Fact: About 4 pigs are slaughtered every second in the USA. Fact: In Malaysia, the pig population numbers up to 1.8 million. What do these numbers indicate? It means many animals are SUFFERING. It means many animals are being slaughtered. And it means even more animals are about to be slaughtered. Watch the two...
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There is a special relationship that can be forged between man and dog, seen so many times in cases such as “Spot” in America, and “Hachiko” in Japan. I was emailed this story by Jean Ai, one of my students, who thought I may be interested in a story about a dog’s loyalty. In...
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Here is another one of those stories that opens your heart. Previously, it was Tara and Bella, the elephant and labrador who were fast friends. This is about a cat and a deer’s close companionship. The amazing thing here is the cat accepts the deer and likewise, the deer accepts the cat. Grooming is...
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The awareness of the importance of protecting life and the living environment has been increasing in recent times. However, people still continue to misuse their power, and have selfishly destroyed many species of animals and their habitats. We are definitely destroying ourselves on environmental and karmic levels. Limiting one’s selfishness through the spirit of...
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We often speak about animal cruelty, but how universal is your love for animals in general? Would you go the extra mile to save these animals? Try looking beyond the differences, and not let our sight influence our ability to care for beings that we find strange by our standards. Due to karma and...
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This is very disturbing on many many many levels, in so many ways it’s so wrong and so unnecessary… but please create awareness of this… please say something… Tsem Rinpoche Cockfighting Gone Wrong!!!
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It’s easy to get caught up with a lot of complicated terminology in books about religion – but somehow we (sadly) forget to realize that what we have for lunch and dinner really matters! ~Jared Hughes (Jared commented on one of my facebook posts on Vegetarianism..and it was so powerful, I had to blog...
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I have been blogging a lot about animal cruelty lately, and I thought it would be nice to show you the possible human-animal interaction most of us don’t expect is possible. Most of us could never imagine eating a cat or a dog….so why does it seem alright for most of us to eat...
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There is one opposite Mustafa Centre, Serangoon (Little India). Whenever I visit Singapore, I visit Mustafa’s. You can find almost anything inside and open 24 hours. Can you imagine a dept store open 24 hours?? How convenient for people. We do not have anything like that here in Kuala Lumpur. Then just 15 seconds...
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I went to the fish store looking for some small parrot fishes/goldfishes. Then a 22 inch golden Koi caught my eye among many Kois. He is very friendly, he comes to the surface to ‘greet’ you while the others stay away. He somersaults in the water, plays and very gentle. I fell in love...
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This MMS was sent to me yesterday: Dearest Rinpoche… Fishes have all been released: 300 kg of catfish dedicated to Ladrang – requested by Rinpoche (this is for every Ladrang members long life, happiness and spiritual growth) 88kg dedicated to Kechara Care & Kechara House by Su Ming 100kg dedicated to Rinpoche’s long life...
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It is heartbreaking to see this video. This dog is sad, lost and disorientated. His owner died. Yet he stays nearby laying next to his beloved owner. I sincerely hope someone will take this dog in and give him the love he deserves. I hope he will not be alone. This dog obviously has...
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MPH (Malaya Publishing House) has 18 outlets all over Malaysia and they are one of the biggest bookstores in the country. We have had many associations with them in the past…launching our major books there like “If Not Now When?” (amongst our other books), promoting two of our KMP star writers biography (Jamie and...
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A few days ago, a video surfaced of a dog being abused by a man in a small room. The video very quickly circulated on the Internet, especially on Facebook, where a very active online group was started just to identify the abuser. Apparently they have located both the man and the woman (who...
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Here is a little excerpt from an article on dog-fights. Read it to understand what these animals have to endure. It is not life. “Typically, before their first birthdays, puppies bred for fighting are placed in front of other dogs in order to test their aggression. At around 15 months, two prospective “fighters” are...
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Below is a wonderful message posted on my blog comment section from Raluca. It warmed my heart to read this and also how compassionate Sir Paul is!!! To use his fame to benefit something important on this planet. Just being rich and famous is nice, but if only WE enjoy it then that will not take...
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Dear everyone, for the sake of all the animals killed and eaten, please for them, watch this video. For them spread this video around as much as possible. For them create awareness. Nobody wants pain..not even a chicken. Please create awareness. Please find the compassion within you to never eat meat. Love, Tsem Rinpoche...
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California animal rescue officers were called in after an eight-month old German Shepherd dog mysteriously got his head stuck in a wall this week. Dog-gone it! Canine gets head stuck in wall Stricken pooch Rebel was found whimpering with his head sticking out one side of the 18-inch thick wall in Desert Hot Springs,...
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Katrina Ann has been volunteering in Kechara Saraswati Arts (KSA) for the past few months. Both her parents and her began helping out at KSA while preparations were being made for the new gompa opening. They helped to bead the pearls for Vajrayogini’s skirt and was seen till late at night helping out at...
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Australian residents fled their homes and sandbagged properties Tuesday as a major town was threatened by a worsening flood disaster which unleashed a plague of snakes and crocodiles. Tens of thousands of people in Rockhampton braced for complete isolation as waters which have inundated an area bigger than France and Germany, and closed the...
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