A Precious Vajrayogini for Someone Special
(By Tsem Rinpoche) Recently, the Ladrang team prepared a beautiful 17″ Vajra Yogini statue as a surprise gift for a certain someone who has committed to doing Dharma all...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) Recently, the Ladrang team prepared a beautiful 17″ Vajra Yogini statue as a surprise gift for a certain someone who has committed to doing Dharma all...
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The Malaysian International Gourmet Festival (MIGF) is a yearly event that started in 2001. It aims to increase the size of the local fine dining scene, and to establish...
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“Save the Earth Now!” is the slogan for Kechara Earth Project (KEP), and everything that they do revolves around it… As a Kechara division that is keen to bring...
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When I first requested Liaison Irene Lim, who is one of my oldest students and a friend for 19 years now, to open up a Vegetarian restaurant for Kechara,...
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Irene has been a long time student, friend and assistant for me for over 19 years. I have met her for the first time in Kuala Lumpur when I...
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I often send Kechara staff and volunteers to the movies or an outing to appreciate all of them. I really care about all the people working for Kechara. Last...
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By Sebastian Loh, 5/11/2011 Just about everyone was outraged over the recently uploaded Youtube video which depicted the bullying of a female school student. Now the bullies and even...
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By Agence France-Presse, Updated: 5/11/2011 US computer security firm Symantec has said that Facebook accidentally left a door open for advertisers to access profiles, pictures, chat and other private...
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My good friend and student of nearly 20yrs, Wan Wai Meng, has recently sent me an update. His pet project named Kechara Earth Project...
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Most people who buy meat give no thought to where it has come from or what the meat actually contains. For example, we may think that steak has simply...
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On the 17th of April, Kechara Soup Kitchen (KSK) held a charity dinner in Penang! Held at the E&O hotel, Patsy Gooi (branch manager of KSK Penang) hosted a...
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By Agence France-Presse, Updated: 5/10/2011 YouTube is beefing up its roster of movies for “rent” online in the United States to woo viewers away from television and take on...
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Eric showed our Kecharians how, with a little DIY, they can recycle their old fashion into something new and trendy. In this intimate class, Eric guided a group with...
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Friday, May 6, 2011 Mumu and Oser (my two schnauzer doggies) brought something to my bed just a few mins ago.. They put it behind my back on my...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) Machig Labdrön (ma gcig labs sgron, 1055-1153) was an inspiring 11th century Tibetan yogini whose practice of Chöd profoundly influenced Tibetan Buddhism. Chöd is literally the...
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China is Malaysia’s largest trading partner last year. This is fantastic. It’s great when countries trade, become friends and share cross cultural understanding as a result. Tsem Rinpoche ...
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Shirley MacLaine has been one of my favorite actresses. She’s highly intelligent and very outspoken. Very spiritual also. A nice combination. A combination I enjoy encountering. It’s so nice...
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This video shows a piglet and a tiger cub in captivity, playing and enjoying each other’s company. You would think that such a scene would only be seen in...
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The letter below was written by a Vietnamese immigrant working in Fukishima, to a friend in Vietnam. It is an amazing testimonial on the strength and dignity of people...
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Yet another Dharma House has manifested. This time it is for Kechara Paradise’s hardworking staff! I have named the house Dzambala house, and it will be occupied by Junior...
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April 23 2011: Bryan presented me with a beautiful bouquet of flowers and a card. He wrote on the card saying that the gift was for 2 reasons: It...
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I hope this finds you well. Beng Kooi informed me of a sincere parent named Francis (I hope I got you right and you are the father-your name can...
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Below is the same video but with Chinese subtitle My Dearest and Holiest Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche, I have heard you have decided to manifest a stroke. I...
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Performer of the Month or POTM was something I came up with together with the Ladrang Liaisons. It is to encourage and reward my full-time students (non-liaisons) who work...
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“Don’t try to use what you learn from Buddhism to be a Buddhist. Use it to be a better whatever-you-already-are.” – His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama
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His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama 2011 South East Asia Teaching. Shantideva's A Guide To The Bodhisattva's Way Of Life
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I’ve always admired Master Cheng Yen for her true Buddhist spirit that translates into action. She is like the “Mother Teresa of the East” and her work has always...
