practices our negative karma can manifest. This is because the methods we are engaged in are a direct counter to our habituated ways of think and interacting with the world, which is actually what keeps us bound to samsaric cyclic existence.

    The next step is to make sure that all the conditions are met to be engaged in the particular type of meditation you are practicing. This stems from knowing and understanding the most basic and fundamental teachings, such as the Four Noble Truths, the Eightfold Path, death and impermanence, 12 Links of Dependent Arising and understanding of karma. Within the Gelug lineage, Vipashyana is actually an advanced practice, one that needs a very firm grounding of other foundational teachings. In addition, you should have studied the Vipashyana technique intellectually first so you know how to overcome certain situations when they arise.

    If you would like more advice, you should contact the teacher of the Vipashyana course, as they will be able to guide you more according to the tradition that you are practicing. I hope this helps.

Question asked by Annonamous.

Hi pastors
I blessed my statue's using Rinpoches blessing method from this website however my statue's are not filled as I can't afford to buy all the necessary items as of yet.

Is it bad to leave statue's unfilled?

Thankyou

  1. Reply by pastor

    Dear Annonamous,

    We are very happy to read that you have followed Tsem Rinpoche’s advice to bless your statues. Rinpoche has also advised not to leave Buddha statues un-filled. Since you cannot afford to fill them traditionally yourself, what you can do is print off the Om Ah Hum mantra, which I will attach here. Roll the mantra vertically and then place inside the statue. Repeat for each statue that you have. This will be suitable for now. For the future, perhaps you can plan to have the statues filled in the traditional manner. I hope this helps. Let us know if you have any other questions.

    Om Ah Hung

Question asked by Andrew

Hello,
My name is Andrew. I have a question that has been bugging me for a long time. I am a Buddhist. I consider myself an independent Buddhist. I enjoy watching the YouTube videos you guys have. My meditation practices only focus on breath or mantra. I do not have the ability to visualize. Does that mean I can never advance in my meditation practice? I can get feelings in meditation but never visualization. What can I do? Thank you for taking the time to read my message. A thousand blessings to you!

  1. Reply by pastor

    Dear Andrew,

    Thanks for posting your question here. As a practicing meditator, I am sure you are aware that there are many variations of meditation, especially between various Buddhist schools and lineages. However, they all include breathing meditation or more specifically Shamatha meditation. In all traditions, the ‘object’ that is used for this type of meditation is breathing. However within the Tibetan Buddhist traditions, visualisation is used as the ‘object’ or the ‘device’ of meditation instead.

    This is because of the power of the object, which in this case is the visualisation of the body of an enlightened being. You can also actually focus on the sound of mantras as an object of this type of meditation too.

    According to the Lamrim teachings of the Gelug tradition, which we practice, the reason why visualisation is used, is because when you visualise or recall the body of a Buddha during your meditations, you are not just meditating, you are also generating merit. This occurs due to the power of the body of the Buddha figure you are visualising. Within our tradition, that is why visualisation or concentration on the sound of mantra recitation is focused on.

    That is not to say that using the breath is not a powerful technique. It most definitely is and can lead to great spiritual advancement. There are many practices in Tibetan Buddhism that just focus on the breath as the object of meditation. Utilizing visualisation boosts our meditation, because it has the added benefit of generating merit. This is especially beneficial for those who aspire to engage in tantric practice, in which the visualisation process is quite extensive.

    Visualisation however is not something that all people can do, but the Lamrim advises that it can be learned, slowly but surely, just like any other ability, whether secular or spiritual. We are advised to first learn the visualisations intellectually and slowly through our meditations to apply them. It will be hard at first but over time we can work on it.

    Alternatively, if you are looking for another object to focus on, you can focus on the sound of mantra recitation if you engage in mantra recitation, this has the same effect to generate merit, as mantras are the energies of the enlightened beings in the form of sound. I hope this helps. If you have any further questions, please feel free to post here. Thank you.

Question asked by Anonymous

Can you please give protection from this guy, he seems to be doing some black magic qnd i feel controlled everytime he looks ar the camera, he continously hrbours negTive feelings towrds gurus nd tells about killing all of them, i request you to pls take some time and go through his page, under all his bright happy posts, once in a while he writes about killing all prophets thus making his mind clear, pls take care of yourself while deling with this person, i dont want you to get into trouble, he is seriously a very cunning guy and isndestroying great masters.

  1. Reply by pastor

    Dear Anonymous,

    His Eminence Tsem Rinpoche has taught a method to help protect us from black magic and spirit harm. It is available here: https://www.tsemrinpoche.com/tsem-tulku-rinpoche/buddhas-dharma/trakze-to-dispel-black-magic-spirits.html

    Sometimes, a person’s beliefs or views differ from our own. Since you mentioned this person’s social media, if you find what he posts antagonistic then there is no need to follow him on social media. I cannot comment as to the person you mentioned, as I do not know him or his work. However, if you are looking for a method to protect yourself from any form of negative spiritual harm, you can check out the link above to Trakze’s practice. I hope this helps.

Question asked by diwa

Good morning Pastors! I hope you are all healthy and doing great.

I just have a question and hope that you can help me.

My family and I are born Catholic so it is impossible for me to set up an altar for dorje shugden, not even in my room. My Parents will be very very angry. So my question is, Is it okay for the meantime to visualize dorje shugden then say his mantra many times? I swear this is the easiest way for me not to get caught by my parents. So by just saying dorje shugden mantra can he be my dharma protector or altar is really needed? Thanks, hope you helps me. stay safe you all.

  1. Reply by pastor

    Dear Diwa,

    Thank you for your question. Yes it is permissible just to visualise Dorje Shugden if it is not feasible for you to have an altar. Dorje Shugden is an enlightened being and as such would not want you to have negative experiences with your family. On the contrary, when we practice Dorje Shugden, we should have more harmony with our family, even if their faith differs from our own.

    That being said, please remember to respect the wishes of your family. They practice their religion in a certain way, and as Buddhists, we are taught to respect the beliefs and faith of others even if it does not match our own. At the core of all religions is compassion hence we should be respectful.

    Though you cannot set up an altar to Dorje Shugden since you engage in his practice, there is nothing wrong since it is due to your current circumstances. Perhaps in the future, if your circumstances change, you will be able to set up an altar as you wish to do.

    Reciting his mantra and engaging in his practice without an altar is still beneficial. If you consider him to be your Dharma Protector, then he will be. Even just thinking about Dorje Shugden calls upon his enlightened energies. So simple visualising and engaging in mantra recitation is still beneficial, even if you don’t have a physical altar. I hope this helps.

Question asked by Marcus Foo

Hi Kechara,

It’s me again.

Thank you for your reply to my first question, I greatly appreciated it. But in regards to my numbers of Sadhana’s… should I just cut them down and just focus on Dorje Shugden and Lama Tsongkhapa Sadhana’s instead? Maybe just follow the Diamond Path?

Thank you so much Pastors.

Sorry to bug you again….

  1. Reply by pastor

    Hello again Marcus!

    The key to success for sadhana practice is to do them consistently everyday with focus. As such, it can and does get a little overwhelming if we try to practice too many sadhanas in a day, especially when we have other commitments that we need to fulfill, such as work, studying, family life, etc.

    Since this is the case, it would be best just to concentrate on one sadhana. Since you have strong faith in Dorje Shugden, we would recommend that you follow the Diamond Path sadhana daily. However, if you would like, you can include the mantras of other deities you like, between the sections of Lama Tsongkhapa’s Guru Yoga and the Invocation to Dorje Shugden. This way, you do not need to recite the full sadhana of these deities, only their mantra recitation, and you still get the benefits of their practice. But again, it would be best to keep your practice consistent daily. Therefore, most people opt not to include additional mantra. This is however, dependent on your own timing and other commitments. I hope this helps!

Question asked by Marcus Foo

Hello Kechara!

