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Am I Tsem Rinpoche dreaming that I am a guy from New Jersey or am I a guy from New Jersey dreaming that I am Tsem Rinpoche??? I guess...
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Am I Tsem Rinpoche dreaming that I am a guy from New Jersey or am I a guy from New Jersey dreaming that I am Tsem Rinpoche??? I guess...
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I always buy toys for my Mumu and now Oser. They really love toys. Keeping their minds happy and active is very important to me. See them playing here...
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(中文请往下看) I bow to the lotus feet of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. May His powerful presence continue to reside in our world. He gives us the hope, the courage and the faith that Enlightened Beings do exist. I from the humblest depths of my heart wish His Holiness a New Year that is beyond any He has ...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) Araxie asked a very good and helpful question which I have posted here. I have extracted this from the One question a day section of my...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) Another interesting and heartfelt question from my blog on the public question board I thought I’d share: Dear rinpoche, if i persevere diligently in my practices...
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I answer ONE QUESTION A DAY on my blog and this is one very good question from this person. I felt her question is direct, kind and also wishes...
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A few years ago when things were difficult, some of my students took part in flea markets all over the city. They were so kind and worked so hard...
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Levi Tumanguil has been working for Tsem Ladrang for a few months, as part of the Ladrang team. She is from the Philippines and is in Malaysia working very...
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Jean Ai (white shirt) and Jean Mei are sisters and both work for dharma. They are smart, educated, attractive,hardworking and very nice young girls. They are here by choice...
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There are so many more qualifed teachers than me. I have never wanted to teach if I was not pushed into this direction. I would gladly stop teaching now...
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I have the right to express my thinking. My thinking has always applied to myself and hence I write about it. My right to express does not intend to...
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Positive relationships sometimes can be wonderful. But you have to remember you are having a relationship with that person. That person is the real object of your positive relationship....
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Do you have a habit that is hard to kick? Are you addicted to something unhealthy? Do you make others suffer because of it? Do you hide it and...
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When someone has to repeat the same thing to you many times over, it means you don’t respect yourself and as a result others. When you consistently forget something...
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Making refined, long and eloquent speeches about why something cannot be done, or why it isn’t done on time, or why it has not been done can only serve...
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Below are recipes and videos that will be updated from time-to-time. Madam Chua, who is Su Ming‘s mother, is used to cooking food with meat as she brought up...
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With technology, we can now track how many animals are being slaughtered each year and also how many lives we can save if we go vegetarian. It is shocking...
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I have recently been hearing a lot about a wonderful animal lover and rescue Dr Chan Kah Yein, who is the founder-coordinator of the independent animal initiative called Animal...
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A visual of how are recognizable signage went up… nice… Kecharians were very proud of this moment…they deserve to be proud… they work very hard and committed. Tsem Rinpoche...
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Kechara Saraswati Arts (KSA) had their official opening! Around 50 Guests started arriving around 7.30pm. There were some already there from volunteering in one of the many different activities...
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This is the 4th Panchen Lama’s hat that is currently on auction at the Rockefeller Plaza in New York. One of my students found this on the Internet. What’s...
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This fruit cake is from Benji Cheong, on behalf of the Penang study group. After ordering the cake and arranging to have a message written on it, he asked...
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It’s quite sad to think that while we are spending our time and effort into saving one dog, Sara (amongst many others)…over in another country there will be 1...
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1. Dawnene Harper (USA) from New Orleans gave a bouquet of flowers! It’s very beautifully arranged. Distance really holds no barriers to sending gifts nowadays..! hehe Thank you! ...
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I found this video on Youtube. It is made by PETA who does a great job in highlighting animal cruelty. Since 1981, PETA has helped A LOT in reducing...
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This beautiful married couple, Phoebe Chong and Adrian Wee, have offered me the first batch of incense on behalf of Xtra Leap Sdn Bhd. Instead of importing the bulk,...
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Sweet little Jessie is my Mumu’s mother. Jessie I just found out has liver cancer. I am so worried and feel so sad. Feel so bad for her. Poor...
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I first heard about Russell about two years ago. He belongs to one of my student’s relatives and when she passed away, we wanted to bring Russell baby down...
