Please watch this touching video... I love seeing people giving their greatest effort to save an animal, in this case, a baby elephant that fell into a 5 feet well.

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Dear friends, This is such spectacular news. I would love to live in such a city. India is such a rich and ancient society of thinkers, advanced culture, literature, philosophers and is the land where three major religions of the world has arisen from. I am not surprised a city in India would do...

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Dear friends, here is a touching short story of gratitude submitted by Caryl. It was touching to me and I wanted to share it.   Tsem Rinpoche ******   The picture above is of my adopted mother Taylong Ly and I back in 2010. This wonderful lady played a major role in raising me...

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Dear fellow bigfoot enthusiasts, Another interesting article I thought you might enjoy and add to your cache of knowledge on our intriguing bigfoot friends around the world. Tsem Rinpoche     Strange creatures living in Vietnam? GREEN SCHEME… Easigrass’s John Devlin with his grass- covered car For untold millennia the area has been inhabited...

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Yesterday, Kechara won 2 awards at the Iskandar Malaysia Social Hero Awards (IMSHA) 2014! According to the award board, IMSHA is a "premier community award to publicly thank unsung heroes for their inspirational work towards the broader community". There were 10 award categories...

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“EARTHLINGS is a powerful and informative documentary about society’s tragic and unforgivable use of nonhuman animals, narrated by Joaquin Phoenix with soundtrack by Moby. Directed by Shaun Monson, this multi-award winning film by Nation Earth is a must-see for anyone who cares about nonhuman animals or wishes to make the world a better place.”...

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Sep 7, 2012   Invoking Protection and Blessings A Prayer to Setrap Composed by H.E. Tsem Rinpoche   Among many worlds, realms and dimensions Abide countless awakened beings, enlightened masters And those we call upon as having full omniscience. 无数觉皇明师大罗住 无量世界境域或空间 圆满具足觉智我召请   From among these beings, we request Setrap, The Cosmic Warrior who rides on a gallant horse, Traversing the winds of karma and Galloping across various dimensions sans creation, To come to this place at this time. 伟大宇宙将军金甲衣 护法身骑梭马渡业风 奔腾超越空间与诸相 一心至诚祈请汝来临 &nbs...

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Dear Friends, When I went to Tibet for the first time, I was told that I will have no altitude sickness from a lady in our group. She said because I was Tibetans and it’s in the genes. I laughed at her but in the back of my mind, hoped she was right. When...

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Dear friends, I came across this by total accident and decided to reproduce it here for purely educational purposes. It is amazing what Stanford University is examining now. The find from Chile is not fully human and it’s DNA is more distant to us than that of a Chimpanzee and Neanderthal. This is not...

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Dear friends close around the world, I must thank you for sharing many of the information I’ve posted on this blog through the years because it really serves to inform many on different issues. When people have information, then it could be the beginning of something good. Whatever little bit of good things I am...

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  （中文请往下看） (By Tsem Rinpoche) Dear friends, When a loved one or pet passes, it is a distressing time. We want to do the best for them and their onward journey after they have left their corporeal form. Yet sometimes we don’t know what to do, how to do and maybe cannot afford it. But we still want the best. We can invite sangha and others to recite prayers or we can do our own or both. There are many special things we can do to benefit the deceased. Too numerous to mention here. So for now this will suffice. Three decades back a belov...

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Dear friends around the world, I’ve lightly followed this physicist and his works over the years. I cannot say I’ve read most of his thinking, but some. I find his statement here concluded with such certainty intriguing. I do not endorse or promote exactly his views and I mean no offense to anyone by sharing...

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I’ve always liked natural or home ingredients to bring closure to some illness, problematic symptoms or discomfort. This article struck a chord. and I wanted to share with you. I haven’t had this made yet, so I don’t know what it tastes like but I do like garlic and always have. If any of...

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Dear friends, Because I’ve always been tall (6’2″) having more space is VERY important. Also I have a tailbone fracture, so sitting in small tight places without much movement space for long periods really aggravates the injury and it can be quite painful (Ouch!). So seating in various transportations with more space is infinitely important to...

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Dear friends, I’m trying to share with you that all denizens form and formless, human and non-human have feelings. Everyone wishes to be free, safe and loved. Everyone would like to have their lives not taken away. I always blog about animals, their feelings, their plight, their lives, their difficulties, their fears, their loyalty, their importance,...

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Dear friends, I found this article very applicable to questions we do really need to ask ourselves. Questions that perhaps only we can answer for ourselves. You should really read this article twice and be totally realistic in what it says. Does it apply to ourselves and if so how? When we face the truth,...

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A while ago I gave a spontaneous teaching in Dukkar Apartments. Dukkar Apartments (DA) is the living quarters of both the Ladrang and Kechara Forest Retreat staff. Many of the hardworking Kecharians now live in DA where there are 30 cabins, a living room area, a kitchen and a place to eat. There are a...

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  Dharma Work & TDL （译文请往下阅读） (By Tsem Rinpoche) Please take a look at this above video I did today for you. I hope it will bring you more light….. Dear friends, Today I was at the beach in East Coast of Malaysia and decided to share how I arrived at Thubten Dhargye Ling Dharma Centre in Los Angeles when I was 17 years old. I also have shared my thoughts on Dharma work. I thought my sharing might help some people. After all we are all humans and have our thoughts, feelings and emotions right or wrong. Dharma work is something of...

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  China news report (2007): A reporter shot on video the footage of six water monsters swimming at Tianchi crater lake, Changbai Mountain, Jilin Province, North East China. When zoomed in, the monsters looked like sea leopard and seemed to move in the water with their flippers. The eye-witness said initially he thought it...

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Vina Vo (left) and Kieu Do pray at sunrise near a Buddhist shrine at 11th Avenue and East 19th Street in Oakland. Photo: Paul Chinn, The Chronicle   Dear friends, This is truly an interesting phenomena. Definitely the presence of holy objects such as Buddha images will bless and calm down the environment. That...

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