Firstly I want to say thank you so much from the bottom of my heart for providing us all with the prayer texts for the beautiful Puja’s during this year’s Ullambana and Dorje Shugden festivals, it was a privilege to chant along with the pastors via the Kechara FB livestream.

My question for the lovely Kechara pastors is that for a couple of months now, I’ve been doing the Dorje Shugden daily practice (as composed by the late H.E Tsem Rinpoche-months before he passed into clear light) alongside Lama Tsongkhapa’s Guru Yoga and have also picked up Red Tara & White Tara’s Sadhana’s alongside Manjushri Arapacana’s Sadhana as well and have been doing it in my bedroom (don’t have anywhere else to do it). I have printed out their respective images via this blog but despite using my bedroom table as a mini altar, my parents have told me off for doing so and not to put up the images of these enlightened Buddha’s since we already have our own Chenrezig altar at the front of the house and that I should just do my prayers there but it’s only Chenrezig and so I may have to just do my Sadhana’s without the images.

Pastors, what do I do? I’m devoted to the Sadhana’s especially with the Dorje Shugden one and don’t ever want to give them up. I also don’t want to continuously make my parents upset and so I feel a bit stuck.

I’ve been doing them continuously ever since I’ve picked them up and they’ve helped me to deal with my anxious mind among other things.

Thank you for reading this and may the late H.E. Tsem Rinpoche will return soon in his swift and unmistaken reincarnation 🙏.

-Marcus Foo

  1. Reply by pastor

    Dear Marcus Foo,

    First let us say that we are very happy to hear that you are engaged in daily sadhana practice. This is a very good thing to do and creates a strong connection to the Buddhas, which is very beneficial for the transformation of the mind.

    You have listed quite a number of sadhanas. Usually we don’t engage in so many sadhanas in one day, because we actually focus quite strongly on one or two practices. This is done with as much visualisation associated with that sadhana as possible.

    In regards to your altar, it is permissible not to do your sadhana in front of your altar. For example, you have a family altar outside, but you can still do your sadhana in your room, in the case your parents do not allow you to keep your mini-altar in your room.

    Alternatively, you can gently explain to your parents who these enlightened beings are that you have on your altar. If they are willing, then you can ask them if you place these images on the family altar, together with Chenrezig. In this way, you will have one nice family altar, and then you can do your practice in front of the altar outside. Ultimately, all the Buddhas are of one mind, they just appear differently.

    If however, they do not let you keep your mini-altar and do not allow you to put the images on the family altar, you can do either one of two things. Simply continue to do your practice in your room, or do in front of the family altar anyway. Chenrezig is the main image on your altar, but that doesn’t mean you can do your other practice in front of the altar as well. He is an enlightened being, as are the other Buddhas you are practicing. There is no different.

    In this case where you don’t do your daily practice in front of the altar, what is most important is that you make sure the altar is properly maintained wherever it is. That means it is clean, tidy, respectful and that you also make offerings everyday. I hope this helps. Do let us know if we can help you with anything else.

Question asked by Anonymous.

Hi pastors.
Is reciting mantras in English just as powerful as in Tibetan? I struggle to pronounce long mantras in Tibetan.

Thankyou

  1. Reply by pastor

    Dear Anonymous,

    Thank you for your interesting question. In regards to prayers, you can recite in any language you like. If you find it better to recite in Tibetan, then you can do so, but if you prefer to recite in English that is fine also.

    There is a difference when it comes to mantras however, as mantras are the form of the Buddhas in sound. The way the mantras are taught should be recited in that manner. This applies to short mantras and long mantras as well. In addition, the English translation or meaning of the mantra may be quite longer compared to the original pronunciation of the mantra.

    His Eminence Tsem Rinpoche gave a fantastic teaching called Mantras – Holy Words of Power. You can watch this teaching or read the transcript here: https://www.tsemrinpoche.com/tsem-tulku-rinpoche/buddhas-dharma/mantras-holy-words-of-power.html This teaching will probably be of interest to you. Thank you and I hope this helps.

Question asked by Yash kumar

How can I get my self done a yang dip pooja ? What is the eligibility? What are the requirements? How much would you charge money for it to be done?

  1. Reply by pastor

    Dear Yash Kumar,

    Thank you for your question. Unfortunately, we cannot perform Yangdup pujas here in Kechara Forest Retreat at the moment, because there are currently no monks with the qualifications to perform the puja here. Also the puja is not one that is conducted often and is usually done in the place where the energies of wealth and increase are to be attracted.

    You can read more about what a Yangdup puja is here: https://www.tsemrinpoche.com/tsem-tulku-rinpoche/kechara-13-depts/yangdup-wealth-puja-2017.html

    We do have a puja that we can offer that has the same increasing energies as the Yangdup puja and can be done for you. It is known as the Gyenze Puja, which you can read more about and sponsor here: https://www.vajrasecrets.com/gyenze-puja-fund

    I hope this helps.

Question asked by Luke

Hi pastors I hope you are all keeping well in Malaysia I think of you all daily and send my prayers to you all.
When I found Rinpoche back in 2019 he told me to begin Dorje Shugdens practise and shize for some health issues I was having. I will always have these health issues as it turns out. My question is, I've been doing the Guru Yoga from diamond path book condensed version but I just wanted to know Can I do this Shize practise as a Daily Sadhana ? https://www.tsemrinpoche.com/tsem-tulku-rinpoche/downloads/shize-a-practice-for-healing-and-long-life.html

it also contains the Guru Yoga and Dorje shugdens practise along with shize so I think it's all essentially the same? except for shize practise being inserted?? It would be easier for me to just print all this out as is and read from it. If you could please shed some light that would be good as I want to obey Rinpoches advise to me as much as possible.

  1. Reply by pastor

    Dear Luke,

    You are right that the Diamond Path prayers and the Shize text are in fact very similar. The only difference is actually the mantra. So, you don’t need to do the Shize text as a daily sadhana in addition to the Diamond path. Since you are focusing on Shize, you can just use the Diamond Path prayers as usual, but when it comes the mantra section, instead of reciting the usual mantra of Dorje Shugden and the entourage mantra, you recite that of Shize and entourage instead. The rest of the prayers remains the same.

    What you can do differently is the associated visualisations. So instead of visualising Dorje Shugden’s main form during the prayers, you visualise Shize instead. You can follow the visualisations as laid out in the Shize article: https://www.tsemrinpoche.com/tsem-tulku-rinpoche/downloads/shize-a-practice-for-healing-and-long-life.html

    Dorje Shugden and Shize as the same, so you don’t need to engage in the both of their practices daily, you just need to do one of them. It’s just that when you do Shize’s practice you gain the benefits associated with his practice first before the rest of his benefits (which is the same as Dorje Shugden’s general benefits). I hope this makes sense. Thank you.

Question asked by R

Good evening pastors,
Before i ask my question i would like to say a big thank you to all members of kechara organisation as i have greatly benefitted from various events, pujas and teachings given by HE tsem rinpoche multiple times through the internet. I pray that kechara members and pastors have healthy lives and will continue to grow in numbers and all dharma activities would increase forever more.

The question i would like to ask is about the prayer text given during ulambana festival gyenze and trakze puja, because it contains yamantaka prayers and when i went to seek enquiry i was told that it is okay to recite along even though i have not received initiation. So if it was okay to recite the prayer texts of yamantaka, can i include it in my daily prayers? Thank you so much _/\_ i do apologize if my questions seemed a little weird.

  1. Reply by pastor

    Dear R,

    Thank you for your question. In regards to some of our longer pujas, you are correct that they include Yamantaka prayers in them. These prayers are usually only done by those who have the Yamantaka initiation. However, these pujas require these prayers to be recited. As such His Eminence Tsem Rinpoche gave permission for us to recite these prayers only during these pujas, as they are an integral part of the pujas.

    Hence, for those of us who do not have the initiation, we do not recite these prayers at any other time such as in our daily prayers. In fact, reciting tantric prayers or mantras without the appropriate permission from your Guru actually creates negative karma and obstacles to:

    a) receive the actual practice in the future, and

    b) creates obstacles for your practice.

