Two videos of my beloved fish pond. The first video is when there was no fish and we thought there was chlorine. The second video is after the pool was set up and there was no chlorine after all, safe for fishes. I have koi, parrot fish, Ryukins, Oscars, sucker fish, river...
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The video above shows the President of America, Barack Obama, bowing down as he shakes hands with the Japanese Emperor Mr Akihito in Tokyo in 2009. For the US, it is generally in their protocol to respect the customs and traditions of the hosts’ country. When President Barack Obama went to Tokyo, he respectfully...
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This is a Japanese monk named Kansho Tagai, also known as Mr. Happiness (or MC Happiness). Kansho Tagai heads a 400-year-old Kyoouji Temple in central Tokyo (Japan) and over the years he has seen a steady decline in his people’s interest in the temple. He realized that it was the younger generation who found...
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One of my students found this and sent it to me…it is of an island that is known to be the most alien-looking place on Earth. Socotra is a small Yemeni archipelago of four islands in the Indian Ocean. Although part of Yemen, it looks like it’s on a completely different planet! It is...
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When I was younger, I didn’t appreciate nor like Led Zeppelin, but I sure do now… I love Robert Plant’s electrifying tenor voice and octaves… do listen and get ready for a magical experience… It’s fantastic. What a haunting song. This song reminds me of when I was at the airport in L.A., leaving...
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Some songs I like to share with you and listen in between whatever you are doing… enjoy… Tsem Rinpoche Fleetwood Mac – The Chain Lyrics: Listen to the wind blow Watch the sun rise Run in the shadows Damn your love Damn your lies And if you don’t love me now You...
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Stevie Nicks and Tom Petty Stop Dragging My Heart Around Lyrics: Baby you’ll come knocking on my front door Same old line you used to use before I said ya…well… what am I supposed to do I didn’t know what I was getting into So you’ve had a little trouble in town Now you’re...
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While spring cleaning through my personal items, the Ladrang staff and I sorted through several cards (greeting cards, birthday cards etc). One of them had a beautiful photo of Samantabhadra with his white consort that a student of mine gave to me a while ago. The style was very simple and earthy…very very beautiful....
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If you ever see any videos of animals being crushed…they are not isolated incidents. It is all part of a market called Crush Fetish. Crush Fetish is something that has been going on for decades. With the Internet being widely used now, it is a fetish that has gradually come out from underground over...
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See my adorable and much loved cuties playing and playing…running…getting sun and exercise…I love you both so much. Tsem Rinpoche
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(click to enlarge) Kechara Soup Kitchen (KSK) came out on the national papers again! It’s a very well-written and beautiful article on the work that KSK does for the homeless and urban poor of KL. The writer explains how when we are out and about in “our lives”, most of us forget about...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) My students and friends have been in Kathmandu (Nepal) on a pilgrimage. JP (Head liaison of Tsem Ladrang) is leading a group of 7 people, where for 4 of them it is their first time to Nepal. Together with him is Adrian, Phoebe, William (from Penang study group), Wee Liang (Kechara...
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I like Aaliyah playing her role as Queen of the Vampires.. .by coincidence the costume, movements, hair, ornaments resembles something that of Vajra Yogini in our tantric description of Her…something ancient and very powerful..Vajra Yogini is a female Buddha or yidam showing a wrathful form and absorbing all our traumas..I’ve included this short video...
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Below is a video made by Kechara InMotion (KIM) that recorded what went on during my birthday! I didn’t attend it, but (300kg) fish and (204) bird liberation was done in addition to a puja. I thank everyone for the pujas and animal liberation on my behalf… Do take a look, it’s a fun...
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MPH (Malaya Publishing House) has 18 outlets all over Malaysia and they are one of the biggest bookstores in the country. We have had many associations with them in the past…launching our major books there like “If Not Now When?” (amongst our other books), promoting two of our KMP star writers biography (Jamie and...
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The head of the dept is Li Kim and she leads by care, generosity, time….although she is not much older than some and younger than some of her crew, she takes the responsibilities of a leader and elder. For example during the most important holiday for Chinese is the Lunar New Year… elders usually...
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Our Liaisons, staff, students, members, volunteers, friends have worked super hard…..and this grand and beautiful new Gompa (prayer hall) with well laid out Admin offices completed. I am so proud of everyone and over 700 guests attended the grand opening. I was not involved with the preparations at all and when I arrived, I was stunned...
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Many years ago, I advised one of my long-time students, Wong Kok Thai (aka Fat Monk), that he should build a Setrap Chapel to help the people in his hometown receive the same benefits as he did, through doing Setrap’s practice. His hometown is in Johor, which is the southernmost state in Malaysia, neighbouring...
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In 2009, Mr Ngeow started conducting the ‘Simplified Lamrim‘ classes at Kechara House, every alternate Sunday. These classes were held for those who could not commit to attending the full Lamrim program that is held every Friday. When it first started, about 10-20 people would attend. Those that came were generally parents…they would drop...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) About 2 months ago, it was decided by the Kechara Education Committee that they wanted to step up their education classes. They wanted to hold classes for more serious students who wanted to learn the Lamrim* with a progressive syllabus and exams to measure their understanding. Although it could be argued...
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