Birthday presents from a Birthday boy Edward!
While most 12 year old boy’s celebrate their birthday to be able to get lots of presents and to play with their friends, Edward Ooi chose to do it...
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While most 12 year old boy’s celebrate their birthday to be able to get lots of presents and to play with their friends, Edward Ooi chose to do it...
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Lai has just been hired as a freelance compositor/ editor for our Paranormal blog section!...
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Below is a competition that the blog team has come up with. It’s fun and everyone will love the prize! If you are coming to this post as a...
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David Lai was invited by Reverend Thomas George to participate in a seminar: RELIGION IN THE MARKETPLACE at the Swami Satyananda Memorial Lecture 2011 at the Pure Life Society...
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“I was not Dharmically-inclined at all” That was an interesting statement coming from a young lady, whom at the age of 22, decided to make Dharma the main focus...
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Abby Foo graduated from New Era College with a major in journalism on November 2010, and was supposed to further her Bachelor's Degree in Taiwan in September 2011...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) As a child and teenager, I use to spend hundreds of hours painting the Buddhas, mountains, caves, forests and meditators in forests… I loved painting them....
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Dear Helena, From my heart, I welcome you into the Kechara Mandala. I am very happy for you that you have decided to work in something that will bring...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) In the evening after Gen Losang taught how to do pujas to consecrate mantras for insertion, he taught our Kecharians how to do Dakini Dance for...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) Dear blog friends, Earlier at Tsem Ladrang Ven. Gen Losang taught our group some more pujas. Today it was how to consecrate mantras for insertion into precious statues. After...
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I wanted to share all of this with my blog friends…picture and the enclosed letters/cards says it all….sweet. I love the cards…so nicely done by the kids..thank you! Tsem Rinpoche
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My Dearest Martin, I really trust in the powers of sacred Buddha images. Any Buddhas are sacred. I have been fascinated by images of enlightenment since as far as...
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I went for a climb in Batu Caves which has 272 steps to the top. It was a twenty minute trek up. Monlam and Pastor Loh Seng Piow came...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) Our very first children’s comic book is out! This is our first children’s book written by a dear student of mine, Shirley Maya Tan, and it...
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Kb, Monlam and Pastor Loh Seng Piow work very well together and help me alot in my daily affairs… They are very harmonious… I like them plenty… Alot of...
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News from www.kechara.com: Lim Boon Chai, 41 years old, never expected himself to have a son especially at his age, and his youngest daughter being 12 years old. However,...
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Dear Rinpoche, The Grand Setrap obstacle removing retreat has concluded with the following final counts – Mantra : 2,331,336 Serkym : 225,368 Kawang : 224,495 Attached is pix of group...
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I requested KECHARA CARE dept headed under Liaison Su Ming to arrange a dinner for our volunteers, staff, liaisons and friends who worked so hard to make Wesak Day...
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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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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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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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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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On Wednesday, Dato’ Ruby Khong, the President of Kechara Soup Kitchen, was invited to speak at an open talk hosted by “Live and Inspire”. This was held at Starbucks,...
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Liaison Beng Kooi of Tsem Ladrang is very sincere and hardworking member of Kechara. She goes out of the way for anyone all the time, easy to get along...
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A few years back I approached one student to open a restaurant for KECHARA. But the student declined citing various reasons. There are people who find reasons to win...
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Uncle Lai joined Kechara a few years back. He had many spiritual questions and many went unanswered for years. When his son joined Kechara, his son would share the...
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Jason Roth is none other then KMP’s CEO Liaison Phng Li Kim’s youngest boy. He is very playful and very cute. He actively participates in MKC (Manjushri Kids Class)...
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Dear blog readers, Again, thank you for visiting my space here where I share many varied interests with you. I also share my life, thoughts both positive/negative, dreams, disappointments,...
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Thoughts now: Why teach the dharma when no one wishes to transform or sincerely tries. You only offend them, make them angry, and because they can’t face themselves, become...
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Many people live in link houses here in Malaysia, with a little yard in the front. When they open their autogate, their dogs can run out...
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Descriptions: Greenish color and semi-transparent 2-3mm in size Swims in water very fast Multiple legs (looks similar to the land tic except color/transparent bodies) Attaches themselves to tropical fish...
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Nicole Lee is the 8 year old daughter of Any Loke and Bean Lee. She’s a very active girl whose parents are themselves active members of Kechara House. She...
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Yesterday, I took my students shopping for Chinese New Year! It is customary to wear new clothes on the first day of Chinese New Year as it symbolizes a...
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15 year old Wei lives in London and he likes football, loves TV and video games, and isn’t that keen on school…sounds familiar boys? Hehe He naturally doesn’t say...
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Below are photos of gifts from: Julia Tan (Vice-President of Kechara Soup Kitchen) Susan Lim (Liaison and E-communication Manager of Kechara Media and Publications) Han Ling (One of the...
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Below are 3 cards from my students and friends: Girlie Ooi, Dato’ Ruby Khong and Sean Wang. 1. Girlie Ooi Girlie Ooi has just finished her Dzambala retreat....
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The people in Kechara work very hard. Most people don’t see what goes behind the scenes, but most of them work till late with the sole motivation to spread...
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Dearest Rinpoche, I am so blessed. I just wanted to try to connect with you in the way that I can. My mother is dying of small-cell carcinoma. Rebecca...
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KB recommended a wonderful Nepalese restaurant in downtown KL. Yesterday I had to get somethings in that area and went with a group to THE KHUKRI to try. The...
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Would you believe? I don’t have a watch. Well yesterday I was at a delicious Nepalese restaurant in downtown KL with a group of students, we had somethings to...
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Katrina Ann has been volunteering in Kechara Saraswati Arts (KSA) for the past few months. Both her parents and her began helping out at KSA while preparations were being...
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This are flowers and a card from Joey Wong. He has given me some gifts before, but this time it’s even more special! hehe He gave me this to...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Below are photos of Buddha statues, thangkas and artefacts permanently exhibited on 5th Avenue, New York! The Metropolitan Museum of Art exhibits...
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