    This can lead to you giving up the practice of the Dharma and creates other obstacles for your spiritual path. This point also applies to reading tantric texts and commentaries.

    That however does not mean that we will never receive tantra. It is never too late to practice tantra, but we must be prepared well. Rinpoche always taught us to practice the Dharma in daily life, and to make the connection with deities like Vajra Yogini and Yamantaka through things like making offerings, so that in the future when we receive the practice, we will be successful in her practice.

    The following teaching by Pastor David may be of interest to you:

    Easy Dharma for the New Normal: Basics of Tantra
    https://youtu.be/V-pcr_OmOgc

    I hope this helps. Thank you.

Question asked by FL

Tashi Delek all!

I am curious as to what mala materials can multiply mantras, and why it works like that? I came across an item at vajrasecrets that explains that rudraksha malas multiply mantras by 20 million times. I also came across a text – that states that pearl or ruby malas multiply mantras by 100 million times.

Are these effects true? And would it be okay for us to use malas made of those materials?

Thank you!

  1. Reply by pastor

    Dear FL,

    Thank you for your questions. Yes, some materials are said to multiply the effect of certain associated mantras. This is explained in a fantastic teaching given by His Eminence Tsem Rinpoche titled Mantras – Holy Words of Power (https://www.tsemrinpoche.com/tsem-tulku-rinpoche/buddhas-dharma/mantras-holy-words-of-power.html)

    The teaching covers which materials are best used while reciting which type of mantra, how to recite correctly, and a whole host of others important things to know when reciting mantras. You will find all your questions answered in this teaching. I hope this helps. Thank you.

Question asked by Om namo amitaba

Hello Pastor.

I am planning to do Vow of Silence for one month. I will Isolate myself in my room, I will not talk to anyone, no Internet, I will eat only vegetable and do meditation. My main goal for this is to control my mind.

Now, do you have any advice before I start doing the Vow of silence? What do you think should I focus on? Any advice? Thank you

  1. Reply by pastor

    Hello!

    Thank you for your question. We are very glad that you are going to engage in this period of contemplation for one month. In addition to things that you have mentioned, which are all very good, you need something to focus on during your one month retreat. Here is an article that might be of interest to you: https://www.tsemrinpoche.com/tsem-tulku-rinpoche/kechara-13-depts/5-practical-tips-for-a-spiritual-retreat.html

    We would suggest two things. The first is focusing on a Buddha-deity and engaging in their practice and mantra recitation, with offerings etc.

    Here are some deity retreats we commonly engage in:

    > Tsongkhapa Retreat Instructions (https://www.tsemrinpoche.com/tsem-tulku-rinpoche/tsongkhapa/tsongkhapa-retreat-instructions-and-prayer-text.html)
    > Dorje Shugden Retreat: A powerful practice to fulfill wishes (https://www.tsemrinpoche.com/tsem-tulku-rinpoche/buddhas-dharma/dorje-shugden-retreat-a-powerful-practice-to-fulfill-wishes.html)
    > Instructions for Tsem Rinpoche’s Name Mantra Retreat (https://www.tsemrinpoche.com/tsem-tulku-rinpoche/great-lamas-masters/instructions-for-tsem-rinpoches-name-mantra-retreat.html)

    The second is to read Dharma books, and contemplate the Dharma in your life. For example, you can use Liberation in the Palm of Your Hand (available here: ). I hope this helps.

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Meet the Pastors

Serving the community. Tirelessly

Combining the responsibilities of the ordained and the appearance of a layperson, pastors are the connection between the sangha and the everyday practitioner. They are ordinary people who have taken an extraordinary step in dedicating their lives towards sharing the Buddhist tradition. As laypeople holding vows, pastors will make the Dharma accessible to more people, giving them guidance and sharing knowledge. The pastors are usually present at Kechara House and available for consultation anytime. For more information, contact house@kechara.com.

Pastor Chia (sangha to be)

As a pastor, Chia will dedicate his life to befitting others through spreading the works of Tsem Rinpoche and Dharma to many people, through the use of pujas, rituals, counseling and sharing of his knowledge.

Ordained as a Pastor in 2011, Chia Song Peng has had a rich and varied Dharma career. He has held a core position with the Kechara Paradise retail outlets, served as a personal attendant to Tsem Rinpoche, embarked on various pilgrimages and received initiations into higher yoga tantric practices. He is accomplished in many pujas and has a deep understanding of the Dharma.

As a pastor, Chia has dedicated his life to befitting others through spreading the works of Tsem Rinpoche and Dharma to many people, through the use of pujas, rituals, counseling and sharing of his knowledge.

When Chia first met Tsem Rinpoche, he was asked if he wanted to become a monk, however even though this was his aspiration he informed Tsem Rinpoche that he would do so at a later date. For Chia, as he has is already in the Dharma full-time, it would be best if he became ordained. Tsem Rinpoche has reminded Chia from time to time to work towards becoming a monk and he promised that he would do so in the future.

Kechara began from nothing to become a growing Dharma organisation with major projects such as Kechara Forest Retreat, so Chia thinks that this is the perfect time to become ordained as a monk. Recently Tsem Rinpoche asked Chia again if he would like to be ordained, this time Chia said yes.

Pastor Khong Jean Ai (sangha to be)

Jean Ai wishes to become a vessel that holds the teachings of Lama Tsongkhapa to benefit future generations, inspiring others to live by the Buddha’s teachings.

Jean Ai met His Eminence Tsem Rinpoche as a young child and through her parents' involvement with Kechara over the years, she has never known a life without His Eminence. Jean Ai was a regular volunteer of Tsem Ladrang during her childhood and teenage years. After graduating with a BSc (Hons) in Psychology from the University of Warwick in the UK and working at the London Probation Service, she returned to Kuala Lumpur to join Tsem Ladrang's e-division. There she managed kechara.com, responsible for the weekly Kechara e-newsletter, including content generation and editing. Since then she has joined His Eminence Tsem Rinpoche’s writing team, responsible for executing Rinpoche’s personal instructions and managing his correspondence.

Having visited a nunnery in India in 2004, Jean Ai remembers noticing how happy and purposeful everyone was. She had a feeling of familiarity and the sight of the robes comforted her. Immediately, Jean Ai messaged her mother who told her to ask Rinpoche’s advice. Rinpoche told her to complete her secular education so that when she taught the Dharma her words would carry the credibility and weight of a university degree, something she completed with the motivation that some day she wanted to become a nun.

Through her ordination as a nun, Jean Ai wishes to become a vessel that holds the teachings of Lama Tsongkhapa to benefit future generations, inspiring others to live by the Buddha’s teachings. Through this she hopes to repay the kindness of her parents and her Guru. Above all she wants to abide in a state free of suffering, and she wants this for others as well.

Pastor Shin Tan (sangha to be)

For Shin, this is a great step forward to being fully committed to the cause of others and repaying others’ kindness through sharing the Dharma with others.

Before joining Kechara, Shin worked as a lecturer and provider of content and e-learning content solutions for various start-ups. Whilst providing training to educators teaching students in English for Specific Purposes (ESP) at various colleges, she was invited to attend a Dharma talk given by His Eminence Tsem Rinpoche at Kechara House. This event rekindled her interest in Tibetan Buddhism, as she recalled the joy of accompanying her parents to teachings as a teenager.

Joining Kechara Media & Publications in 2006 as a volunteer, Shin assumed a full time position there as a Marketing Executive, with the aim of making His Eminence Tsem Rinpoche’s teachings available to more people around the world. Shin is now a member of the Tsem Ladrang Team, who takes care of His Eminence Tsem Rinpoche’s secular matters, enabling Rinpoche to focus on teaching the holy Dharma.

Shin states that when she decided to join Kechara full time, she had already decided to be of some benefit to others and spend the rest of her life doing only that. Working closely with His Eminence Tsem Rinpoche, seeing his tireless effort in helping others and spreading the Buddhadharma through the Gaden tradition despite tremendous challenges has made her realise that the next logical step is to become ordained as she has the opportune conditions to study with her Guru. For Shin this is also a great step forward to being fully committed to the cause of others and repaying others’ kindness through sharing the Dharma with others.

