There is not much to say for these photos. They are self explanatory and totally enjoyable to see. Enjoy!!
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21 Unbelievable Photos That Are Not Photoshopped
The Southern Sky Columnis located in the Zhangjiajie National Forest Park in China. It’s nickname is Avatar Hallelujah Mountain after the floating mountains in the sci-fi movie.
These wave rock formations are located near the Utah-Arizona state lines
Steve Richards may have adjusted the saturation in this image, but this place really exists!
This picture was taken by Eric Nguyen in Kansas
Sinkholes are real and terrifying! This particular sinkhole was found in Guatemala City in 2010. It was 18m (60ft) wide, and 60m (200ft) deep
Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer are actually playing tennis on a water court
If you are rich, you can inscribe your name on anything! Sheikh Hamad bin Hamdan Al Nahyan is a billionaire and part of the Abu Dhabi royal family. He decided to inscribe his name permanently onto his private island. You can see for yourself on Google Maps
Railroad track damage from the Canterbury Earthquake in 2010
Spanish photographer Chema Madoz uses film in all of his projects. None of his photos are altered with Photoshop
For some reason, these sports spectators decided to put watermelons on their heads
Just a fluffy sheep dog jumping over a hurdle
This Baird’s Tapir is just showing the flexibility of his nose
Nobody knows the reason why this squirrel is purple, but it was found in a Pennsylvania backyard in February of 2012
Two-faced cat!
And now for a real two-faced cat! Frank and Louie just turned 12 years old and is the world’s oldest two-faced cat
It really is a fish with human-like teeth. HORRIFYING!
Lurch is a Watusi Bull and the proud owner of the world’s largest horns
Angles are everything!
This beekeeper is actually covered in 331,000 bees. Bee-lieve it!
Sheep ambushes can really happen to you
This cat is really this fat, and he really needs a home
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Thank you for sharing these unique photos, it broaden my horizon, especially the sinkhole found in Guatemala City in 2010. It was so huge, it makes me think of alien haha. Its so interesting so I went to find out the cause of sinkholes 🙂
Also Sheikh Hamad bin Hamdan Al Nahyan describes his name in his island, this is a unprecedented story for me. He is so wealth! And he uses his wealth in a meaningful way. According to The Daily Mail, Hamad is also a philanthropist who focuses on medical causes.
Thank you for the sharing, all the photos are very unique in their own ways, beauty is found all over, differing for each and every person. I admired the unbelievable nature beauty photos, with amazing landscape and the incredible color which has no boundaries.
Sometimes photos have amazing stories to tell, it brings people all around the world to explore and visit the fascinating places. I believe there are more to be discovered by human beings through photographs.
Unbelievable and interesting photos….have not any of these before except Avatar Hallelujah Mountain at Zhangjiajie National Forest Park in China.I was there few years back i saw it…beautiful and unbelievable.
The rest of those interesting and beautiful photos made me stared and look for awhile.The two faced cat and fish with human-like teeth looks scary to me.Sometimes last year a baby goat, born in village in Malaysia, has a distinctively human …. the mythical half-human half-goat creature.The deformed ungulate did not survive long after birth.
All these show that there are so many unbelievable things out there yet to be discovered by human.And it exist afterall.
Thank you Rinpoche for sharing those photos which many have not seen.
I love these interesting and funny pictures. Especially the..1) The Southern Sky Columnis located in the Zhangjiajie National Forest Park in China. 2)Just a fluffy sheep dog jumping over a hurdle.3)Spanish photographer Chema Madoz uses film in all of his projects. 4) Sinkholes are real and terrifying! This particular sinkhole was found in Guatemala City in 2010. And last but not least,the sand elephant with people around. Thank you very much Rinpoche for sharing these fascinating pictures.
I think that these photos taken from various points around the world are indicating that the earth is not as simple as we assumed as it’s now.
These are not the end, I believe there are more to be discovered by human beings. However, at the same time, I hope people would be mindful and considerate while discovering or visiting at interesting points on earth. Without preserving the earth, we are shortening the lifetime of the earth .
Twenty one amazing photos without being photoshopped to show us how vast the world around us can be. We cannot use stereotype to view any of these images. Purple squirrel? Two-faced cats? Some of them do bring a smile to my face though. 😉
Thank you Rinpoche for sharing these weird but intresting photos . The to face cat has be born with two faces or in the mothers belly another cat was not fully formed. The sinkhole is terrifying but really intresting
This is so cute yet funny I like the cat that has two faces. I find the fish weird ,it might have been caused by a water pollution . And the cat is super fat I think its weight is 90 kilograms.
Thank you Rinpoche for sharing these photos. It is so good to see some funny, interesting or weird photos after a stressful day. I like the Avatar Hallelujah Mountain and the river in photo 3, they are so beautiful. The wave rock formations is so confusing and I am sure I feel dizzy if I were there. The one I like the most is the fluffy sheep dog, I really lol when I saw the photo, it just looks like a mop cloth..hahaha, too cute for me.
These pictures are really unbelievable!!! It is amazing how someone can take picture of a spoon but the shadow appears to be a fork. I really wonder how the person managed to do that. The fish with the human teeth does not really puzzle me but indeed it is strange. I think that the two faced cats are some sort of really special feature. Sheep ambushes might have happened a lot in the old days when people were not so aware that they had left the farm gate open.
Hopefully somebody adopts the big cat.
Thank you Rinpoche for sharing these photos which are really unbelievable
Thank you for sharing this unbelievable photos. All the photos are uniquely amazing…some are funny, some lovable, some scary and some kinda creative.
The water court with intelligent looking skyscraper looks cool and refreshing. The sports spectators putting water melons on their heads is so funny. They must be watching a very exciting and challenging game. They put the melons to cool their heads in case their heads get heated over an argument…LOL.
The bee keeper is the most scary…giving me goosebumps all over just by looking at it.
All the photos are very unique in their own ways and everyone will see them differently.
I am totally addicted to these kinda fascinating pictures and captions. They stretch our imagination and boundaries of science and possibility. When I see some post something like that on Facebook, I always click it and will look at each and every picture with awe and wonderment. I am pretty intrigued by the Guatemalan sinkhole and the freaky fish with human teeth. How bizarre!
These photos are all so cute and horrifying at the same time. It is all nature at work, yet we some how or other do not notice it at all till it is very obvious and visible to us. It shows us how things changes daily, yet if we do not pay attention to it, we will only notice it when there are huge differences.
It is just amazing how things when interpreted in a different way mean a totally different things all together. It is just so fascinating how mother Earth works, as well as how our brains work!
These pictures are so cool. It is amazing how none of them are photoshopped. I really like the one of the dog that looks like a sheep. So, I managed to find out what was the breed, it is a Komondor. I really wanna get one but I doubt it can survive in Malaysia temperatures as it lives in colder climates.
Thank you Rinpoche for sharing such eye & mind-opening pictures! It is true that what we know is very limited and that there are so many things out there that we are completely new to. This is a very powerful reminder that being on the path to enlightenment, humility is a MUST!
Rinpoche’s presentation of his 21 unbelievable photos in the blog, were similar to that of the surgeon’s first known case of his reconstruction of an “extra-nose”, out of the patient’s rib cartilage and implanting it under the thin skin of his forehead. This has drew widespread publicity in the News! So would Rinpoche’s collection of photos, if these displayed in the Newspapers. Some really contained “out-of-this-world’s” incredible images and strikingly cool too. Many heartfelt thanks for the sharing to enlighten us too Rinpoche!
Some photos are really cool some made me cringe a little haha especially the fish with the teeth, it gave me mixed feelings of it. I found it quite egoistic of the man to have embedded his name onto the ground just so he could see it from far when the money spent could’ve been put into better use for the community or people. Thank you for sharing these photos Rinpoche.