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Last Wednesday, Kechara In Motion (KIM) had their official opening! Another one of Kechara’s 13 depts has their own premises!!! Finally after two years, KIM has their very own premises...
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A student of mine, Lin Lee, sent me this forwarded email which had such beautiful photos. It is of the world’s largest salt flat (plane) which spans about 10,...
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Watch the video… I haven’t seen my lovely Aunt Matza in nearly 30 years. I had the pleasure of her company recently where she flew in to join in...
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A day before the new Gompa opening, Kechara Saraswati Arts (KSA) decided to do some in-house flower arranging for the upcoming special occasion. It was Paul Yap‘s (liaison and...
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On 27th November 2010, marked the official opening of our new Kechara gompa! On that night 630 people gathered to mark the start of a brand new chapter in...
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Watch video of the shopping spree! ********************* Last Friday, I took a whole group of Kecharians to Giant supermarket where we shopped for goodies for their departments...
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Kechara Oasis meets HAPA’s requirements in terms of service, restaurant ambiance and food quality…hence they won the award. It’s not surprise that Kechara Oasis is in the Top 10...
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When I met Patsy Gooi in Penang over a decade ago, she was a lady of ease and comfort. She was a nice lady but couldn’t push herself to...
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MUST WATCH THIS VIDEO. MR. James Pearson is a selfless person. You can see how loving, giving and the good energy emanating from Mr. Pearson in this video…VERY INSPIRATIONAL.. Mitchell...
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A Shocking Look Inside Swedish Fur Farm (Extracted from, PETA: http://www.peta.org/features/a-shocking-look-inside-swedish-fur-farms.aspx?c=pfs) In a year and a half, investigators from the Animal Rights Alliance toured 20 percent of fur farms...
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In these photos you can see the process of the pearl being spray-painted on, to a brownish-antique colour. This compliments Vajrayogini’s “skin” very well! Our Kechara Saraswati Arts and...
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I am riding on a self peddle raft on a lake in the Lost World. Nice….lots of fishes follow you as you paddle around the lake. Take food with...
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6-Year-Old AIDS Orphan A-Long Lives Alone In Guangxi by Fauna Guangxi 6-year-old AIDS orphan lives alone, eats rice and vegetables without oil or salt yet still eats with relish...
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Below are gifts given by Michele Marie. The gifts came in a little red bag and each item was packed so nicely. It’s very clear that Michele put a...
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When my Mumu was small and being trained, I would come back to the Kitchen area EVERY SINGLE DAY AND IT WOULD LOOK LIKE THIS. He was hyper, tore...
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While visiting the Buddhist Caves and Ipoh in general, I realized why should I be afraid of taking loans for a good cause and within my means…. What is...
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1,000 Pigs Starve To Death On Abandoned PA Farm Posted by: Desirai Thompson On Monday, up to 1,000 dead pigs were discovered on an abandoned Fulton County, Pa., farm....
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Interesting: “We must be the change we wish to see in the world.” -Gandhi “Thank you to the people who have walked into my life and made it great...
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Ipoh bans shooting of strays By IVAN LOH IPOH: The Ipoh City Council will implement a ban on the shooting of stray animals with immediate effect. Speaking to reporters...
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Recently, I was sent this forwarded email of a very special pig. The pig is a two-legged pig called Zhu Jianqiang (朱堅強), meaning “Strong-willed Pig” in Mandarin Chinese! As the only pig out of the 9 piglets born, Zhu Jianqiang was the only one born with only 2 front legs. Now at 10 months old, the w...
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The Cave of Ultimate Bliss. How could you not want to visit a place with a name as beautiful as this? Caves have an innately mysterious aura. Most are...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) DAY ONE – THE ARRIVAL OF THE NEW GOMPA STATUES (8 ft Vajrayogini, 8 ft Setrap and 12 ft Lama Tsongkhapa) 2-11-2010 3-11-2010 4-11-2010 5-11-2010 6-11-2010...
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Dear Rinpoche, a. We have just started the road show at the Mines. b. The exhibition starts from 11am-10pm, from 19/11 till 28/11 c. The organiser expecting 550,000 of...