Pastor Adeline Woon (sangha to be)

Since finding her spiritual home here in Kechara, Adeline has made dharma work her life’s mission and wishes to dedicate herself fully towards the benefit of others.

Adeline stumbled across His Eminence Tsem Rinpoche's blog towards the end of 2010 and has been following his blog and Facebook page ever since. Since graduating from Dharma Drum Buddhist College Taiwan with a Masters of Arts in Religious Studies in July 2012, she returned to Malaysia and joined Kechara as a Senior Education Executive. Adeline was attracted by His Eminence’s straightforwardness and impressed at Kechara's growth under his guidance. To Adeline, His Eminence is someone who walks the talk, keeps his promises and sincerely cares for others displaying an excellent example of guru devotion, qualities that she seeks to develop herself.

Since finding her spiritual home here in Kechara, Adeline has made dharma work her life’s mission. It was in May 2013 that she officially requested His Eminence for ordination as a nun to dedicate her life fully for the dharma. According to Adeline, become ordained means that she is being true to her calling to live according to the dharma and be of benefit to others.

This however can only be achieved by meeting and studying under her root Guru. Adeline has been fortunate enough to have met with hers - His Eminence Tsem Rinpoche.

Pastor Niral Patel (sangha to be)

It is Niral’s motivation for full ordination to better himself, learn the teachings of our lineage in order to preserve them for future generations. He wishes to benefit others, just as he has benefited and is still benefiting from Tsem Rinpoche’s explanation of the Dharma.

Niral was born and raised in the UK, having graduated with a BA in Anthropology, he was working as a Financial Administrator for a Serviced Apartment & Hotel company as well as a Management Services company before stumbling across His Eminence Tsem Rinpoche’s Youtube channel, entirelyby accident. It was through His Eminence Tsem Rinpoche’s teachings that he began to understand the importance of practicing the Dharma, in order to benefit himself and others around him.

Having been in contact with one of Tsem Rinpoche’s long time students in the UK, he was encouraged to visit Kechara in late 2012 for a 10 day visit. At the end of the visit Tsem Rinpoche requested Niral to come to work at Kechara, to which he agreed.

Niral moved to Malaysia in February 2013 to work as an education coordinator at Kechara House, assisting the Education Division in the creation and implementation of the new education syllabus, teaching teenagers during the Kechara Sunday Dharma School. Ever since meeting Tsem Rinpoche, he has always been encouraged by Tsem Rinpoche to do more Dharma work and strive to better himself. It is with that in mind, that Niral has requested monastic ordination.

It is Niral’s motivation for full ordination to better himself, learn the teachings of our lineage in order to preserve them for future generations. He wishes to benefit others, just as he has benefited and is still benefiting from Tsem Rinpoche’s explanation of the Dharma.

Pastor Tan Gim Lee (sangha to be)

Gim Lee’s main focus is to guide and help anyone who steps through Kechara’s doors through Dharma sharing, counselling, performing pujas and other Buddhist services. She wishes to repay Rinpoche’s kindness by spreading Lama Tsongkhapa’s holy teachings and inspiring others on the spiritual path.

She discovered Kechara by chance in 2006 and started to participate Kechara's activities almost immediately especially the retreat to collect 10 million Migtsema recitations. In April 2006, when Gim Lee met H.E. Tsem Rinpoche and first listened to his teachings, she wept uncontrollably. Though she could not understand it at the time, she had finally found her perfect teacher. She is especially touched by Tsem Rinpoche's compassionate method of teaching by setting his own examples.

Having joined as a staff of Kechara House responsible for housekeeping in 2009, Gim Lee is now one of Kechara House's Front Desk Managers predominantly based in the retreat centre in Bentong, Pahang. She also teaches the Sunday Dharma Class and moderates Dharma discussions on Tsem Rinpoche's blog chat.

The many teachings she has received from Tsem Rinpoche have changed her priorities in life. She found answers to her questions about the purpose of life, and she has realised that the way to overcome the sufferings of pain and anger is by following the path of compassion and wisdom as taught by Lord Buddha. These realisations have led to her request to be ordained as a Sangha member.

As pastor now, and later as a Buddhist nun, Gim Lee's main focus is to guide and help anyone who steps through Kechara's doors through Dharma sharing, counselling, performing pujas and other Buddhist services. She wishes to repay Rinpoche's kindness by spreading Lama Tsongkhapa's holy teachings and inspiring others on the spiritual path.

Pastor Loh Seng Piow (sangha to be)

Loh Seng Piow developed a strong wish to help Rinpoche in spreading the Dharma to the world. With that determination, Loh Seng Piow chose not to pursue his PhD degree in Cambridge University (for which he had been offered a place), resigned from his research job, and joined Tsem Rinpoche as full-time Dharma worker, and has never looked back since.

Back in 2001, Loh Seng Piow had no inkling of just how involved in Dharma he would become. As a Masters degree-holder in Engineering, Loh Seng Piow was working as a research engineer in Singapore when he met His Eminence Tsem Rinpoche. Rinpoche’s talk left a strong impression on him and after a few encounters with Rinpoche, Loh Seng Piow started developing websites for Rinpoche and Kechara.

Loh Seng Piow was trained in science, but soon realised that there were many questions that science could not answer. At the same time, he also felt that science and technology are not the solution to human problems, as humans are much better off compared to thousands years ago, yet the problems in this world are still the same, if not more, and we do not seem to be happier than our ancestors.

Loh Seng Piow soon realised that the Dharma is the ultimate solution to human problems, and that the methods used by His Eminence Tsem Rinpoche are very suitable for this modern era. Loh Seng Piow developed a strong wish to help Rinpoche in spreading the Dharma to the world. With that determination, Loh Seng Piow chose not to pursue his PhD degree in Cambridge University (for which he had been offered a place), resigned from his research job, and joined Tsem Rinpoche as full-time Dharma worker, and has never looked back since.

Meeting Rinpoche was a very refreshing experience for Loh Seng Piow, as he never knew Dharma could be so unconventional yet maintain its essence. As Rinpoche’s personal attendant, Loh Seng Piow has had many incredible moments with Rinpoche and considers himself extremely fortunate because he sees real Dharma in action, both on and off the throne. It challenges him to practice Dharma 24/7. In this way, Rinpoche has blown away his old and persistent way of thinking, which was very much focused on the outer rituals of Dharma.

Having seen that Tsem Rinpoche truly embodies what he teaches, Loh Seng Piow is convinced beyond doubt that it is possible to develop our minds to a higher state, and ultimately achieving enlightenment. All these factors have propelled Loh Seng Piow to take a step further in his Dharma career to become ordained as a pastor in order to be even more effective in sharing and disseminating the Dharma to benefit others.

Pastor Yek Yee

Naturally an introvert, Yek Yee has transformed what was once her weakness into her strength; making what was once impossible now eminently possible.

Independence was forced upon Kok Yek Yee from the tender age of nine, when she had to juggle between work and school to make ends meet. Always the introvert, Yek Yee had few friends and had difficulty expressing herself. So it was unexpected when she chose a career in journalism.

Yek Yee excelled as an award-winning reporter with Guang Ming Daily and Nanyang Siang Pau. Her articles garnered her a fanbase, and in writing, she found an outlet for the thoughts and feelings that she could not verbalise. However, despite her success, Yek Yee was not satisfied. Temporary happiness was not what she was looking for – success, money, relationships, or fame was not the key.

In her search for happiness, Yek Yee met H.E. Tsem Tulku Rinpoche, who told her “don’t retaliate with your speech, but use your power of writing to express yourself”. This led her to join Kechara Media & Publications as a writer; subsequently she was appointed Senior Editor as well as a Liaison to His Eminence.