Thank you Rinpoche for sharing these cool pictures, what I can say is I’m amazed at how mother nature and magnificently contribute such a unbelievable scenery. Some people with a lot of money to create something that’s so big and awing to please himself and others are so wasting. That money can go for a good cause to benefit a lot of people and animals welfare. Anyway, the pictures are cool, thank you Rinpoche for sharing. Didn’t know that there’ll be two face cat though, the cat looked so poor thing.
Thank you for the sharing Rinpoche.All the photos are amazing.But what will leave a lasting impression on my mind would be those created by the forces of nature.
Human could create a niche in time but mother nature could leave an impact to last a life time.
This photos really interesting and i never seen before. Thank you Rinpoche sharing to us and thank you for this photographer to snap shot so cool photos. Sharing can let peoples know more information, this is good for plant a Dharma seed to everyone , may they have fortune to learn Dharma Teaching.
Some photos really unbelievable, like the 12 years old two faced cat and the fish with human teeth..so nothing is absolute…it did have cause and effect.
Great photos, i really enjoyed looking at them over and over again a few times. The watermelons on the spectator heads looked like helmets and the fluffy sheep dog looked like a mop hehe. Thanks for sharing Rinpoche.
Thank you Rinpoche for posting all these amazing picture. Some of the picture look weire the one that animal teeth look like human teeth as well as the huge cat anyway is really eye opening to look at all these picture.
These photos are truly remarkable! In the very fact that they exist and also in so far as the photographer being there at the right moment and time to capture some of the incredible photos.
I would even dare say that if I had not seen those pictures for myself and were merely told it exist, I would be skeptical. It goes to show that not everything we have to see for our own eyes does exist. Sometimes we do not have the merits to see it but it does not mean it does not exist!
Thank you Tsem Rinpoche for being down to earth with your blog followers. I usually check this blog for updates so I can learn something new and seeing a blog post like this helps lighten up my day.
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Thank You for sharing Rinpoche. I think the sinkhole is really scary! It sould have took away a lot of lives if the hole was wider. My favourite picture would be the Avatar Hallelujah Mountain, it’s beautiful! And the weirdest one would be the picture of a fish with human teeth, now this is really weird! Imagine if we were to be bitten by the fish, may Buddha bless you..
These pictures are really beautiful, pictures are to witness our history, there are lots of beautiful moments in life, but due to the unstoppable time, we cannot hold on the wonderful time, hence, photos has been the best tool, and because of the technology today, we can even share it all around the world.
I enjoyed viewing these pictures very much, i went on to search on more details about almost all the photos. hehe, I really like seeing the different photos, it is just like I’m going on a holiday..
All the 21 photos are really really amazing and I doubt that the photos are Photoshopped! The pictures below are really cool and I really like all of them. I especially love the picture of the tornado together with the rainbow.
Thank you Rinpoche for sharing these amazing photos!
These pictures are so cool. It is amazing how none of them are photoshopped. I really like the one of the dog that looks like a sheep. It looks so adorable. HAMAD’s island is cool but it is not as cool as the failed project called the Earth Islands.
The earth islands are also available on google maps and they are a set of islands in Dubai that is arranged in the form of our continents. Super cool.
Dear Rinpoche, the pictures that I find it strange and interesting are from the first to the sixth pictures. I find the first picture really strange is because the mountain’s bottom is smaller than the top., I wonder why is the mountain like that and how did it balance?
Great shots of an array of beautiful photos ranging from the wonders and destruction of nature to man -made marvels, crazy antics, and of the animal kingdom.
This is so cool RInpoche. I really did enjoy reading and seeing these pictures. I think my favourite one would be the name on the island. I really did search it up on google earth, and its real! How cool is that? and it really is clear that it is his name. Thank you so much for sharing.
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Gyenze appears in the heavenly form help us gain resources through correct means. Gyenze’s practice can also increase our life span and healing. Many activities can be accomplished through Dorje Shugden Gyenze. It is indeed a wonderful practice and blessed as many activities can be accomplished through relying on it sincerely. Attracting positive energies and resources in our daily lives and also increases our inner and outer wealth. Gyenze has helped numerous people of all walks of life regardless of religion. Gyenze is a fully enlightened Buddha therefore he makes no conditions to help anyone who sincerely requests his assistance. Helping us in resources in order to have a better life and dharma practice. Gyenze’s practice can be done daily by anyone who wishes to cultivate the energies of increase and abundance in their lives.
Thank you Rinpoche with folded hands for sharing this .
Wangze is one of Dorje Shugden’s emanations and is the most powerful deity to propitiate in order to assist us when we are facing difficult situations with difficult people and positive influence on others. Wangze’s practice can cultivate energies of power, influence, and the ability to positively influence others. Practising this practice with knowledge and understanding we may gain a firm footing on the spiritual path bringing benefit to their lives.
Thank you Rinpoche for this sharing.
H H the Dalai Lama is considered as the incarnation of the Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara, therefore is a highly realized and attained being. Dalai Lama has been worshipping Dorje Shugden for decades, consulted his oracles, and even composed prayers for Dorje Shugden. Until 1966 suddenly, Dalai Lama imposed the ban on Dorje Shugden , saying Dorje Shugden is not good. Many incarnation have been returning again and again. Dorje Shugden’s practice does not send us to the three lower realms. Prayers composed by H.H the 14th Dalai Lama at Dungkar Monastery of Domo Geshe Rinpoche tells all and had proven it. Dalai Lama can not be wrong for some one who has the clairvoyance to see whether Dorje Shugden is good or evil. Even the 5th Dalai Lama composed prayers, and also made a statue of Dorje Shugden.
Reading this over and over as it good to know and understand better. May more people get to read this truth.
Thank you Rinpoche for this sharing.
That’s interesting with those questions and answers range on Buddhist practice and philosophy to general advice on various situations in life, we learn some knowledge. Reading and learning something from these random questions asked.
Thank you Rinpoche for sharing .
Since those days in school , I have heard of these Bermuda Triangle. Will get exicted hearing interesting stories of the mysteries of these area. The Bermuda Triangle, also known as the Devil’s Triangle, is a region between Florida, Bermuda, and Puerto Rico in the North Atlantic Ocean. Over the past several centuries, more than 50 ships and 20 planes have disappeared in the area. Recording to some researchers that a parallel universe exists in the Bermuda Triangle region, causing a time or space warp that sucks the objects around it into a parallel universe. Interesting. The Bermuda Triangle, known for its mysterious disappearances. In recent years there have been several incidents in the Bermuda Triangle that have captured media attention. Interesting,ships and airplanes that seemed to have disappeared without a trace which has earned it the name ‘Devil’s Triangle. Since then nothing extraordinary has happened in the last 60 years. Some had mentioned that there are large deep ocean craters on the sea floor of the Bermuda Triangle. Could it be possible no one knows but there’s also others theory as well. Scientists still cannot solved these mysteries disappearance, were there the existing of aliens or something else.
Thank you Rinpoche and Cindy Hew for this great sharing.
Visiting Dorje Shugden’s grotto in Kechara Forest Retreat is a must see place . A beautiful hugh statue of Dorje Shugden was installed ,Rinpoche also placed hundreds of Holy mantra stones, around Dorje Shugden grotto, for everyone to do circumambulation around Dorje Shugden. So as visitors could able to do candles offerings as well. We Malaysians are so fortunate to learn about Dorje Shugden if not beacause of Tsem Rinpoche. Dorje Shugden has tremendous power to help us helps us in whatever way we need in our resources and in our spiritual journey. He is an emanation of an enlightened being and that he manifested in a worldly form. As an emanation of Manjushri, Dorje Shugden has the ability to open our minds to universal wisdom.There’s so many benefits when we rely on Dorje Shugden sincerely. A wish-fulfilling Shrine that will help everyone regardless of race and religion.
