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“How has Tsem Rinpoche’s blog benefited you?”
H.E Tsem Tulku Rinpoche began to write the first blog post on 16th September 2009. After almost 4 years H.E Tsem Tulku has posted about 1811 articles. Until today, the blog has over 2.5 million page viewers!
H.E’s blog covers a broad range of contents, from arts to science; from dharma knowledge to daily life guideline, from leisure to excitement, also; from inspiration to motivation.
I found that H.E’s blog is very beneficial to me. When I need to read or watch on some interesting stuff, the blog provides short movies from mysteries of science, paranormal movies to stories that make my heart feel warm. When I feel stress/tension; the blogs has solutions on how to release my stress/tension, from selections of music to the many methods that Rinpoche advises to overcome our anxiety of our daily lives.
When I am demotivated; the blog not just provides me motivation that I need but also includes the wisdom that I can use to motivate people around me.
I like horoscope, I always like to know about myself and other people’s behavior, Don’t be surprise, there is a section in the blog about horoscope, there is also a “horoscopes calculator” to enable me to determine/calculate my zodiac based on my birth date.
Picture 1: Zodiac Calculator
When I wanted to look for someone to chat, I will participate on the Blog Chat. The blog chat is not limited to only Malaysians; but also people around the world since the chat is “open”(on) for 24 hours.
When I feel I wanted to play some games; there are games on the blog, e.g: Soduku. And, the most exciting game is from time to time Or even on and off, there would be exciting blog Quiz for blog’s fans.
Sometimes I have no idea where to have vegetarian food, I will refer to the blog on some of the Malaysia’s vegetarian restaurant based on the reviews posted in the blog.
If I am in a cooking mood, even there are some recipes for me to try out. For a healthy lifestyle, besides food, for instance there was a blog post about indoor plant that produces oxygen.
How about pets? Well, in Rinpoche’s heart; there is always a place for animals. In this blog, I learned the methods to take care of animals; like dogs, birds and etc.
Now you might ask, I thought this is a Rinpoche’s blog, so it must be very Dharma. But why it seems so entertainment?
Well, it is very dharma. Dharma is all about daily life; eat, sleep, drink, even on line we are accessible to Dharma
This blog is also a blog where I learned the Dharma knowledge.
If I have a dharma question, in the blog, there is a section that I can ask my dharma question in “Ask the Pastor” section or I can post my question to H.E. ;if some question I feel too shy to ask, I will look into the questions and answers section to get the answers.
Photo 2: Ask the Pastors Session
In the blogs, there are prayers available and also methods to do certain prayers and; the most important part are these prayers came from authentic sources.
Photo 3: Prayers session
Besides prayer, there are some stories about Dharma practitioners, how they practice, what obstacle they faced, how they overcome the obstacle, and also story about Mahasiddhas etc, for me to gain more on Dharma knowledge. I can even downloaded the material like Buddha’s photos or even Tsem Rinpoche photos and used as wallpaper on my computer as well as on my handphone screen.
Now, I can even have changes to read some of the Dharma article written by other’s Buddhist practitioner from other sect. Not just Vajranaya.
At times, H.E will be in the chat room and I am able to access to his updates that I found motivating and encouraging. I personally think that H.E Tsem Rinpoche’s blog is like a box of assorted chocolates which always full with surprises.
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谢谢Freon的分享，可喜的是仁波切的部落客是全球数一数二的佛教团体部落客。里面的佛法内容包罗万象，一切关于Kechara 的佛法传承，都可以在这里找到。祈愿仁波切的部落客可以弘扬佛法，利益全世界的众生。
Thank you for sharing!
Congrats Freon! Thank you for summarising Rinpoche’s blog in such a detailed and interesting way. Yes, Rinpoche’s blog is full of jewels and surprises! There are also a lot of wisdom and meaningful quotes and pictures shared by Rinpoche and everyone. There are also a lot of resources available for download such as Buddha images, Audio teachings, etc.
Great place to hang out 24-7 from any where in the world as long as we have access to internet! 😉
Thank you Freon for giving an overview of this blog, Yes, I totally agree with you, the only reason Rinpoche creating this blog is because he want to share every single knowledge he has with the world, Rinpoche’s generousity is not just taking care of the people’s material need, Rinpoche’s generousity is to share with others everything that he has or come across in his life, not keeping a single little bit for himself.
Dharma is not just a religion, it is a way of life, hence, Rinpoche is writing all these articles that consists of different topics and different interests, many of these are related to our life, some are related to others, but all the article Rinpoche share here, it does carries Dharma teaching, Rinpoche is very skillfully using Dharma to put into our daily life activity.
That’s why this blog hit over 2 million views is not for no reason.. hehe…..
Wow Freon! You practically summarized Rinpoche’s blog. I like how you explained it!
If I am someone new I would definitely be curious and interested to find out more. I am happy to know that you have all the answers and entertainment you need all in Rinpoche’s blog.
You are right… I LOVE assorted chocolates! And there are just so much to ‘eat’ and ‘swallow’ everyday, 24 hours a day!
Thank you Freon for your sharing about how Rinpoche’s blog has benefited you.I found that Rinpoche blog is very beneficial to me too. Many Interesting stuff to read or watch and we can even chat with people from around the world. Many new thing to learn it feels like getting a direct teaching from Rinpoche. Thank you Rinpoche.
you are so right about DHARMA. with the right understanding of non-attachment everything in daily life can teach us Dharma. love your idea of H.E.Tsem Rinpoche’s blog is like a chocolate box….full of surprises… thanks for sharing love it****
Rejoice for you Freon! You have written the article very well to describe Rinpoche’s blog in a precise and well explained manner. It opens up the mind of everyone who has read through your article. Rinpoche’s teaching skills and methods have enabled many people to understand Dharma well. Thank you Rinpoche and Freon!
Dear Freon,
I really like the way how you promote Rinpoche’s blog.You can get what you want to know from there easily, very interesting and true. Thank you for sharing.
Thanks for sharing on how this blog have impacted you.
It have benefited us in many ways. I sure did.
Hello
Thank you Freon for your sharing on your thoughts about how Rinpoche’s blog has benefited you.
Your writting brought memory back to 2009, not too far back, but this blog has certainly benefited many people in many aspects. Beside Dharma, there are many interesting topics to read on too. Surely an interesting box of assorted chocalates! 🙂
Hey Freon!
Well written article! I still remember the time when I was new to blog chat, and you use to call me “Rogers” simply because my email ended with @rogers.com. I still find that funny! You were one of the first person to help me out with the site and pointed me towards Vajrasecret.com. So thanks Freon!
Jim
Thank you for sharing your feelings and hopes
Dear Freon,
Thanks for your sharing. You have summarised the variety of information on Rinpoche’s blog very well – there really is something for everyone and yes – even though it doesn’t seem that way, there is Dharma behind everything because everything is about Dharma.. even a game can be an opportunity for concentration LOL!
Rinpoche is remarkably skilful because there are so many different types of minds out there – there are people who are interested in animals, prayers, horoscopes, games, dharma teachings, celebrities, ghosts, art, architecture, Rinpoche himself etc and like the 13 departments of Kechara, the blog is like a buffet where you can never finish the delicious offerings!
I like your closing – I personally think that H.E Tsem Rinpoche’s blog is like a box of assorted chocolates which always full with surprises.:)
Good job, Freon………keep continue to serve…….