Yek Yee now holds a core role in Kechara Care, giving advice, tours, counseling and teachings to whoever walks through their doors. Through courage and determination, she has transformed what was once her weakness into her strength; making what was once impossible now eminently possible.

As a Pastor, her patience and open-mindedness developed through her journey with Kechara will bring comfort and solace, and her new-found ability to nurture and teach others will bring hope to many.

Pastor Lanse Chiah

Having been a Pastor for a year, Lanse wishes to continue with her integral duties by renewing her vows again.

Lanse graduated with a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) from Jinan University in Guangzhou, China in 1999 and became a part-time lecturer for several years, teaching western medicine in a Traditional Chinese medical college in Kuala Lumpur.

For a long time, Lanse remained an atheist, subconsciously searching for a spiritual guru as she sought answers to questions she harboured in her mind, questions that had led her into a state of depression during her time at university. As such, she would often read philosophical books in her search for answers.

Lanse first came to know of Kechara in 2007, through her friend of over 10 years, Pastor Yek Yee. She was surprised to see a complete transformation in Pastor Yek Yee, whom she had always known as a non-spiritual person. The first book by Kechara that Lanse chanced upon was the Chinese version of Be Greedy. Naturally, Lanse was skeptical at first, thus she read the book in an attempt to find mistakes with the philosophy. However, she couldn’t find any and was left impressed by how logical the explanations in the book were.

In March 2009, Lanse joined Kechara Media & Publications (KMP) part-time to carry out Chinese translation and help with transcription. The following year, she contemplated upon whether to pursue a full-time medical or a Dharma career, finally deciding on the latter. Lanse came to realise that, although both careers share the same motivation of easing people’s sufferings, she felt that her work in Dharma could lead to a greater contribution for the sake of all sentient beings in a deeper, spiritual sense.

Having been a Pastor for a year, Lanse wishes to continue with her integral duties by renewing her vows again.

Pastor Han Nee

It was not until she witnessed how Rinpoche brought peace and comfort to her dying mother, that she realised she also wanted to touch others with the Dharma.

Lim Han Nee, a mother of two, is a retired secondary school principal. She retired in December 2000 after a 30-year career in education. She obtained her Master’s Degree in Education at Leicester University in the UK, at the end of 2001.

After gaining her master’s degree, Han Nee considered further options of embarking on a doctorate in education or spending her years in retirement, travelling and visiting family. At the same time, she was also in search of her spiritual path. She had begun exploring Theravadan and Chinese Mahayana Buddhism for answers to questions she had.

In December 2004, Han Nee attended a teaching retreat on the topic of the Lamrim and White Tara held by His Eminence Gelek Rinpoche. As the retreat proceeded, she found her questions were being answered. Then in June 2005, Han Nee was introduced to Kechara by her sister, where she met her spiritual guide, His Eminence Tsem Rinpoche, who has recently told her that she must go all the way in the Dharma for the benefit of others.

Han Nee had been a school guidance counsellor for nearly twenty years. However, it was not until she witnessed how Rinpoche brought peace and comfort to her dying mother, that she realised she also wanted to touch others with the Dharma.

A member of Kechara’s Puja Team, who conduct sponsored pujas in Shabten Khang, Han Nee is also a member of the Education Division with the portfolio of Content Development. Apart from this, Han Nee is also a member of the weekly Kechara Chat Time team.

Pastor David Lai

In 2014, with a sincere wish to benefit others, David decided to be ordained as a Buddhist pastor to continue serving the spiritual needs of the organisation.

David Lai has been a student of His Eminence Tsem Rinpoche for over a decade now and was one of the founding members of Kechara. He joined Kechara as a full time staff in 2005 and has been working in various departments beginning with the Kechara Paradise outlets.

Right from the beginning, David had been advised by His Eminence to go into writing. Overcoming various hurdles, David finally began his literary career with the publication of his first book and autobiography, There’s No Way But Up in 2009. The book charts his spiritual journey from his childhood and culminates in the meeting with His Eminence.

The positive feedback from this book led him to write various other publications like Vajrayogini and Other Power Places in Nepal – a pilgrim’s guide of Nepal, Tales My Lama Told Me – a book on short stories and Conversations in Love – a book on relationships. These books continue to inspire and bring people onto the Dharma.

Besides writing, David has found his passion in sharing the Dharma since his earlier days working in the Kechara Paradise outlets. Over the years, David has received innumerable teachings from His Eminence, ranging from public teachings to personal instructions and advice. He is known to passionately share these teachings whenever he can and to whomever he meets. In 2014, with a sincere wish to benefit others, David decided to be ordained as a Buddhist pastor to continue serving the spiritual needs of the organisation.

Pastor Henry Ooi

After following Rinpoche as a Dharma student for all these years, learning and practicing the Dharma, Henry knows the importance of the pastors’ role in Kechara founded by Rinpoche. He wants to become a pastor to serve Rinpoche, to serve Kechara, and to serve the public.

Born in 1952 in Penang, Henry moved to Kuala Lumpur in search of work after he finished his Form Five studies in 1969. He worked at different types of jobs and it was when he was jobless in 1997/8 that he met His Eminence Tsem Rinpoche at the house of his cousin, Ruby (now Dato’ Ruby Khong), when Rinpoche was giving a dharma teaching. At that teaching Henry was awed by how Rinpoche taught Dharma with simple yet profound explanations.

With the kind guidance, teachings and Dharma practices by Rinpoche including instruction to engage in their first spiritual retreat, Henry and his wife Angel started a small business that soon became profitable. A few years later after Kechara House Buddhist Association was founded, Rinpoche started to enrol students as liaisons and that was when Henry and Dato’ Ruby offered themselves. Later more students were elected as liaisons that saw the birth of Liaisons Council. The Liaisons Council is now known as the Board of Directors of which Henry is one of its members.

Currently Henry is the Project Director, overseeing the construction and completion of projects in the Kechara Forest Retreat. Prior to this appointment he was the Head of Department in Kechara Paradise retail outlets of which he served for about ten years. He still remains as its company director as well as director for most of the companies within Kechara. He served one term as vice president of Kechara House Buddhist Association from 2012 to 2103.

After following Rinpoche as a Dharma student for all these years, learning and practicing the Dharma, Henry knows the importance of the pastors’ role in Kechara founded by Rinpoche. He wants to become a pastor to serve Rinpoche, to serve Kechara, and to serve the public. As he aspires to be a monk as he grows older, being a pastor of Kechara will pave the way for his aspiration. Henry believes that as one gets older in life, one should have already prepared for the imminent, death. And what a beautiful death it will be, to die in Kechara Forest Retreat in a monk’s robes. This is the kind of death that Henry wants. But before the imminent death happens, Henry wants to continue working in Kechara Forest Retreat, serving the community and whoever comes into it in whatever way he can. And when he is not physically anymore to serve others, he will request instructions from Rinpoche to enter into retreats in Kechara Forest Retreat.

Pastor Patsy Gooi

All that Patsy wants now is to spend the rest of her life doing dharma work, dharma practices and being of benefit to others.

Formerly a full time housewife with plenty of free time, Patsy had the great fortune to visit Gaden Monastery and meet H.E. Tsem Rinpoche almost twenty years ago. That one week stay in the monastery changed her view of life. Prior to that, she had no spiritual inclinations but meeting Rinpoche stirred something inside her, and she realised that there was more to life than just eating, sleeping, shopping and having fun. Rinpoche’s approach to dharma was logical and practical but most importantly, he stressed that we should always focus out and work towards benefitting others. Rinpoche made dharma easy to understand and his advice was and still is, to “change inwardly, not outwardly.”

In 2009, after years of practicing and applying what she had learned from Rinpoche’s teachings, Patsy decided to set up a Kechara retail outlet in Penang to share the dharma with others. She knew that Rinpoche’s teachings were very applicable to the people of our time and that his activities would benefit others just as they had benefited her. She also wanted to repay the kindness of her Guru who had constantly helped and guided her. Today, Kechara Paradise Penang is not just a dharma shop but also organises puja sessions, animal liberation and dharma talks.