Thank you Rinpoche .
Interesting blog .Chinese folklore features a rich variety of ghosts, monsters, and other supernatural creatures. According to traditional beliefs a ghost is the spirit form of a person who has died. Ghosts are typically malevolent and will cause harm to the living if provoked. Many Chinese folk beliefs about ghosts have been adopted into the mythologies. But centuries of physics research have found nothing like this exists, which is why physicists say ghosts can’t exist. And so far, there is no proof that any part of a person can continue on after death. Ghosts or spirits do exist in this world. There’s several myths still widely circulated even there’s a decrease in rituals and rites. Chinese communities all over the world use a variety of methods to protect themselves from ghosts, or whatever. Spirits and ghost are everywhere even day time its only we can’t see. As long as they are not disturbed ,its alright. Doing prayers and dedicated to them is the best choice. In Buddhism when we takes refuge in the Buddha, practises the Dharma and supports the Sangha, we are protected from many different types of spirit. Tibetan Buddhism is one of the most powerful to counter all forms of ghostly and spirit disturbances.
Thank you Rinpoche for this interesting blog.
Anila Thupten Chonyid a nun and good friend of our Guru Tsem Rinpoche have left footprints in Tsem Rinpoche’s heart. A knowledgeable and humble nun that had sponsor Rinpoche for years studying and life as a monk in Gaden India. Anila had a huge powerful impact on Rinpoche. Tsem Rinpoche Bio Research Team had an apportunity to visit and interview this kind nun.
Thank you Rinpoche for this sharing.
The great master of sutra and tantra, His Holiness Kyabje Zong Rinpoche, a Gelug Lama was a strong practitioner of Dorje Shugden. He was also a disciple of the third Trijang Rinpoche, junior tutor of the 14th Dalai Lama. Famous as a sharp analyst and master of philosophical debate, as well as a Tantric practitioner. At a young age , he went to Lhasa studied effortlessly and became renowned as a powerful debater. Living a simple lifestyle with shabby robes, he was well known throughout the three great Gelug monasteries of central Tibet. As a master of philosophical debate who possessed an extraordinary memory and he became renowned for healing activities. He had inspired had many Western disciples throughout the West ,in Tibet and India and gave many empowerments and teachings. H.H Kyabje Zong Rinpoche was an incredible Gelugpa master who returned to our world lifetime after lifetime to lead sentient beings out of samsara. Merely listening to his voice from the video is a blessing.
Thank you Rinpoche for this great sharing
Reading this post again regarding this huge Buddha statue in Thimpu, Bhutan. Construction began in 2006, as in the post, it was completed only in 2015. The completed work is one of the largest Buddha Statue in the world located in the southern mountains of Bhutan. At 177 feet (54 m) this gigantic Shakyamuni Buddha statue houses over one hundred thousand smaller Buddha statues which are made of bronze and gilded in gold. It has become a must-visit tourist destination in Thimphu Valley, Bhutan. Having a Huge Buddha Statue has benefited thousands of people just looking at it . Merely by looking is a blessing. Would love to visit this stunning Buddha statue to see for myself .
Thank you Rinpoche for this sharing.
Yading, Daocheng County is a county of western Sichuan Province, China. A visit to Daocheng Yading is worth visit. As it has the very beautiful lakes Milk Lake, Pearl Lake and Wuse Lake as well as the three holy mountains named Chenrezig, Jampayang and Chenadorje. Having a population of about 33 thousands where many of them are many Dorje Shugden lamas, geshes and Dorje Shugden practitioners in Yading. H.E. Gyara Rinpoche a reincarnation of a great master in the Drikung Kagyu lineage has been visiting different villages in Yading, giving and sharing Dharma teachings to thousands people there. Gyara Rinpoche an incumbent of Shar Gaden Monastery, India and had studied under H.E. Kyabje Dagom Rinpoche and many other erudite lamas. An erudite scholar, Gyara Rinpoche received many teachings, instructions, initiations, commentaries and empowerments of both Sutra and Tantra .As in the post Gyara Rinpoche gave Dorje Shugden’s life entrustment initiation to thousands monks and lay people in Yangting Dechen Ling Monastery. Other than the Dorje Shugden sogtae, Gyara Rinpoche also gave Lamrim teachings and Guhyasamaja initiation in Yangding Monastery. Looking at the people in those pictures tells all. Apart of that Gyara Rinpoche also gave a logical explanation of the Dorje Shugden controversy and the unlawful ban imposed by the CTA, to create awareness of the truth behind the Dorje Shugden controversy.
Thank you Rinpoche for this sharing of a great Lama.
It was H E Kyabje Gangchen Rinpoche that first recognised our Guru Kyabje Tsem Rinpoche as a tulku back in 1987. Lama Gangchen Tulku Rinpoche was an important Tibetan Italian lama of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism. He was the last generation of lamas from the ‘old Tibet’. At a young age he was recognised as the reincarnation of the lama healer Kachen Sapen. He was a direct disciple of the greatest lamas of the Gelugpa school of the twentieth century, such as Kyabje Trijang Dorje Chang, Kyabje Zong Rinpoche, who taught him Tibetan medicine, healing methods and astrology. He worked tirelessly as a spiritual teacher and healer. He travelled tremendously throughout India, Nepal, Sikkim, Europe and finally settled in Italy. Lama Gangchen has travelled extensively ,providing healing and gave teachings worldwide. He has also led many pilgrimages to some of the most important holy places of different religious and spiritual denominations in the world. He founded numerous centres all over the world. Kyabje Gangchen Rinpoche has worked tirelessly for many decades to promote world peace and had received many awards and recognitions for his work. Lama Gangchen will remain in the hearts of all those who met him as a teacher of great love and profound wisdom.
Years back our Guru Kyabje Tsem Rinpoche did sent students to Kyabje Gangchen Rinpoche ’s centre in Albagnano, Italy with many offerings and updating projects of Kechara as well.
Thank you Rinpoche for this great sharing
nteresting read of how a common nomad boy became an Oracle Lama. Reading the biography of a selfless Dorje Shugden Oracle Lama again had me understand more. Venerable Choyang Kuten Lama became a renowned oracle, who had contributed greatly in Tibet’s history. Choyang Kuten Lama was a respected oracle for a manifestation of enlightened Dharma Protectors Dorje Shugden, and was told he would be very beneficial to beings in the future. During the Chinese invasion he remained in Tibet although the situation was tense, helping countless people escape safely to India. As the situation worsened in Tibet in 1959 Kuten Lama escaped life not only as an oracle, but also contributing in various ways. Giving the Tibetan community lengthy advice and even Dharma teachings. He also served his countrymen in difficult times in Tibet and in refugee camps in India regardless of the tradition or school of Tibetan Buddhism. He raised funds for monks’ quarters in many monasteries including Gaden, Drepung as well as other Nyingma and Sakya monasteries.
Thank you Rinpoche for this sharing .
Awesome life’s story and legacy of Ondor Gegeen Zanabazar the first Jebtsundamba Khutuktu of the Gelugpa lineage of Tibetan Buddhism in Mongolia and his profound impact on Mongolian Buddhism. Zanabazar a man of all trades was a prodigious sculptor, painter, architect, poet, costume designer, scholar and linguist .He was a descendant of Chingis Khan, born into a prominent Oirot Mongol family. Considered to be a living reincarnation of one of the important earlier Buddhist leaders in Mongolia. Zanabazar showed signs of advanced intelligence, linguistic abilities, and religious devotion from an early age. He is much revered for his contributions to Buddhist learning and for his reforms of Mongolian Buddhism. He was best known for his intricate and elegant Buddhist sculptures. Viewed as one of Mongolia’s most prominent historical figures, celebrated for propagating Tibetan Buddhism throughout Mongolia to this day.
