Sarah joins the Blog Team full time!
Dear students and friends,
I would like to share with you yet another wonderful news. One of my students, who has been volunteering in the Ladrang for the past 1.5 years has finally joined in Kechara full-time!
Congratulations to Sarah for joining our Dharma family and making spiritual practice the center of her life. I wish her the best in her Dharma career.
Tsem Rinpoche
(Note: Written by the Ladrang)
Sarah recently earned her Bachelor of Pharmacy with first class honours from La Trobe University, in collaboration with a local college Asean Metropolitan University College. Unlike most BPharm graduates, Sarah chose Dharma work over being a Pharmacist or completing her PhD in Pharmaceutical R&D in Australia, by joining Kechara full time!
Ever since Sarah was young, she remembers being very interested in religious practices. Her desire to know more about religious practice intensified before entering college, as she thought to herself, “Where will all this lead to in the end?” It was at this time when Sarah researched and began intensive readings on several religions on her own time. This was intended to discover her true self. After 8 years of searching for an English Dharma centre that she can call her spiritual home, she accidentally stumbled upon Kechara’s doorstep at KPSP in 2009.
From the moment Sarah met Kechara, she immediately involved herself casually in the centre’s activities by attending Sunday classes, volunteering in events and also joining KSK rounds. In December 2010, an opportunity to volunteer for H.E. Tsem Tulku Rinpoche’s Ladrang came along through the recommendation of Liaison Ooi Beng Kooi and Jean Mei. Sarah revealed that it is through volunteering for website/blog research that she learned so much about Dharma; and because it has helped her so many ways, she wished to be part of the Ladrang full-time as she understands how much positive impact her Guru’s website/blog has on many people’s lives across the country and around the world.
Besides volunteering for the Ladrang while studying for her degree, Sarah developed a certain liking for research which earned her a distinction in her research paper. Although she admits that she sometimes dreads the long hours at the laboratory, she enjoys the challenges and the satisfaction of solving the ‘puzzle’. With much passion for research, along with a few of her friends, they submitted a research proposal and successfully secured RM60,000 in funds for her college’s research fund.
Sarah describes herself as a simple person, except for her obsession for a yearly re-run of Star Trek Voyage Home and Fight Club on new year’s eve. Besides that, she find herself pretty normal! As a whole, she found life to be interesting but empty. However since she met the Dharma and her Guru, Tsem Tulku Rinpoche, Sarah feels that she has finally found the purpose in life. This is something that she has always been looking for.
In 2005, Sarah graduated from the Royal College of Medicine in Ipoh, Perak; earning the Dean’s Award for her Diploma studies.
Sarah and her mother, Lucy Yap who works part-time in Kechara House. Here, the both of them attended one of KSK’s charity dinner in 2011.
Taken during one of her family trips.
Sarah with Jean Mei and a friend.
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Rejoice for Sarah!
Congratulation for finally work in Kechara officially. Welcome you to this big family. I am so happy for you and your mom. Coz I really can see this is something you really want to go for.
Thanks for making the decision to join the blog team as the blog is expanding to every corner of the world to touch people heart, and you definitely can contribute to this intelligence team with your passion.
Let’s go go go for Dharma!
Congratulations Sarah. I can say , you are lucky to find a “real” career path through joining Kechara.
I rejoice for your decision to be in dharma full time keep it up to continue help Rinpoche teaching to grow and benefit more people.
Dear Rinpoche,
My heartfelt thank you to Rinpoche for giving Sarah this golden opportunity to be a part of Kechara to benefit others through Dharma work.I am glad that Sarah found the answers she’s been searching for since young.
Sarah won’t be where she is today without Dato’ Ruby’s kindness, thank you Dato’. Jean Mei(her best friend) Beng Kooi and Su Ming,who gives her lots of love and support,thank you.To the wonderful blog team whom she loves to work with,thank you.