In 2010, again with Rinpoche’s blessings, Patsy set up the Kechara Soup Kitchen Activity Center in Penang. Saddened to see the plight of the homeless and urban poor on the streets, Patsy decided to practice “compassion through action” as taught by Rinpoche in the most active way she knows. Today, together with her team of volunteers, Patsy feeds the homeless and urban poor four times a week and provides basic food provisions to many hardcore poor families on a monthly basis.

All that Patsy wants now is to spend the rest of her life doing dharma work and dharma practices, and that she may be of benefit to others.

Pastor Albert Ratchaga

In 2008, Albert Ratchaga began working as a part timer in Kechara Paradise, but as he learned more about the works of Rinpoche and Kechara, Rinpoche’s kindness and compassion touched him deeply. He realised that his work gave his life more meaning and decided to join Kechara full time.

Through his work as a sales executive, Albert was able learn more Dharma from Rinpoche's teachings and use this wisdom to assist those who entered his store to overcome their problems, thus improving their lives.

Albert soon developed a deep wish to follow in Rinpoche’s footsteps and in 2016 was ordained as a Pastor to continue benefitting and serving others.

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  • Samfoonheei
    Tuesday, Jul 16. 2024 11:02 AM
    That’s wonderful now we have H E Tsem Rinpoche’s short biography in Mongolian. More and more readers got to know of our Guru and Dorje Shugden. May Rinpoche’s teaching spread and reach out to those Monglians.
    Thank you Rinpoche and writers team for this wonderful sharing.

    https://www.tsemrinpoche.com/tsem-tulku-rinpoche/me/tsem-rinpoches-short-biography-mongolian.html
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  • Samfoonheei
    Tuesday, Jul 16. 2024 10:55 AM
    H E Zava Damdin Rinpoche, is an erudite Mongolian Buddhist master within the Gelug tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. Zava Damdin Rinpoche was recognised as the reincarnation of one of the greatest Buddhist masters, yogis, healers, scholars and mahasiddhas in Mongolia. Zava Damdin Rinpoche is famed for his absolute guru devotion. In spite of the unlawful ban on the Dharma Protector Dorje Shugden Zava Damdin Rinpoche remain devoted to the practice and has continued to see enormous growth around the world. Especially in Mongolia which has long held a strong historical and religious connection with Tibetan Buddhism. Back in 2016 H E Zava Damdin Rinpoche conferred Yamantaka initiation and Dorje Shugden sogtae . More than 10,000 ordained monks and lay people attended the initiation in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Looking at those pictures in this blog says all, all monks and lay people were so blessed indeed. It has proven that the practice of Dorje Shugden is very popular . They were more blessed and fortunate as after the initiation, they were given a ‘heart’ crystal and a chakra which were consecrated during the sogtae ceremony. They are given as a blessing and reminder of the initiate’s commitments to Dorje Shugden, and also as a symbol of Dorje Shugden’s promise to protect them.
    Thank you Rinpoche for this wonderful sharing .

    https://www.tsemrinpoche.com/tsem-tulku-rinpoche/dorje-shugden/10000-mongolians-receive-dorje-shugden.html
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  • Samfoonheei
    Tuesday, Jul 16. 2024 10:51 AM
    .Great research by Dr Matthew William King on Dorje Shugden . It paints a thousand words of truth where more and more people understand better of Dorje Shugden. The practice of Dorje Shugden is often associated with Lamas in the Himalayan region in Tibet.
    No doubt due the efforts of Lamas in Tibet and Lamas in Bhutan the practice was promoted. Together, these enlightened masters proliferated the practice, authoring and composing texts and prayers to invoke the blessings and protection of the Dharma Protector Dorje Shugden. In Mongolia, the practice’s popularity was due to Mongolia’s own lamas independently promoting and encouraging it. Mongolian lamas preserve the tradition of Dorje Shugden through active propitiation since then. The powerful Mongolian nation has indeed a long history and connection with Dorje Shugden the Powerful Protector. As expressed in the life of Venerable Choijin Lama, a State Oracle of Mongolia who took trance of Dorje Shugden among other Dharma Protectors. Interesting read of how Mongolia saved Dorje Shugden .
    Thank you Rinpoche .

    https://www.tsemrinpoche.com/tsem-tulku-rinpoche/current-affairs/how-mongolia-saved-dorje-shugden.html

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  • Samfoonheei
    Tuesday, Jul 16. 2024 10:49 AM
    Precious thangkas of Lama Tsongkhapa’s Life Story one must not missed. As its very rare old thangkas tells us the life story of Lama Tsongkhapa. Lama Tsongkhapa was an influential Tibetan Buddhist monk, philosopher and tantric yogi. Lama Tsongkhapa was hailed as the second Buddha by contemporary Buddhist masters of his time. Famous for reviving Buddhism in Tibet and revered for elevating the Dharma to all its present glory. . Through deep study, profound practice and high attainments, Lama Tsongkhapa led a revival of pure Buddhist teachings and distilling the best teachings. His teachings became the basis for the establishment of the Gelug monastery, a monastic institution which survives to this day.
    Thank you Rinpoche for sharing such insightful life stories of a great Master with beautiful thangkas pictures .

    https://www.tsemrinpoche.com/tsem-tulku-rinpoche/buddhas-dharma/15-thangkas-of-lama-tsongkhapas-life-story.html
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  • Samfoonheei
    Tuesday, Jul 16. 2024 10:46 AM
    The Iceman mummy, Otzi, was discovered amidst sheets of melting ice on the border between Italy and Austria, at an altitude of 3,200 m above sea level. The 5300-year-old world’s oldest wet mummy Iceman so special as is invaluable for archaeology and as well as for medical science, genetics, biology, anthropology, and many other disciplines. The nature of his life and the circumstances of his death are the subject of much investigation. That’s interesting discovery, the clothes he wore and equipment he carried are unique.The alleged curse revolved around the deaths of several people involved with the discovery, recovery and subsequent analysis of Otzi’s body. The legend continues and these days, Otzi the Iceman rests in a refrigerated room at the South Tyrol Archaeological Museum in Bolzano, Italy. Each year thousands of visitors visited his mummified remains contained in a special cold cell at the South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology in Bolzano, Italy.
    Interesting read
    Thank you Rinpoche for this sharing.

    https://www.tsemrinpoche.com/tsem-tulku-rinpoche/paranormal/creatures-and-monsters/the-curse-of-otzi-the-iceman.html
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  • Samfoonheei
    Friday, Jul 12. 2024 01:10 PM
    A sacred pilgrimage site for 22 centuries, this Dambulla cave is the largest and best-preserved cave temple complex in Sri Lanka. Also known as the Golden Temple of Dambulla is a World Heritage Site in 1991. King Valagamba of Anuradhapura in the first century built a temple in thankful worship. Located in central Sri Lanka, the Dambulla Cave Temple is a living Buddhist site that is focused on a series of five cave shrines.The place is worth a visit though, just for the stunning sculptures and paintings in this historical paradise. The site is remarkable in the Buddhist world with the continuous tradition of living Buddhist ritual practices and pilgrimage for more than two millennia. That’s interesting.
    Thank you Rinpoche for this sharing.