Thank you Rinpoche for this sharing of the first high saint of Mongolia.
Due to the Dorje Shugden controversy many practitioners are still oppressed due to their choice of religion. Yet there are complaisant, and obliging people too who barely understand the situation, poorly informed of the issue and behave in a way they knew what’s going on regarding the ban on Dorje Shugden. There are many good bits of wisdom and worthy words in this article. Well-intentioned people make mistakes, lots of them. Mistakes must be expected and being held accountable for. Oppression will still exist no matter how compassionate sharing with others. If we are willing to risk making mistakes we can still do something. We must constantly try to find out ways to use our privilege to push forward the voice of the oppressed. Do not allow ourselves to be immobilized by lack of knowledge.
Thank you Rinpoche and Sarah for this sharing.
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H.E. Tsem Rinpoche
Root Guru
H.H. Zong Rinpoche
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H.H. the 14th Dalai Lama
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Hear the holy voice of Kyabje Zong Rinpoche giving advice on the practice of Dorje Shugden to those who had received the life-entrustment initiation. Kyabje Zong Rinpoche wanted to make sure those present received the maximum benefits from their practice, and that they kept their practice well. LEARN MORE >>
In Tibetan Buddhism, it is always said that whatever we practice must come from an enlightened source to be beneficial in our spiritual journey. As such in this video, Kyabje Zong Rinpoche shares with us the history and reincarnation lineage of Dorje Shugden to explain how great this Dharma protector is through the examples of his previous lives, showing us his powerful spiritual attainments. LEARN MORE >>
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.
"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
MOTIVATIONAL QUOTES
"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
SPIRITUAL QUOTES
“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
LIFE QUOTES
"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
Devotional Songs
Sung by Mary Fewel Tulin, these mystical songs in praise of the guru originate from the Sikh tradition. Yet, they are applicable to all traditions for those who want to venerate their guru.
The Known and unknown are both feared,
Known is being comfortable and stagnant,
The unknown may be growth and opportunities,
One shall never know if one fears the unknown more than the known.
Who says the unknown would be worse than the known?
But then again, the unknown is sometimes worse than the known. In the end nothing is known unless we endeavour,
So go pursue all the way with the unknown,
because all unknown with familiarity becomes the known.
~Tsem Rinpoche
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5 years ago
According to legend, Shambhala is a place where wisdom and love reign, and there is no crime. Doesn't this sound like the kind of place all of us would love to live in? https://www.tsemrinpoche.com/?p=204874
5 years ago
108 candles and sang (incense) offered at our Wish-Fulfilling Grotto, invoking Dorje Shugden's blessings for friends, sponsors and supporters, wonderful!
5 years ago
Dharmapalas are not exclusive to Tibetan culture and their practice is widespread throughout the Buddhist world - https://www.tsemrinpoche.com/?p=193645
5 years ago
One of our adorable Kechara Forest Retreat's doggies, Tara, happy and safe, and enjoying herself in front of Wisdom Hall which has been decorated for Chinese New Year
5 years ago
Fragrant organic Thai basil harvested from our very own Kechara Forest Retreat farm!
5 years ago
On behalf of our Puja House team, Pastor Tat Ming receives food and drinks from Rinpoche. Rinpoche wanted to make sure the hardworking Puja House team are always taken care of.
5 years ago
By the time I heard about Luang Phor Thong, he was already very old, in his late 80s. When I heard about him, I immediately wanted to go and pay my respects to him. - http://bit.ly/LuangPhorThong
5 years ago
It's very nice to see volunteers helping maintain holy sites in Kechara Forest Retreat, it's very good for them. Cleaning Buddha statues is a very powerful and effective way of purifying body karma.
5 years ago
Kechara Forest Retreat is preparing for the upcoming Chinese New Year celebrations. This is our holy Vajra Yogini stupa which is now surrounded by beautiful lanterns organised by our students.
5 years ago
One of the most recent harvests from our Kechara Forest Retreat land. It was grown free of chemicals and pesticides, wonderful!
5 years ago
Third picture-Standing Manjushri Statue at Chowar, Kirtipur, Nepal.
Height: 33ft (10m)
5 years ago
Second picture-Standing Manjushri Statue at Chowar, Kirtipur, Nepal.
Height: 33ft (10m)
5 years ago
First picture-Standing Manjushri Statue at Chowar, Kirtipur, Nepal.
Height: 33ft (10m)
5 years ago
The first title published by Kechara Comics is Karuna Finds A Way. It tells the tale of high-school sweethearts Karuna and Adam who had what some would call the dream life. Everything was going great for them until one day when reality came knocking on their door. Caught in a surprise swindle, this loving family who never harmed anyone found themselves out of luck and down on their fortune. Determined to save her family, Karuna goes all out to find a solution. See what she does- https://bit.ly/2LSKuWo
5 years ago
Very powerful story! Tibetan Resistance group Chushi Gangdruk reveals how Dalai Lama escaped in 1959- https://bit.ly/2S9VMGX
5 years ago
At Kechara Forest Retreat land we have nice fresh spinach growing free of chemicals and pesticides. Yes!
Fresh eggplants grown on Kechara Forest Retreat's land here in Malaysia
6 years ago
Most Venerable Uppalavanna – The Chief Female Disciple of Buddha Shakyamuni - She exhibited many supernatural abilities gained from meditation and proved to the world females and males are equal in spirituality- https://bit.ly/31d9Rat
Mahapajapati Gotami, who was the first nun ordained by Lord Buddha.
6 years ago
Mahapajapati Gotami, who was the first nun ordained by Lord Buddha. She was his step-mother and aunt. Buddha's mother had passed away at his birth so he was raised by Gotami.
6 years ago
Another nun disciple of Lord Buddha's. She had achieved great spiritual abilities and high attainments. She would be a proper object of refuge. This image of the eminent bhikkhuni (nun) disciple of the Buddha, Uppalavanna Theri.
6 years ago
Wandering Ascetic Painting by Nirdesha Munasinghe
6 years ago
High Sri Lankan monks visit Kechara to bless our land, temple, Buddha and Dorje Shugden images. They were very kind-see pictures- https://bit.ly/2HQie2M
6 years ago
This is pretty amazing!
First Sri Lankan Buddhist temple opened in Dubai!!!
6 years ago
My Dharma boy (left) and Oser girl loves to laze around on the veranda in the mornings. They enjoy all the trees, grass and relaxing under the hot sun. Sunbathing is a favorite daily activity. I care about these two doggies of mine very much and I enjoy seeing them happy. They are with me always. Tsem Rinpoche
Always be kind to animals and eat vegetarian- https://bit.ly/2Psp8h2
6 years ago
After you left me Mumu, I was alone. I have no family or kin. You were my family. I can't stop thinking of you and I can't forget you. My bond and connection with you is so strong. I wish you were by my side. Tsem Rinpoche
6 years ago
This story is a life-changer. Learn about the incredible Forest Man of India | 印度“森林之子”- https://bit.ly/2Eh4vRS
6 years ago
Part 2-Beautiful billboard in Malaysia of a powerful Tibetan hero whose life serves as a great inspiration- https://bit.ly/2UltNE4
6 years ago
Part 1-Beautiful billboard in Malaysia of a powerful Tibetan hero whose life serves as a great inspiration- https://bit.ly/2UltNE4
6 years ago
The great Protector Manjushri Dorje Shugden depicted in the beautiful Mongolian style. To download a high resolution file: https://bit.ly/2Nt3FHz
6 years ago
The Mystical land of Shambhala is finally ready for everyone to feast their eyes and be blessed. A beautiful post with information, art work, history, spirituality and a beautiful book composed by His Holiness the 6th Panchen Rinpoche. ~ https://bit.ly/309MHBi
DON'T MISS THIS!~How brave Bonnie survived by living with a herd of deer~ https://bit.ly/2Lre2eY
6 years ago
Global Superpower China Will Cut Meat Consumption by 50%! Very interesting, find out more- https://bit.ly/2V1sJFh
6 years ago
You can download this beautiful Egyptian style Dorje Shugden Free- https://bit.ly/2Nt3FHz
6 years ago
Beautiful high file for print of Lord Manjushri. May you be blessed- https://bit.ly/2V8mwZe
6 years ago
Mongolian (Oymiakon) Shaman in Siberia, Russia. That is his real outfit he wears. Very unique. TR
6 years ago
Find one of the most beautiful temples in the world in Nara, Japan. It is the 1,267 year old Todai-ji temple that houses a 15 meter Buddha Vairocana statue who is a cosmic and timeless Buddha. Emperor Shomu who sponsored this beautiful temple eventually abdicated and ordained as a Buddhist monk. Very interesting history and story. One of the places everyone should visit- https://bit.ly/2VgsHhK
6 years ago
Manjusri Kumara (bodhisattva of wisdom), India, Pala dynesty, 9th century, stone, Honolulu Academy of Arts
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5 years ago
Pig puts his toys away
Animals are so intelligent. They can feel happiness, joy, pain, sorrow, just like humans. Always show kindness to them. Always show kindness to everyone.