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This poor dog was found outside KSA (Kechara Saraswati Arts) by Matthew Leung (a 12 y/o Kecharian). Upon seeing the poor female dog who was bleeding, he called Khong...
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Today Kechara Oasis Vegetarian restaurant under Irene Lim is doing their 16th wedding booking. We have 200 guests today. And the decor in Kechara Oasis is all done in...
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Lots of hard work and dedication here. Beautiful for those who are sincere enough to be here and contribute. Tsem Rinpoche
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My student and one of the liaisons Susan Lim came to know about Uncle Lim and the 18 puppies via Datin Jennifer Khoo. Uncle Lim (in Petaling Jaya SS2...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) The thousands of sacred mantras rolled, sealed and ready for insertion into our sacred statues for New Kechara Gompa. We roll these mantras ourselves in...
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H.H. Kyabje Zong Rinpoche Explains Dorje Shugden Initiation and Benefits (With English Subtitles)
Dear everyone... This is a good condensed talk I gave on Guru Yoga of Tsongkapa. This is the one you should share with others when they are interested in a not too lengthy explanation. It is the perfect practice for everyone who wants simplicity yet effective blessings. You can share this with more people, it will be good.
~ Tsem Rinpoche
Powerful Dorje Shugden's mantras
Tsem Rinpoche on National TV's Wesak Day Documentary
'The Promise' book launch featured on NTV7 Primetime
"If you say you don't have money to help a animal shelter, why then do you have money to buy meat?"
~ Tsem Rinpoche
"Eating animals is not our God-given right, but being kind to them is."
~ Tsem Rinpoche
"What makes us good humans is not how we abuse animals, but how much we allow them to live and be happy freely."
~ Tsem Rinpoche
"We need another and wiser and perhaps a more mythical concept of animals.... We patronize them for their incompleteness, for their tragic fate of having taken form so far below ourselves. And therein we err, and greatly err. For the animal shall not be measured by man. In a world older and more complex than ours they moved finished and complete, gifted with extensions of the senses we have lost or never attained, living by voices we shall never hear. They are not brethren, they are not underlings; they are other nations, caught with ourselves in the net of life and time, fellow prisoners of the splendour and travail of the earth."
~ Henry Beston, The Outermost House
"Not eating animals is only unnatural when we are not used to it."
~ Tsem Rinpoche
"We may encounter defeat, but we must not be defeated."
~ Tsem Rinpoche
"What you are today, is the choice you made yesterday."
~ Tsem Rinpoche
"You think you can choose your life? What an ego trip!"
~ Lama Yeshe
"If TODAY you are dissatisfied, you must make the changes to create different results for TOMORROW."
~ Tsem Rinpoche
“Meditating on Dorje Shugden while reciting his mantra will open the gateways to higher dimensions, blessings and protection.”
~ Tsem Rinpoche
“If one does the recitation of the Lama Tsongkhapa guru yoga prayer for even one month using one of the visualizations for great or clear or quick wisdom, one will definitely see development of that wisdom. It is proved by experience. There is no doubt that by doing the Lama Tsongkhapa guru yoga practice one can meet Lama Tsongkhapa’s teachings from life to life. And furthermore, it gives one the opportunity to be born in the pure realm of Lama Tsongkhapa, Tushita, whenever death happens.”
~ Pabongkha Rinpoche
"I was 18 years old in 1983. That was a very special year as I met His Holiness Kyabje Zong Rinpoche and received innumerable precious teachings and empowerments from Him at Thubten Dhargye Ling Centre in Los Angeles, California. It was the best time of my life. A time that seems so magical and surreal to me. Kyabje Zong Rinpoche is Heruka Buddha and I met Heruka."
~ Tsem Rinpoche
"If being me offends you, maybe I'm not the problem."
~ Tsem Rinpoche
"Never abandon your spiritual teacher no matter how many inner obstacles you need to overcome."
~ Tsem Rinpoche
"Actions to force something to be permanent makes all the karmas arise."