    https://www.tsemrinpoche.com/tsem-tulku-rinpoche/external-article/dambulla-cave-temple
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  • Samfoonheei
    Friday, Jul 12. 2024 01:09 PM
    Zasep Tulku Rinpoche is the 13th incarnation of the famous Kagyupa teacher, Lama Konchog Tenzin of Zuru Monastery. His teachings, delivered in excellent English are easily understood and fully engaging. Zasep Tulku Rinpoche is a highly realized internationally respected teacher of Gelugpa Buddhism, been exile from Tibet and had travels as teacher to many countries around the world. Zasep Rinpoche received extensive teachings and initiations from many erudite great masters. Today, Zasep Rinpoche is the spiritual leader of Gaden for the West, an international organisation of Dharma centres in Australia, Canada and the United States, successfully spreading the Gelug teachings of Lama Tsongkhapa to many, many people who are karmically connected to him. A Tulku’s Journey From Tibet To Canada a book published Rinpoche autobiography, beautifully reflects his devotion to his teachers and the practices. Zasep Rinpoche points out, the practice of Dorje Shugden officially started in the Sakya school before it was embraced by the Gelugpas. Interestingly, this book also mentioned the great deeds of Dorje Shugden and how much this Dharma Protector has helped the Tibetan people as well and Tibetan Buddhism too.Zasep Rinpoche have touched the hearts of everyone he has encountered. Interesting read one must not missed as it is a true story of an incredible Tibetan Buddhist scholar and lama’s journey.
    Thank you Rinpoche for this sharing of a great Master

    https://www.tsemrinpoche.com/tsem-tulku-rinpoche/great-lamas-masters/zasep-rinpoche-speaks-plainly-about-dorje-shugden.html
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  • Samfoonheei
    Friday, Jul 12. 2024 01:07 PM
    As prophesies by Shakyamuni Buddha, Lama Tsongkhapa is an emanation of the Bodhisattva of wisdom, Manjushri. Lama Tsongkhapa was an influential Tibetan Buddhist monk, philosopher and tantric yogi, and saint who lived in Tibet. His practice will instill deep wisdom and confers great blessing upon us. His pure teachings and activities led to the formation of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism. With the establishment of the Gelug monastery which survives to this day. Lama Tsongkhapa, considered one of the greatest Buddhist masters and philosophers of all time. There many benefits that arise from Lama Tsongkhapa’s practice. Merely by reciting Lama Tsongkhapa’s mantra known as Migtsema mantra. is indeed very beneficial for everyone of us. We are so fortunate to learn and practices from our Guru.
    Thank you Rinpoche for this sharing of a great Master.

    https://www.tsemrinpoche.com/tsem-tulku-rinpoche/buddhas-dharma/lord-tsongkapa-king-of-the-dharma.html
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  • Samfoonheei
    Friday, Jul 12. 2024 01:06 PM
    Dorje Shugden was enthroned as a protector of the Sakya tradition centuries ago and only later widely practised in Gelugpa tradition. All these was stated by H.H Trijang Rinpoche in his work “Music Delighting the Ocean of Protectors. The throne holder of Sakya school of Buddhism, Sonam Rinchen enthroned Dorje Shugden as one of the protectors of Sakya. The practice of this Dharma Protector was later passed to his son the 31st Sakya Trizin Kunga Lodro who was believed to be the emanation of Dorje Shugden himself. Interesting facts. He even composed a Dorje Shugden prayer or Kangsol to invoke the blessings of Dorje Shugden. The prayer has since been well known and it is used to this day. The 39th Sakya throneholder Sakya Trizin Dragshul Trinley Rinchen who also practised Dorje Shugden and praised Dorje Shugden as an emanation of Avalokiteshvara. Not only one but three Sakya Trizins who relied on Dorje Shugden and they referred to him as an enlightened being.
    Thank you Rinpoche for this interesting sharing so as more and more practitioners know the truth and only truth that Dorje Shugden is an enlightened being

    https://www.tsemrinpoche.com/tsem-tulku-rinpoche/buddhas-dharma/sakya-trizins-dorje-shugden-prayer.html
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  • Samfoonheei
    Friday, Jul 12. 2024 01:04 PM
    A good reminder for all students reading what Venerable Acharya Kyabje Zasep Tulku Rinpoche wrote in his guidelines for students. We as students can make progress on our spiritual path and gain Dharma realizations all depends ourselves where else A dharma teacher who is our spiritual guide can show us how to meditate correctly and make progress on our spiritual path.
    Thank you Rinpoche for this great sharing

    https://www.tsemrinpoche.com/tsem-tulku-rinpoche/buddhas-dharma/guidelines-for-students.html
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  • Samfoonheei
    Monday, Jul 1. 2024 03:28 PM
    Buddhism one of the oldest religions in the world has been around for over 2,600 years. Many people all over the world from all walks of life have embraced Buddhism. Buddhism is one of the fastest growing religions in the west and have spreading further , all thanks to those highly lamas such as Gaden Tripas, Kyabje Zong Rinpoche, Lama Yeshe, Geshe Wangyal, Kensur Lobsang Tharchin, Geshe Rabten, and so forth. Many people more people are becoming more aware of Buddhism and finding it a suitable way of life and religion. With the great spread of Buddhism, many people had benefitted with the practice as it emphasized individuals’ path to enlightenment and salvation, which could be attained in this life.
    As in this blog, we see many famous Buddhist celebrities from the west such as Keanu Reeves, former American president Bill Clinton , Richard Gere, Steve Jobs and many more celebrities had been connected to Buddhism.
    Thank you Rinpoche for this interesting sharing, how Buddhism had changed their life

    https://www.tsemrinpoche.com/tsem-tulku-rinpoche/current-affairs/celebrity-buddhists.html
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  • Samfoonheei
    Monday, Jul 1. 2024 03:26 PM
    The Legend of the Mermaid is well known and told with different forms and endings in all the oral tradition of peoples linked to the sea. It was rumored that the mermaid has a magical treasure. In folklore, a mermaid is an aquatic creature with the head and upper body of a female human and the tail of a fish. Mermaids appear in the folklore of many cultures worldwide. Interesting read mermaids were natural beings who, like fairies, who had magical and prophetic powers. We usually see it as in movie whether it do really exists no one have really seen it nowadays. While there is no evidence that mermaids exist outside folklore, reports of mermaid sightings continue to the present day. Mermaids have been a popular subject of art and literature in recent centuries. They depicted in operas, paintings, books and live-action films.
    Thank you Rinpoche for this sharing.

    https://www.tsemrinpoche.com/tsem-tulku-rinpoche/paranormal/creatures-and-monsters/the-legend-of-the-mermaids.html
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  • Samfoonheei
    Monday, Jul 1. 2024 03:23 PM
    Wow that’s wonderful a very special gift for our Guru Tsem Rinpoche. A Dorje Shugden shop full of beautiful items which were connected to Dorje Shugden as such as posters, statues, pendants, tsa tsas, books, key chains, thangkas and so forth. Located in the most famous night market in the heart city of Kuala Lumpur Malaysia. There’s where tourists and local will go over there. Many of them will be blessed merely b looking at it or passing by the shop. Posters will be given to anyone who stop by , its such a wonderful way to share and get people to know of this great Dharma Protector.
    Thank you Rinpoche and those who made it possible benefiting many more people to come.

    https://www.tsemrinpoche.com/tsem-tulku-rinpoche/kechara-13-depts/exciting-dorje-shugden-store-in-petaling-street-malaysia.html
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  • Samfoonheei
    Monday, Jul 1. 2024 03:22 PM
    Trance is a state of semi-consciousness in which a person is not self-aware. The person is in a deep state of distraction by some inner turmoil or some outer mental influence. Taking trance is nothing new and not just in the east. Listening the video tells us more about trance. Interesting to know, but we should not get involve in trances as advice. Its better get involve in Dharma practice and have our mind transform.
    Thank you Rinpoche for this sharing.