5 years ago
Always be kind to animals-They deserve to live just like us.
Whales and dolphins playing with each other in the Pacific sea. Nature is truly incredible!
5 years ago
Bodha stupa July 2019-
Rainy period
6 years ago
Cute Tara girl having a snack. She is one of Kechara Forest Retreat’s resident doggies.
6 years ago
Your Next Meal!
Yummy? Tasty? Behind the scenes of the meat on your plates. Meat is a killing industry.
6 years ago
This is Daw
This is what they do to get meat on tables, and to produce belts and jackets. Think twice before your next purchase.
6 years ago
Don’t Take My Mummy Away!
Look at the poor baby chasing after the mother. Why do we do that to them? It's time to seriously think about our choices in life and how they affect others. Be kind. Don't break up families.
6 years ago
They do this every day!
This is how they are being treated every day of their lives. Please do something to stop the brutality. Listen to their cries for help!
6 years ago
What happened at Fair Oaks Farm?
The largest undercover dairy investigation of all time. See what they found out at Fair Oaks Farm.
6 years ago
She’s going to spend her whole life here without being able to move correctly. Like a machine. They are the slaves of the people and are viewed as a product. It’s immoral. Billions of terrestrial animals die annually. Billions. You can’t even imagine it. And all that because people don’t want to give up meat, even though there are so many alternatives. ~ Gabriel Azimov
6 years ago
Our Malaysian Prime Minister Dr. Mahathir speaks so well, logically and regarding our country’s collaboration with China for growth. It is refreshing to listen to Dr. Mahathir’s thoughts. He said our country can look to China for many more things such as technology and so on. Tsem Rinpoche
6 years ago
This is the first time His Holiness Dalai Lama mentions he had some very serious illness. Very worrying. This video is captured April 2019.
6 years ago
Beautiful Monastery in Hong Kong
6 years ago
This dog thanks his hero in such a touching way. Tsem Rinpoche
These people going on pilgrimage to a holy mountain and prostrating out of devotion and for pilgrimage in Tibet. Such determination for spiritual practice. Tsem Rinpoche
6 years ago
Beautiful new casing in Kechara for Vajra Yogini. Tsem Rinpoche
6 years ago
Get ready to laugh real hard. This is Kechara’s version of “Whatever Happened to Baby Jane!” We have some real talents in this video clip.
6 years ago
Recitation of Dorje Dermo‘s mantra or the Dharani of Glorious Vajra Claws. This powerful mantra is meant to destroy all obstacles that come in our way. Beneficial to play this mantra in our environments.
6 years ago
Beautiful
Beautiful sacred Severed Head Vajra Yogini from Tsem Rinpoche's personal shrine.
6 years ago
My little monster cute babies Dharma and Oser. Take a look and get a cute attack for the day! Tsem Rinpoche
6 years ago
Plse watch this short video and see how all sentient beings are capable of tenderness and love. We should never hurt animals nor should we eat them. Tsem Rinpoche
6 years ago
Cruelty of some people have no limits and it’s heartbreaking. Being kind cost nothing. Tsem Rinpoche
6 years ago
SUPER ADORABLE and must see
Tsem Rinpoche's dog Oser girl enjoying her snack in her play pen.
We were told by Uncle Wong he is very faithful toward Dorje Shugden. Dorje Shugden has extended help to him on several occasions and now Uncle Wong comes daily to make incense offerings to Dorje Shugden. He is grateful towards the help he was given.
6 years ago
Tsem Rinpoche’s Schnauzer Dharma boy fights Robot sphere from Arkonide!
6 years ago
Cute baby owl found and rescued
We rescued a lost baby owl in Kechara Forest Retreat.
6 years ago
Nice cups from Kechara!!
Dorje Shugden people's lives matter!
6 years ago
Enjoy a peaceful morning at Kechara Forest Retreat
Chirping birds and other forest animals create a joyful melody at the Vajrayogini stupa in Kechara Forest Retreat (Bentong, Malaysia).
7 years ago
This topic is so hot in many circles right now.
This video is thought-provoking and very interesting. Watch! Thanks so much to our friends at LIVEKINDLY.
7 years ago
Chiropractic CHANGES LIFE for teenager with acute PAIN & DEAD LEG.
7 years ago
BEAUTIFUL PLACE IN NEW YORK STATE-AMAZING.
7 years ago
Leonardo DiCaprio takes on the meat Industry with real action.
7 years ago
Do psychic mediums have messages from beyond?
7 years ago
Lovely gift for my 52nd Birthday. Tsem Rinpoche
7 years ago
This 59-year-old chimpanzee was refusing food and ready to die until...
she received “one last visit from an old friend” 💔💔
7 years ago
Bigfoot sighted again and made it to the news.
7 years ago
Casper is such a cute and adorable. I like him.
7 years ago
Dorje Shugden Monastery Amarbayasgalant Mongolia's Ancient Hidden Gem
7 years ago
Don't you love Hamburgers? See how 'delicious' it is here!
7 years ago
Such a beautiful and powerful message from a person who knows the meaning of life. Tsem Rinpoche
7 years ago
What the meat industry figured out is that you don't need healthy animals to make a profit.
Sick animals are more profitable... farms calculate how close to death they can keep animals without killing them.
That's the business model.
How quickly they can be made to grow, how tightly they can be packed, how much or how little can they eat, how sick they can get without dying...
We live in a world in which it's conventional to treat an animal like a block of wood.
~ Jonathan Safran Foer
7 years ago
This video went viral and it's a must watch!!
7 years ago
SEE HOW THIS ANIMAL SERIAL KILLER HAS NO ISSUE BLUDGEONING THIS DEFENSELESS BEING.
This happens daily in slaughterhouse so you can get your pork and Bak ku teh. Stop eating meat.
ASK A PASTOR
A section for you to clarify your Dharma questions with Kechara’s esteemed pastors.
Just post your name and your question below and one of our pastors will provide you with an answer.
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Seema Purohit asked:I have exam on 13 November. It is showing very bad day as per mawa. I am aged 41 and struggling. I failed 3 times. Can u suggest way to turn the tide. I am working hard but luck is never on my side.pastor answered:Dear Seema Purohit,
Thank you for your question. Astrological influences do not necessarily mean that things on that day will go bad. There are methods that we can use to overcome any negative influences and make those days very successful and productive.
First since this has to do with exams, you should be practical about it, make sure that you know the exam material well, make sure that you eat properly before the exams, and make sure that you remain calm before and during the exam. If you know the material well, if you are too nervous then it may cause you issues during the exam.