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Question asked by Claire S Rinpoche, I have 3 teenage children who are really growing up way too fast. Children today are exposed to so much information through media,...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) A question from my blog: Rinpoche, why did you choose Setrap for kechara House to practice? I heard that when you were young, you really...
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The Buddha described three kinds of laziness. First there is the kind of laziness we all know: we don’t want to do anything, and we’d rather stay in bed...
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Arya Tara (or Jetsun Dolma) means ‘rescuer’. She is aptly called Tara as she rescues us from the 8 personal obstacles that binds us to samsara: pride, ignorance, anger,...
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Dear Everyone, This is a good question from CK Liew. Can you all please share your opinions. I’ve talked about this before a few times, and I would like...
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May 28, 2009 A group of Bigfoot hunters claim to have found footprints and heard calls of the legendary creature in Oklahoma. About 30 people spent Memorial Day weekend...
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(Built 1960) This house is extra-ordinary. It was built on a very steep land that nobody wanted because it would have been very expensive to build on. So a...
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“Widely considered Frank Llyod Wright’s greatest masterpiece, Fallingwater hangs over a waterfall and its cantilevered design echoes its surroundings. The house was built near the community of Ohiopyle for...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) Tonight, in part of my talk at Kechara House’s Setrap Retreat, I explained about Setrap and why we make wrathful offerings to Dharma Protectors. Setrap is...
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A HEARTWARMING VIDEO TO SHARE WITH FAMILY, FRIENDS AND ALL…. As the only species on Earth who hunts other beings for entertainment… it’s refreshing for us, when we see...
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Overview Kura first opened it’s doors in July 2007. Located in One World Hotel, Bandar Utama, every aspect of Kura definitely meets the standards of a Five...
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Dear friends, When you practice generosity at first, it is about you and the recipient. How the recipient responds greatly affect your motivation to do more or less…in the...
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Beng Kooi and Jean Ai just got a camera that we can film and upload directly onto youtube. No rendering necessary…easier.. You film, plug in and upload to youtube...
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Dear Ashlee, Thank you for doing a mantra retreat on Tara. I am so happy to hear about this. It is a wonderful way to spend our free time....
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) I will be glad to mail out a poster of Tsongkapa to anyone who wishes. I will send by normal mail. If you are interested to...
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Take a few moments to absorb what you see in the video here. It’s not a long video, but it is a video sure to have very strong...
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Narayanan Krishnan, a talented award-winning chef in a 5 star hotel group, was short listed for a prestigious job in Switzerland. Little did he know that a short family...
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When we think of Global Warming, our thoughts might turn to emissions produced by cars and other vehicles, factory plants, how we use our gas and electric supplies at...
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On 16/03/11, a near-dead starving 1 year old pit bull cross was found dumped in the garbage at the Garden Spires apartment complex in Newark, New Jersey, after apparently...
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Watch this short clip of an emotional and touching reunion of the Dog “Ban” with her owner. For 3 long weeks, Ban had been drifting on a roof 1.8km...
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I bought this pictorial book on nice Malaysian homes and architecture just a few days ago. There are some very nice and interesting architectural examples that I found to...
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Isn’t it amazing that on the one hand, we have people engaging in the dog meat trade, yet on the other hand, there are people who are willing to pay...
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It was less than a month ago, on the 11th of March, when a 9.0 earthquake hit Japan. It was very very devastating for many people, and even more...
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We all feel sad when we read stories about dogs, cats, and bears etc that have been locked in cages for 30 years. We can imagine the suffering that...
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Located in Batu 9, Cheras; Lavazza is the only cafe that stand out in this small, lazy part of Cheras. Chic and modern, Lavazza has a lively and inviting...
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Our Kechara is so blessed with powerful potent female, wisdom, Vajra Yogini, queen, ying, ladies, dakinis, feminine, flowery, night, moon, goddess, femme fatale energy. How fortunate we are to...
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In the past few months, many full-time staff have joined Kechara, and I rejoice for this. I got the blog team to interview them, and I hope their stories...
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Below is an article sent by one of my students. It shows a pig being killed in Moldavia. It’s not the typical way that Moldavian’s kill their pigs, but...
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