    https://www.tsemrinpoche.com/tsem-tulku-rinpoche/kechara-13-depts/taking-trances.html
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  • Samfoonheei
    Friday, Jun 28. 2024 03:33 PM
    https://www.tsemrinpoche.com/tsem-tulku-rinpoche/buddhas-dharma/creating-harmony-20-quotes-from-tsem-rinpoche.html
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My Dharma boy (left) and Oser girl loves to laze around on the veranda in the mornings. They enjoy all the trees, grass and relaxing under the hot sun. Sunbathing is a favorite daily activity. I care about these two doggies of mine very much and I enjoy seeing them happy. They are with me always. Tsem Rinpoche Always be kind to animals and eat vegetarian- https://bit.ly/2Psp8h2
After you left me Mumu, I was alone. I have no family or kin. You were my family. I can\'t stop thinking of you and I can\'t forget you. My bond and connection with you is so strong. I wish you were by my side. Tsem Rinpoche
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After you left me Mumu, I was alone. I have no family or kin. You were my family. I can't stop thinking of you and I can't forget you. My bond and connection with you is so strong. I wish you were by my side. Tsem Rinpoche
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Part 2-Beautiful billboard in Malaysia of a powerful Tibetan hero whose life serves as a great inspiration- https://bit.ly/2UltNE4
Part 1-Beautiful billboard in Malaysia of a powerful Tibetan hero whose life serves as a great inspiration- https://bit.ly/2UltNE4
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Part 1-Beautiful billboard in Malaysia of a powerful Tibetan hero whose life serves as a great inspiration- https://bit.ly/2UltNE4
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The great Protector Manjushri Dorje Shugden depicted in the beautiful Mongolian style. To download a high resolution file: https://bit.ly/2Nt3FHz
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The Mystical land of Shambhala is finally ready for everyone to feast their eyes and be blessed. A beautiful post with information, art work, history, spirituality and a beautiful book composed by His Holiness the 6th Panchen Rinpoche. ~ https://bit.ly/309MHBi
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Beautiful offerings arranged by Choong. Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta.
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Puja offering packages. Thanks to those who sponsored the puja. May all your wishes be fulfilled. KPSG by Jacinta
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Colourful altar with plenty of offerings. We had DS puja with Praise to Buddha Shakyamuni as we celebrate this special day of Buddha's Birth, Enlightenment and Parinirvana. KPSG by Jacinta
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11/5/2024 Saturday @3pm. After puja, all members helped out clearing the offerings and we shared out the blessed food offerings with our families, friends and even animals. Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta
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Kind-hearted sponsors sponsored these kuih-muih & flowers for today's puja @ 4th May, 2024. Should you wish to contribute these or sponsor our weekly puja, do contact us for more details. Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta.
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Pastor Seng Piow guides us on the flow of Dorje Shugden puja, its benefits, significant of Chanting the names of Manjushri and also explaining the dedication for the sponsors and to those in need before we start the puja as we have 2 newcomers today.
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Two Pastors in da house! Double the merits, double the happiness. Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta
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Mr. Cheah Fook Wan offered lights and incense to The Three Jewels prior to the puja in Ipoh. (KISG - Kin Hoe)
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Kechara Ipoh Study Group has carried out Mother Tara prayer recitations on Sunday afternoon in Ipoh. (KISG- Kin Hoe)
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Powerful Dorje Shugden puja @ Jalan Seang Tek, Penang. Every Saturday, 3 pm. Remove obstacles and grant blessings to fulfil wishes. Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta. 6th April 2024
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Rejoice to the volunteers (also kind sponsors) who cleaned the Gyenze Chapel and made abundant offerings to Gyenze. ~ Alice
Offered beautiful flowers abundantly to Gyenze. ~ Alice
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Offered beautiful flowers abundantly to Gyenze. ~ Alice
Offered beautiful flowers abundantly to Gyenze. ~ Alice
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Offered beautiful flowers abundantly to Gyenze. ~ Alice
Our weekly Dorje Shugden Puja @ 23/3/2024 . William, as the umze is seen here burning incense powder as we are about to recite the Sangsol Prayer to Dorje Shugden composed by Ganden Serkong. Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta.
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Our weekly Dorje Shugden Puja @ 23/3/2024 . William, as the umze is seen here burning incense powder as we are about to recite the Sangsol Prayer to Dorje Shugden composed by Ganden Serkong. Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta.
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And here's Mr Wong of KSK Ipoh who dropped by to pray and offered some donation to the Chapel. Kechara Penang Study Group. Pic by Siew Hong & uploaded by Jacinta.
Today's puja (16/3/2024) ended around 420pm, Jacinta was the umze of the day. Pic by Siew Hong. Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta.
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Today's puja (16/3/2024) ended around 420pm, Jacinta was the umze of the day. Pic by Siew Hong. Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta.
Group photo taken after the last session, sealed with King of Prayers. Come and join us next time! Sayonara - 9-10th March 2024 - Kechara Penang DS Retreat by Jacinta.
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Group photo taken after the last session, sealed with King of Prayers. Come and join us next time! Sayonara - 9-10th March 2024 - Kechara Penang DS Retreat by Jacinta.
Abundance altar! Fruits, flowers, Mee Koo (traditional Penang buns), Bee Hoon, sourdoughs and snacks are some of the offerings to Rinpoche, Buddhas & Bodhisattvas. Kechara Penang Dorje Shugden Retreat 9-10th March, 2024 by Jacinta.
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Abundance altar! Fruits, flowers, Mee Koo (traditional Penang buns), Bee Hoon, sourdoughs and snacks are some of the offerings to Rinpoche, Buddhas & Bodhisattvas. Kechara Penang Dorje Shugden Retreat 9-10th March, 2024 by Jacinta.
Siew Hong, one of retreatants and an active member of Kechara Penang group proudly presented her torma to be used during the Kalarupa puja. Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta
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Siew Hong, one of retreatants and an active member of Kechara Penang group proudly presented her torma to be used during the Kalarupa puja. Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta
Torma making was taught by Pastor Seng Piow and held one day before the retreat. Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta
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Torma making was taught by Pastor Seng Piow and held one day before the retreat. Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta
Penang Dorje Shugden Retreat cum Puja, 9-10th March 2024 led by Pastor Seng Piow with 12 retreatants. Uploaded by Jacinta
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Penang Dorje Shugden Retreat cum Puja, 9-10th March 2024 led by Pastor Seng Piow with 12 retreatants. Uploaded by Jacinta
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The celebration ended with a Dorje Shugden puja, dedicated to all the sponsors, our loved ones and as well as for the happiness & good health for all sentient beings. May Rinpoche return swiftly too and taking this opportunity wishing all Happy Chinese New Year and Gong Xi Fa Cai from all of us, Kechara Penang Study Group. Uploaded by Jacinta.
Seen here, Pastor Seng Piow set off firecrackers - welcoming of the upcoming year with enthusiasm and positive energy. Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta
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Seen here, Pastor Seng Piow set off firecrackers - welcoming of the upcoming year with enthusiasm and positive energy. Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta
In this pic, Pastor Seng Piow is sharing Dharma with newbies ~ Sharyn's friends. It's always good to make light offerings at the beginning of new year. By making light offerings, you are able to dispel the darkness of ignorance and achieve wisdom. Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta.
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In this pic, Pastor Seng Piow is sharing Dharma with newbies ~ Sharyn's friends. It's always good to make light offerings at the beginning of new year. By making light offerings, you are able to dispel the darkness of ignorance and achieve wisdom. Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta.
One the day of Losar (new lunar year), it is always beneficial for Buddhist practitioners to get together in making abundant offerings to Buddhas on the altar to usher in goodness, prosperity and well-being of our loved ones. It's more auspicious this year as Losar and the Chinese New Year begin on the same date, 10th Feb, 2024. Back in Penang, our Kechara members came together to decorate the altar with abundance offerings for Dorje Shugden puja @3pm. Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta.
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One the day of Losar (new lunar year), it is always beneficial for Buddhist practitioners to get together in making abundant offerings to Buddhas on the altar to usher in goodness, prosperity and well-being of our loved ones. It's more auspicious this year as Losar and the Chinese New Year begin on the same date, 10th Feb, 2024. Back in Penang, our Kechara members came together to decorate the altar with abundance offerings for Dorje Shugden puja @3pm. Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta.
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Mr. Dared Lim was offering water bowls on behalf of Kechara Ipoh Study Group. (Kin Hoe)
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Jun from Ipoh was offering mandarin oranges to Mother Tara and The Three Jewels. (Kin Hoe)
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Prior to our puja in Ipoh, Mr. & Mrs. Cheah Fook Wan were preparing for the offerings to the Buddhas. (Kin Hoe)
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