From the spiritual angle, you can make offerings on your altar before your exam. Actually, it would be good for you to make offerings on your altar daily from now until then, to generate merit so that your exam will be successful. You can also engage in Dorje Shugden's mantra - OM BENZA WIKKI BITANA SOHA. Dorje Shugden a Dharma Protector who helps us to overcome obstacles and be succesful. He is an emanation of Manjushri, who is the Buddha of Wisdom. So, his practice is especially powerful for things to do with study, exams, etc.
You can read more about Dorje Shugden here: https://www.tsemrinpoche.com/tsem-tulku-rinpoche/buddhas-dharma/beginners-introduction-to-dorje-shugden.html
Hope this helps. And you have our prayers for success in your exams.
October 29, 2024 04:06
Nelson asked:Tashi Delek Pastors!
I have some questions about some things that may pastors help me understand:
Today, I receive some gifts from a Dharma Friends that four small bags during his visit trips to Tibet:
Tamdrin Dudtsi Mendrup or Hayagriva Holy Nectar Pills from Sera Ngakpa Tretsang.
Mani Rilbu or Mani Blessing Pills from Drashi Gonkhang.
Dorje Shugden Rilbu or Dorje Shugden blessing pills from Sampheling in Tibet.
Kagye Drupchen holy nectar pills from Mindroling Monastery.
What's is different between these three holy pills?
How i should use or supply better these pills for anyone or my self?
What's meanings of these pills and benefits of this?
Thank you so much.pastor answered:Dear Nelson,
You have received some very powerful and blessed holy pills from your friend. In general, all the pills are made from dried crushed herbs and holy items and then consecrated during long pujas, dedicated to a particular deity to imbue them with certain energies. Here is a little bit of information about them:
Tamdrin Dudtsi Mendup - these pills are made from holy nectar and consecrated using the practice of Hayagriva, who is a wrathful emanation of Chenrezig (the Buddha of Compassion). Generally, any blessed item using the practice of Hayagriva is good for protection from spirits and nagas, negative forces or energies, etc. They are also good for healing illness and diseases, especially effective for any type of skin disease. Mendup pills are also specifically made for healing physical illnesses. Sera Ngakpa Dratsang is the tantric college of Sera Monastery in Tibet, where they learn and practice the different types of tantric systems within the Gelug lineage.
Mani Rilbu - these are pills blessed with the energies of Chenrezig using the Mani mantra - OM MANI PEME HUNG. They are great for general healing and well-being and are very potent sources of the compassionate energies of the Buddha. Drashi Gonkhang is a protector chapel dedicated to Drashi Lhamo who is a form of Palden Lhamo. This chapel is affliated with Sera Monasery which is of the Gelug lineage. You can read more about Drashi Lhamo here: https://www.tsemrinpoche.com/tsem-tulku-rinpoche/buddhas-dharma/drashi-lhamo-the-protectress-with-the-rolled-out-tongue.html
Dorje Shugden Rilbu - are pills blessed with the energies of Dorje Shugden. They are are excellent for providing protection and swift assistance to overcome worldly and spiritual obstacles. Sampheling Monastery also belongs to the Gelug tradition and the Sangha there are known to be very strong practitioners of Dorje Shugden. It is also considered to be the home monastery of one the most important incarnation lineages within the Gelugpa tradition - the line of Trijang Rinpoches.
Kagye Drupchen holy nectar pills - these are pills made from blessed nectar and consecrated using the Kagye practice, which is a practice incorporating eight different tantric deities. Mindrolling is also one of the most famous Nyingma lineage monasteries. It is one of the six Mother Monasteries of that lineage. I do not know much about the benefits of this rilbu as we practice the Gelug tradition in Kechara, and this practice belongs to the Nyingma tradition. While certain practices are shared in common throughout all traditions, the Gelug lineage does not have this particular practice.
Here is some general advice of what you can do with the pills:
> Insert into Buddha statues and stupas at the appropriate level to increase their blessings and positive potential. It’s said that if one has very good samaya with the guru, the holy rilbus placed in a stupa will miraculously multiply and grow.
> Place a holy rilbu in your water bottle and drink throughout the day for general protection, healing and blessings. The water can be topped up daily until the pill has completely dissolved.
> In times of need, a rilbu can be consumed on its own. Swallow it whole with water, or crush into powder and consume with water.
> Dissolve in bathing water to relieve skin problems and for general protection.
> Place in the mouth of a dying person or animal to help them pass on peacefully.
> Place in the mouth of a deceased person or animal to help them take a better rebirth.
The pills should be store in a cool, dry and respectful place when not using them, otherwise they might go bad depending on the climate where you live.
I hope this helps. Thank you.
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#Throwback DS puja cum recitation of Namasangiti at Kechara Penang on 26th October 2024.
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19th October 2024. Puja as usual at Kechara Penang Dorje Shugden chapel. Every Saturday @3pm. Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta
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12th October 2024, our weekly Saturday puja attendees. #Throwback Kechara Penang Study by Jacinta
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#Throwback Kechara Penang Activities for the month of October 2024. Dorje Shugden puja was done on 5th October 2024.
2 months ago
Look at how attentive of the members during Dharma talk. It is through hearing, contemplation and practicing Dharma, one is able to eradicate delusions and march towards liberation. 28/9/2024 Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta
2 months ago
Pastor did dharma sharing on KFR retreat puja, purification after retreat and karma. Kechara Penang weekly puja. Pic taken by Siew Hong.
2 months ago
Under the guidance from Pastor Seng Piow, Kechara Penang Study Group members completed our weekly Dorje Shugden Puja. 28th September 2024 by Jacinta.
2 months ago
Sponsors' packages nicely decorated nd offered up on behalf. Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta.
2 months ago
Completed Dorje Shugden puja cum recitation of Namasangiti on 14th September 2024. Kechara Penang Study Group, uploaded by Jacinta.
3 months ago
Known as Merdeka Day (31st Aug 2024), our Kechara Penang members celebrated this day with Dorje Shugden and his entourage by doing a DS puja together with recitation of Namasangiti. Uploaded by Jacinta.
3 months ago
24th Aug 2024, Kechara Penang Study Group members have completed weekly puja. A variety of kuihs and fruits were offered up on behalf of sponsors. By Jacinta
4 months ago
At the point of the passing, the only thing that will help us and our loved ones is the Dharma. Hence, try to chant mantra, do pujas, giving alms and etc during this period. Bereavement puja by Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta.
4 months ago
Bereavement puja by Kechara Penang Study Group. May the deceased has good rebirth and the family members find solace in the Three Jewels. Thanks to Rinpoche for He always taught us about practising compassion through action. By Jacinta
4 months ago
Thanks to Sharyn, the florist came and arranged on the spot! What a lovely and colourful bunch flowers attractively arranged to Buddha as offerings. 2nd Penang DS retreat of the year (2024), uploaded by Jacinta.
4 months ago
As usual, a retreat will not be complete without nice tormas. Pastor Patsy and our dear Penang members ~ Swee Bee, Tang, Jasmine and Siew Hong came together as a perfect and united team in completing it. Penang DS Retreat 17-18th Aug 2024 by Jacinta.
4 months ago
A picture that says all. Thanks to Pastor Seng Piow, 12 retreatants and 51sponsors that make this event a successful one. See you all in our next retreat. Kam Siah. A simple yet full of gratitude note by Choong, uploaded by Jacinta.
4 months ago
Offerings being set up, getting ready to start the first day of Kechara Penang Group's retreat. By Jacinta
4 months ago
As H. E. The 25th Tsem Tulku Rinpoche had mentioned a retreat is time taken away from our ordinary, daily, mundane activities specifically to focus on deeper meditation, deeper meditational practices to gain some benefits. Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta
4 months ago
Retreat started for the second half of the year, 17th Aug 2024. We have new participants and those regulars. Thanks to Pastor Seng Piow and Choong for organising it. Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta.