Lastly,Sarah I love you always and may your spiritual journey and love for Dharma grow and flourish.May the blog team brings benefit to countless people globally.
Yours Sincerely,
Lucy Yap
Congratulations to you Sarah for joining Kechara full-time. We are very proud of you!
I rejoice with Lucy for having such capable and lovely daughter. May she and her daughter receive great blessings from the Buddhas…….
Dear Sarah ,
Congratulations on achieving such great results . But most of all , for being able to do what you have wished to do ie Dharma work full time !! With best wishes from CK,Matthew , Melissa and grace
Congrats on your joining the blogteam fulltime!
Welcome Sarah for taking up dharma as your full time commitment.
I wish you great happiness and fulfillment through your dharma journey with Kechara.
Welcome Sarah! Rejoice for you! We gambateh and go go go!
I salute you Sarah, for your magnificient decision in becoming a full time to serve and benefit the welfare of all beings through KH. With your intelligience, I strongly believe your spiritual motivation will go a long way to help all beings from the bondage of their subdued minds and karma, thus wonderfully fulfilling the purpose of life. My hearty congrats to you and your mom too, for producing such a wonderful daughter. As our Rinpoche has said,” There is nothing to lose. The loss could not be doing Dharma when you can.” All the best!
Rejoice to Sarah. Welcome aboard to Kechara. Congrates Lucy…
Congratulations to you Sarah, for making right choice to join Kechara Organization. And specially the department of Blog Team, you and your team mates had done such wonderful job, to create an impact and benefit lots of people from all over the world who came through Rinpoche’s blog. Thanks and welcome you….Sarah
Congratulations Sarah on graduating with such excellent results. First class honours wow! Your parents must be so proud of you. I am too! I remember meeting you for the first time to ask you to blog for KSK. You were highly recommended by Justin Cheah and I was impressed by your writting. I am so happy for you that you are able to pursue your passion. I wish you all the best.
To Lucy Yap (Sarah’s mummy), our Gompa’s ever elegant and cheerful front desk, Congratulations for a job well done!
又有人选择佛法道路成为他们的事业跑道，恭喜你，SARAH。通过仁波切的博客，能够把仁波切的教导，传给跟多的人，让更多的人可以接触到仁波切，这样一来就可以利益更多的人了，辛苦这一群幕后英雄了，你们的功德无量啊。。。。。。
Congratulations Sarah for your graduation and happy for you to make dharma your path!
I rejoice for Sarah! She is now inextricably entrenched in Kechara. I like your single-minded focus on Guru and Dharma and your unwavering devotion to them that has prompted you to choose Dharma work over a secular career which has already begun to show promise of a brilliant future for you(if you had chosen it).
Your mum (Lucy)and you are very inspiring in your steadfast commitment to Rinpoche and the Dharma.
Welcome to Sarah to the Kechara family,
Sarah and Lucy were those few volunteers who do what ey promised and they go all the way to deliver what they promise. Such rare gems! I rejoice that both mother and daughter found and be able to enjoy the glory of dharma.
Rejoice for you Ms Sarah.As you are fortunate to meet up with Dharma,our guru and the compassion to share this through the Blog to benefit more people to come.
May the knowledge of Dharma be spread worldwide through the Blog Team.
Congratulations, Sarah, for making the right decision in choosing dharma as your career! Welcome to Kechara family!
Welcome to Kechara Family Sarah!! ^^, Rejoice!!
Welcome to the Kechara family Sarah…Rejoice!!!!! The blog team is so important for Rinpoche and us and it can benefit so many others and all over the world. may your Dharma work florish and may you always blessed by the 3 Jewels 🙂 Welcome babeh!!!
Rejoice Sarah, welcome to this super big family. Thanks for ur hardwork in helping Rinpoche to continue turn the Dharma wheel. Ur mum will be very proud with u…
Sarah welcome to the Kechara family, may you live long and prosper 🙂 within the Lama Tsongkhapa tradition and Kechara organisation.