~ Tsem Rinpoche
"The dharma is not easy to listen to… because some people take it as criticism. But Dharma should not be just feel good only for the moment but for deeper contemplations."
~ Tsem Rinpoche
"Whether we do work and suffer but for others or we do work and suffer for ourselves, either way we have to suffer. That is the nature of samsara. So let us suffer for others and then suffering has meaning."
~ Tsem Rinpoche
"Those who really want the dharma to grow within themselves and to grow for others should never fear hard work, timing, difficulties, struggles, disappointments because it is for a good cause. Working for Dharma is not a prison or work, but it is purely spiritual practice. It is purely collection of merit and purification. Actually not doing dharma work is the real prison."
~ Tsem Rinpoche
"His Holiness Zong Rinpoche stressed the need to continue to practice even when we come up against obstacles, and that we should continually review our progress. He stated that a happy, luxurious life was like a good dream, and that obstacles and difficulties were like a bad dream. We should give them no significance, but simply carry on working towards real, everlasting happiness."
~ Ngala ’ö-Dzin Tridral
"Things in samsara always go wrong. That's its nature. Don't be surprised."
~ Tsem Rinpoche
"Knowledge never quenches the thirst, only application."
~ Tsem Rinpoche
"I pity men who occupy themselves exclusively with the transitory in things and lose themselves in the study of what is perishable, since we are here for this very end-that we may make the perishable imperishable, which we can do only after we have learned how to approach both."
~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
"Money amplifies negative characteristics and that can cause problems. To walk away from that was actually very easy. I didn't even consider it."
~ Angeline Francis Khoo
"I shall not commit the fashionable stupidity of regarding everything I cannot explain as a fraud."
~ Carl Jung
"There is a devil there is no doubt, but is he trying to get into us or trying to get out?"
~ Tsem Rinpoche
"If you love someone, show it by being honest, respectful & honorable with them."
~ Tsem Rinpoche
"It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see."
~ Henry David Thoreau
"If I can just be the way I am & you the way you are & we accept each other, world peace is near."
~ Tsem Rinpoche
"I am Asian, you are some other beautiful color. Together we make diversity so beautiful."
~ Tsem Rinpoche
"It's amazing how some people have never met me or know who I am, but based on a few things they read here & there & rumours, they have formulated a new personality for me & all the things I've never done they passionately speak about....I find it funny and entertaining now. I guess we can't spend our lives fighting rumours...we just have to work hard & then rumours get proven wrong on it's own as a by product. No point explaining repeatedly. Just do our work & show results!!"
~ Tsem Rinpoche
"There's a difference between patience and laziness. Patience comes from respect while laziness from disrespect of others."
~ Tsem Rinpoche
"Although outwardly we have so much, we have so many conveniences, inwardly we have become more unhappy, so, acquisition is not the secret to happiness. The more we get, the more we have, the more unhappy we become."
~ Tsem Rinpoche
"Before we experience any pain, we already had a fixed view of how things should be. When the experience we encounter contradicts our views, then the pain arises. The pain arises due to our fixed views not so much the experience itself. So the secret is changing the views. Re-educating ourselves on our views."
~ Tsem Rinpoche
"You know since very young, for better or worse, I always did the things that others told me not to do. I wasn't really good at following the rules. Even now with how I share Dharma and my practice, I just do it the way I think it should be done but I do it sincerely. Not what others tell me what I can and can't do."
~ Tsem Rinpoche
"Love me or hate me, both are in my favor... If you love me, I'll always be in your heart... If you hate me, I'll always be in your mind."
~ William Shakespeare
"One isn't necessarily born with courage, but one is born with potential. Without courage, we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can't be kind, true, merciful, generous or honest."
~ Maya Angelou
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Dear Rinpoche,
The more I practice Setrap....the more progress I make in helping others and conditions have become much more conducive to practising dharma. All I wanted to say was ... Read More To Tsem Rinpoche :) A very, VERYYYY happy birthday to you!! Thank you so, so very much for all that you have done and still do so. I cannot even ... Read More Dear Rinpoche,
Thank you very much for your Dharma teachings on YouTube which I recently came across. I especially appreciated your teachings on death and I hope you will make available ... Read More
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