4 months ago
10th Aug 2024. Kechara Penang Study Group completed DS puja, led by Siew Hong. Uploaded by Jacinta.
5 months ago
Thank you Pastor Seng Piow for the dharma sharing and leading today's puja 3rd August 2024. Pic by Siew Hong and uploaded by Jacinta.
5 months ago
Puja sponsorships packages of RM100, RM 50 and RM30. Really appreciate the continuous support for our Penang DS Chapel. 28/7/2024 By Jacinta
5 months ago
Completed weekly puja at Penang DS Chapel. 27th July 2024 by Jacinta.
5 months ago
For those Penang members who were back in Penang, instead of having a weekend off, they chose to go to Penang DS centre and did a DS puja for the benefits of all beings. 20th July 2024, Saturday. By Jacinta
5 months ago
So proud of Penang Kecharians for attending initiations given by Venerable Chojila at Kechara Forest Retreat, Bentong on 20th - 21st July 2024. Against all odds, many of us made it there. (Not in the pic Mr. Teo and Sunny) By Jacinta.
5 months ago
Wishing all sponsors' wishes be fulfilled and thanks for supporting our Kechara Penang Puja packages on 13/7/2024. By Jacinta
5 months ago
#throwback 13th July 2024, Kechara Penang Study Group completed DS puja. We have special guest that day, Paul, a long time senior Kecharian with his friends. By Jacinta
6 months ago
Beautiful offerings arranged by Choong. Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta.
6 months ago
7/7/2024 Kechara Penang weekly puja completed. Kechara Penang Study Girup by Jacinta.
6 months ago
This week's puja offerings sponsored by a few people and we hope their wishes be fulfilled. Pic taken by Choong and uploaded by Jacinta.
6 months ago
29th June 2024. Kechara Penang Study Group completed weekly Dorje Shugden cum Manjushri Namasangiti. Pic taken by Choong and uploaded by Jacinta
6 months ago
Need a dose of spiritual nourishment or perhaps any spiritual protection? Do take up our Kechara Penang food/candles offering packages. Do not hesitate to contact our member Choong for more info. Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta.
6 months ago
Different food offerings offered on Penang Kechara Chapel's altar behalf of the sponsors. May sponsors' wishes be fulfilled. Great effort from Choong Soon Heng, one of our Kechara Penang dedicated members who thought of this way for people to generate merits while clearing obstacles. Uploaded by Jacinta.
6 months ago
These are some of the offerings offered on behalf of our sponsors. We have different offerings packages which one can choose from or just simply sponsor our weekly puja in dedication to our loved ones. Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta.
7 months ago
We hope you enjoyed our pictures, as much as we enjoyed our Wesak Day together in Penang. Let us carry the energy and enthusiasm we experienced so far and inspires many more. Happy Wesak Day! 22/5/2024 KPSG by Jacinta
7 months ago
Puja offering packages. Thanks to those who sponsored the puja. May all your wishes be fulfilled. KPSG by Jacinta
7 months ago
Colourful altar with plenty of offerings. We had DS puja with Praise to Buddha Shakyamuni as we celebrate this special day of Buddha's Birth, Enlightenment and Parinirvana. KPSG by Jacinta
7 months ago
Some of the activities done during the Wesak Day Celebration in Penang. Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta.
7 months ago
Wesak Day Celebration in Penang!Buddha's Bathing Ritual. 22/5/2024 Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta.
7 months ago
11/5/2024 Saturday @3pm. After puja, all members helped out clearing the offerings and we shared out the blessed food offerings with our families, friends and even animals. Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta
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Thank you for sharing these unique photos, it broaden my horizon, especially the sinkhole found in Guatemala City in 2010. It was so huge, it makes me think of alien haha. Its so interesting so I went to find out the cause of sinkholes 🙂
Also Sheikh Hamad bin Hamdan Al Nahyan describes his name in his island, this is a unprecedented story for me. He is so wealth! And he uses his wealth in a meaningful way. According to The Daily Mail, Hamad is also a philanthropist who focuses on medical causes.
The world is amazing.
Thank you for the sharing, all the photos are very unique in their own ways, beauty is found all over, differing for each and every person. I admired the unbelievable nature beauty photos, with amazing landscape and the incredible color which has no boundaries.
Sometimes photos have amazing stories to tell, it brings people all around the world to explore and visit the fascinating places. I believe there are more to be discovered by human beings through photographs.
Unbelievable and interesting photos….have not any of these before except Avatar Hallelujah Mountain at Zhangjiajie National Forest Park in China.I was there few years back i saw it…beautiful and unbelievable.
The rest of those interesting and beautiful photos made me stared and look for awhile.The two faced cat and fish with human-like teeth looks scary to me.Sometimes last year a baby goat, born in village in Malaysia, has a distinctively human …. the mythical half-human half-goat creature.The deformed ungulate did not survive long after birth.
All these show that there are so many unbelievable things out there yet to be discovered by human.And it exist afterall.
Thank you Rinpoche for sharing those photos which many have not seen.
I love these interesting and funny pictures. Especially the..1) The Southern Sky Columnis located in the Zhangjiajie National Forest Park in China. 2)Just a fluffy sheep dog jumping over a hurdle.3)Spanish photographer Chema Madoz uses film in all of his projects. 4) Sinkholes are real and terrifying! This particular sinkhole was found in Guatemala City in 2010. And last but not least,the sand elephant with people around. Thank you very much Rinpoche for sharing these fascinating pictures.
I think that these photos taken from various points around the world are indicating that the earth is not as simple as we assumed as it’s now.
These are not the end, I believe there are more to be discovered by human beings. However, at the same time, I hope people would be mindful and considerate while discovering or visiting at interesting points on earth. Without preserving the earth, we are shortening the lifetime of the earth .
Twenty one amazing photos without being photoshopped to show us how vast the world around us can be. We cannot use stereotype to view any of these images. Purple squirrel? Two-faced cats? Some of them do bring a smile to my face though. 😉
Thank you Rinpoche for the sharing with us.
Humbly, bowing down,
Stella Cheang
Thank you Rinpoche for sharing these weird but intresting photos . The to face cat has be born with two faces or in the mothers belly another cat was not fully formed. The sinkhole is terrifying but really intresting
This is so cute yet funny I like the cat that has two faces. I find the fish weird ,it might have been caused by a water pollution . And the cat is super fat I think its weight is 90 kilograms.
Thank you Rinpoche for sharing these photos. It is so good to see some funny, interesting or weird photos after a stressful day. I like the Avatar Hallelujah Mountain and the river in photo 3, they are so beautiful. The wave rock formations is so confusing and I am sure I feel dizzy if I were there. The one I like the most is the fluffy sheep dog, I really lol when I saw the photo, it just looks like a mop cloth..hahaha, too cute for me.
These pictures are really unbelievable!!! It is amazing how someone can take picture of a spoon but the shadow appears to be a fork. I really wonder how the person managed to do that. The fish with the human teeth does not really puzzle me but indeed it is strange. I think that the two faced cats are some sort of really special feature. Sheep ambushes might have happened a lot in the old days when people were not so aware that they had left the farm gate open.
Hopefully somebody adopts the big cat.
Thank you Rinpoche for sharing these photos which are really unbelievable
Dear Rinpoche
Thank you for sharing this unbelievable photos. All the photos are uniquely amazing…some are funny, some lovable, some scary and some kinda creative.
The water court with intelligent looking skyscraper looks cool and refreshing. The sports spectators putting water melons on their heads is so funny. They must be watching a very exciting and challenging game. They put the melons to cool their heads in case their heads get heated over an argument…LOL.
