Welcome to the holy land of Tibet! Here is the guide on where to stay, where to eat and the best things to do in Lhasa. Lhasa is a spiritual place with the power to move even the most hardened traveler. Its name itself translates to mean “Place of the Gods”, and it’s easy...

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Bill Porter (Red Pine) wrote in his book, “Road to Heaven-Encounters with Chinese Hermits”: “I could understand someone wanting nothing more than to live a simpler life: inside a cloud, under a pine tree, somewhere out of town, surviving on moonlight, taro and hemp.” ~ Bill Porter This possibly could be the ideal lifestyle that many people would aspire to, but very few have the luxury of doing so. China’s affluent “Buddha youth”, or “Buddha-like youth” (佛系青年) is a term associated with those ...

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The Kalmyk people came to the tri-state area of New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania around the 1950s. Because of the war where they were living in Europe, they left to America for a better life and with them, they brought their culture, their traditions, their dance, their food and their very precious Buddhist...

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I have always been enraptured with nature and natural environments. When I lived in Howell, New Jersey, as a child, I was made to look after the garden. Spending hours outdoors had a great impact on me and since then I have had a deep appreciation for outdoor spaces, especially gardens. I came across...

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Dear friends, Over the many years I have come to witness just how effective Buddhist prayers and practices are in creating miracles in the lives of people who really need them. Out of the many practices, I know for a fact that the practice of Dorje Shugden is extremely effective in our day and...

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Dear friends, Did you know that the world-famous mountaineer and explorer Sir Edmund Hillary believed in the yeti and did extensive investigations into the phenomenon? He even gave interviews about his research and his beliefs, and it was based on one such eyewitness account and description that Edwin Duesiester sketched the image below.   Sir Edmund Hillary was born on...

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Since young, I have always loved reciting mantras. The first mantra I ever learned was OM MANI PADME HUM which all the Kalmyks knew and were taught because they are very devoted to Chenrezig. Whenever I could go to Turkey Swamp, which is a nature reserve and park near to my house, I would sit by...

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Dear friends, I have been hooked on the phenomenon of Bigfoot since I watched a documentary called “Mysterious Monsters” back in the late 70s. Since then, I have been reading on and off, listening to audios and watching videos of many documentaries covering the Bigfoot phenomenon which is witnessed around the world. Personally, I...

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One of the earliest mentions of the Chinese Wild Man or Yeren (野人) was during the Zhou Dynasty (1046-256 BC). The famed poet Qu Yuan wrote about large and misshapen mountain ogres in the forests. Qu Yuan stayed near what is known today as the Shennongjia National Nature Reserve in China’s Hubei province, where many sightings of the Yeren were reported. The Shennongjia region is a rugged area with high mountains ranging up to 3,048 metres (10,000 feet) and deep valleys dense with heavy vegetation. There was another historical record regarding Ye...

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One of His Eminence the 25th Tsem Rinpoche’s most ardent aspirational prayers is “Where there is no Dharma, let there be the Dharma”, which aptly represents the deeds of Rinpoche’s many previous incarnations, known for bringing Buddhism to places where it had not yet flourished. Now, as a modern Buddhist teacher, Rinpoche connects millions...

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Gwaneumsa Temple, named after Gwanseeum-bosal (Kuan Yin, Bodhisattva of Compassion), is on Jeju Island of Korea. This temple was built during the Tamna Dynasty (476 BC–1005 CE) on the northeast side of Mt. Halla. When the royal court of Joseon declared the state religion to be Confucianism during the 1700s, Buddhism ran into obstacles for...

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Der Gelehrte und Professor Ehrwürdiger Geshe Tsultrim Tenzin ist von Gaden Jangtse und ich bin von Gaden Shartse. Beide Hochschulen zusammen sind das Gaden Kloster. Während ich im Kloster war, hatte ich keine persönliche Verbindung mit Geshe Tsultrim, und ich habe auch nicht mit ihm kommuniziert. Weil wir jedoch vom gleichen Koster herstammen, sah...

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In Donetsk, Ukraine, an episode of Ukraine’s Got Talent Season 6 captured the attention of many on the internet with its unusual contestant. Tyurgen Kam surprised the judges, Vladyslav Yama, Slava Frolova, Hector Jimenez-Bravo and Ihor Kondratiuk when he walked on stage in his full Mongolian outfit. The faces of judges and audience lit...

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I came across this post online which I wanted to share with you all. The young man who took these photographs was visiting his family’s vegetable farm in Bukit Tinggi, a highland district in Malaysia that is known for its agricultural industry. The farms and orchards here supply fresh fruit and vegetables to local markets and...

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Lentang Forest Recreational Park (Malay: Hutan Lipur Lentang) is a recreational forest reserve in Bukit Tinggi. The Benus River (Malay: Sungai Benus) feeds into the rainforest landscape, providing pools, cascading waters and even a waterfall at the distant edge of this nature park. Hikers delight in the hilly terrain which is perfect for jungle trekking,...

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Please view these wonderful large statues built around the world. They commemorate something close to people’s hearts. Something that brings hope, inspiration or a reminder of something people wish to aspire to. The human spirit is uplifted when they see something that gives meaning to them in large splendour. I hope you will be blessed by some of these images and I wish you blessings always. Tsem Rinpoche   Click HERE to see many more beautiful statues around the world. They will truly give you a sense of grandeur and awe. Enjoy!   F...

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Dear friends, There are many reasons why need to clear our spaces of negativity and invite prosperous energies into our lives. Pujas are one such extremely powerful method. In life we have many ups and downs and due to these our spaces, environments, homes, offices and premises are full of different types of energies,...

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“Bigfoot” (also known as “Sasquatch”) is the name given to a mythological simian, ape or hominid-like creature that is said to inhabit forests, mainly in the Pacific Northwest. Many dismiss this creature to be either folklore or hoax, due to lack of physical evidence. However, sightings of the North American Bigfoot date back to...

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A Treehouse That Protects from Air and Noise Pollution – Vertical Forest A TREEHOUSE THAT PROTECTS FROM AIR AND NOISE POLLUTION – VERTICAL FOREST This 5-story apartment building in Turin, Italy Is disguised in potted forest of trees and branching steel beams. Designed by Luciano Pia, this creation transforms Turin’s homogeneous urban scene and...

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Whilst legendary tales of Kyabje Pabongka Dechen Nyingpo, one of the most revered Gelug lamas of the 20th Century and his many great tulku and ordained disciples are aplenty, information about his numerous lay disciples are few and far between. Hence, it is nothing short of remarkable to hear about the spiritual success of...

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