The bee keeper is the most scary…giving me goosebumps all over just by looking at it.
All the photos are very unique in their own ways and everyone will see them differently.
With folded hands
Rena
I am totally addicted to these kinda fascinating pictures and captions. They stretch our imagination and boundaries of science and possibility. When I see some post something like that on Facebook, I always click it and will look at each and every picture with awe and wonderment. I am pretty intrigued by the Guatemalan sinkhole and the freaky fish with human teeth. How bizarre!
Very entertaining images, unexpected, rare, beautiful, funny, surprising or beautiful.
Thank you for sharing them Rinpoche.
These photos are all so cute and horrifying at the same time. It is all nature at work, yet we some how or other do not notice it at all till it is very obvious and visible to us. It shows us how things changes daily, yet if we do not pay attention to it, we will only notice it when there are huge differences.
It is just amazing how things when interpreted in a different way mean a totally different things all together. It is just so fascinating how mother Earth works, as well as how our brains work!
These pictures are so cool. It is amazing how none of them are photoshopped. I really like the one of the dog that looks like a sheep. So, I managed to find out what was the breed, it is a Komondor. I really wanna get one but I doubt it can survive in Malaysia temperatures as it lives in colder climates.
感谢仁波切分享21 样世界无奇不有的精彩照片,信不信由你。在这世界里时间每天在转动,事物也是每天在变动。所以有什么事情是不会发生呢?所以我们现在还不开始修佛,还要等几时呢?让我们自己想吧?
This is so wonderful and nice, when I seeing all this pictures. Some of the pictures is so funny and nice views.
Thank you Rinpoche for sharing this post.
Thank you Rinpoche for sharing such eye & mind-opening pictures! It is true that what we know is very limited and that there are so many things out there that we are completely new to. This is a very powerful reminder that being on the path to enlightenment, humility is a MUST!
amazing and cool pictures
Rinpoche’s presentation of his 21 unbelievable photos in the blog, were similar to that of the surgeon’s first known case of his reconstruction of an “extra-nose”, out of the patient’s rib cartilage and implanting it under the thin skin of his forehead. This has drew widespread publicity in the News! So would Rinpoche’s collection of photos, if these displayed in the Newspapers. Some really contained “out-of-this-world’s” incredible images and strikingly cool too. Many heartfelt thanks for the sharing to enlighten us too Rinpoche!
Some photos are really cool some made me cringe a little haha especially the fish with the teeth, it gave me mixed feelings of it. I found it quite egoistic of the man to have embedded his name onto the ground just so he could see it from far when the money spent could’ve been put into better use for the community or people. Thank you for sharing these photos Rinpoche.
Thank you Rinpoche for sharing these cool pictures, what I can say is I’m amazed at how mother nature and magnificently contribute such a unbelievable scenery. Some people with a lot of money to create something that’s so big and awing to please himself and others are so wasting. That money can go for a good cause to benefit a lot of people and animals welfare. Anyway, the pictures are cool, thank you Rinpoche for sharing. Didn’t know that there’ll be two face cat though, the cat looked so poor thing.
Thank you for the sharing Rinpoche.All the photos are amazing.But what will leave a lasting impression on my mind would be those created by the forces of nature.
Human could create a niche in time but mother nature could leave an impact to last a life time.
This photos really interesting and i never seen before. Thank you Rinpoche sharing to us and thank you for this photographer to snap shot so cool photos. Sharing can let peoples know more information, this is good for plant a Dharma seed to everyone , may they have fortune to learn Dharma Teaching.
Wow. This pictures are real awesomeness rinpoche. Thankyou for posting these images in one articles for us to enjoy. Thank you
Some photos really unbelievable, like the 12 years old two faced cat and the fish with human teeth..so nothing is absolute…it did have cause and effect.
Great photos, i really enjoyed looking at them over and over again a few times. The watermelons on the spectator heads looked like helmets and the fluffy sheep dog looked like a mop hehe. Thanks for sharing Rinpoche.
Thank you Tsem rinpoche for sharing these amazing photos with us.
This is so cool. How these pictures are not photoshoped at all is amazing . Thank you for sharing Rinpoche. These pictures are super cool
Thank you Rinpoche for posting all these amazing picture. Some of the picture look weire the one that animal teeth look like human teeth as well as the huge cat anyway is really eye opening to look at all these picture.
These photos are truly remarkable! In the very fact that they exist and also in so far as the photographer being there at the right moment and time to capture some of the incredible photos.
I would even dare say that if I had not seen those pictures for myself and were merely told it exist, I would be skeptical. It goes to show that not everything we have to see for our own eyes does exist. Sometimes we do not have the merits to see it but it does not mean it does not exist!
Thoughts to ponder upon huh! 😉
Thanks Rinpoche for the sharing. Really unbelievable.
Thank you Tsem Rinpoche for being down to earth with your blog followers. I usually check this blog for updates so I can learn something new and seeing a blog post like this helps lighten up my day.
Smiles
Thank You for sharing Rinpoche. I think the sinkhole is really scary! It sould have took away a lot of lives if the hole was wider. My favourite picture would be the Avatar Hallelujah Mountain, it’s beautiful! And the weirdest one would be the picture of a fish with human teeth, now this is really weird! Imagine if we were to be bitten by the fish, may Buddha bless you..
Wow… All this pictures is amazing and nice 🙂 The photographer is really creative when capture all this pictures that looks so funny.
Thank you Rinpoche for sharing this post.
These pictures are really beautiful, pictures are to witness our history, there are lots of beautiful moments in life, but due to the unstoppable time, we cannot hold on the wonderful time, hence, photos has been the best tool, and because of the technology today, we can even share it all around the world.
I enjoyed viewing these pictures very much, i went on to search on more details about almost all the photos. hehe, I really like seeing the different photos, it is just like I’m going on a holiday..
Dear Rinpoche,
All the 21 photos are really really amazing and I doubt that the photos are Photoshopped! The pictures below are really cool and I really like all of them. I especially love the picture of the tornado together with the rainbow.
Thank you Rinpoche for sharing these amazing photos!
Love
Jutika
Wow! These pictures can really bring my mind into another world. Thank you Rinpoche for sharing them to us!
These pictures are so cool. It is amazing how none of them are photoshopped. I really like the one of the dog that looks like a sheep. It looks so adorable. HAMAD’s island is cool but it is not as cool as the failed project called the Earth Islands.
The earth islands are also available on google maps and they are a set of islands in Dubai that is arranged in the form of our continents. Super cool.
WOW. jaw dropping pictures. Very interesting!
I actually went to google map to search for the name but unfortunately he (Abu Dhabi Sheikh) actually had his name erased from his private island. http://blogs.wsj.com/middleeast/2013/04/30/abu-dhabi-sheikh-has-name-erased-from-private-island/
Nonetheless, thank you Rinpoche for sharing such interesting pictures.
Dear Rinpoche, the pictures that I find it strange and interesting are from the first to the sixth pictures. I find the first picture really strange is because the mountain’s bottom is smaller than the top., I wonder why is the mountain like that and how did it balance?
Great shots of an array of beautiful photos ranging from the wonders and destruction of nature to man -made marvels, crazy antics, and of the animal kingdom.
Thank you for sharing those amazing imageries with us Rinpoche.
My eyes just went on a visual vacation. The melon head one is my personal favourite because it made me let out a snort. I love weird stuff. 🙂
Thanks Rinpoche for sharing these awesome photos.
These unbelievable photos make us a tour to the world.
The cat at the last photo is so cute, the cat is really Huge!!! LOL…
This is so cool RInpoche. I really did enjoy reading and seeing these pictures. I think my favourite one would be the name on the island. I really did search it up on google earth, and its real! How cool is that? and it really is clear that it is his name. Thank you so much for sharing.