(By Tsem Rinpoche) Dear friends, I was on the blog chat and several other persons also joined me to my delight. I started asking various persons about the different enlightened aspects of Tsongkapa, His practice, benefits and trivia related to Him. I thought I would reproduce the chat here and you can learn a lot...
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Black Manjushri is the wrathful healing form of Manjushri that helps us to heal our deep inner negative emotions and mental suffering that arise due to sickness or problems; it is also a powerful antidote against the harm and disturbances caused by negative astrological influences. Get started on the practice by clicking any of...
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Dear friends, This is an essential study no matter what tradition of Buddhism you come from. If you are serious about gaining progress on the path of practice to enlightenment, this text is highly recommended and very necessary. I fold my hands and request you all to study so you gain progress. Tsem Rinpoche...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) Dear friends, Below is a very good article that asks a list of questions for other fellow senior Buddhists to reflect on. It is primarily based around the topic of whether Malaysian Buddhist organizations are reaching out to the youths of today in the best possible way. The article first seeks...
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I just read the news and found out that Singapore's best actor has taken ordination vows! Wow! I am so amazed!
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I recently stumbled upon a Nicholas Roerich Musuem website and I was very very amazed by his collection of art works. I am so surprised to see spiritual paintings and depictions of Tibet, Lama Tsongkhapa and Buddha Maitreya in his collections. I am so happy to see this and I thank the Nicholas Roerich’s...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) Nothing is owned by us. Everything will be given, taken, lost, abandoned or forgotten in the end. We came into our current lifetimes with nothing and no matter how much we accumulate, we leave with nothing. So wouldn’t it be wise that in between, we develop no real attachments or put so...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) Dear students and friends, About 2 weeks ago, a Vietnamese lady from San Francisco and a 21 year old boy from China came to visit Kechara. They had flown in all the way from their respective home countries just to see the various work Kecharians and myself were doing here!...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) I found this wonderful article in Shambala's blog about statues and stupas, and thought it would be helpful for many of my students and friends to read this write up.
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I recently read the news about how Pakistan has massive ancient Buddhist sites and archaeologists are uncovering more everyday!
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Jul 1, 2011 Part 1 (27 June 2011) Part 2 (29 June 2011) (By Tsem Rinpoche) Dear friends, Recently I gave teachings on the day of the LAM RIM RECITATION RETREAT began and two days later I made a surprise visit to the retreatants and also gave a talk. Here are the talks as...
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Dear students and friends, Take a look at the pictures below of Serthar Buddhist Institute in China! Spiritual aspirants actually built their houses around the monastery where they learn and practice Dharma.
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(译文请往下阅读) H.E. Tsem Rinpoche was recognized as a reincarned high lama in 1990 in Gaden Monastery. However, in the Gelug lineage, even if you are a reincarnation, you still need to prove yourself in this lifetime with your knowledge, practice, and guru devotion. Kensur Rinpoche Jampa Yeshe was a great lama and one of the gurus of Tsem Rinpoche, and Kensur Rinpoche was also the ex-abbot of Gaden Shartse Monastery, but his health back then was always not very good. Tsem Rinpoche invited Kensur Rinpoche to stay in Tsem Rinpoche’s ladrang in Gaden M...
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The two tutors of H.H. Dalai Lama had very close relations. They spent over thirty years in close proximity to H.H. the Dalai Lama until and after he finished his studies. The great knowledge and lineages H.H. Dalai Lama generously shares with the world today were passed down primarily from these two great masters. H.H....
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) Dear Rinpoche, My mother’s eyes open today and she is following movements in the room. Hands and feet still cold. Nurse said it’s the medication they use to draw blood to vital organs. Bed sore not improving. Hands a little swollen. She seemed comfortable but condition remain unstable. I am continuing...
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Essential Thoughts When we surrender what we fear, Then the light shines through. When we dissolve our past, We can look into the future. The future will become the past, So make now count for the future. When we think of ourselves as priority, Then we can never find peace. When we think of...
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At 5.30am early this Sunday morning, the Mahabodhi Temple was attacked by 9 bombs. 6 exploded inside the temple complex, 3 outside the temple grounds. There was another one which was defused. The Mahabodhi temple is located in Bodhgaya, India. It’s a UNESCO World heritage site, and one of the 7 wonders of the Buddhist world....
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I came across this featured article about Master Cheng Yen, the founder of Tzu Chi Foundation. The work that Tzu Chi Foundation does worldwide is so incredible and impactful that they have been featured on this leading news and information source, FORBES...
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Dear students and friends, I came across this article a few days ago, and was pleasantly surprised to read it. China officially lifted a 17-year-old ban on allowing His Holiness the Dalai Lama photos be displayed in Gaden Monastery, in Lhasa, Tibet.
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Freedom is near Death is near, no time to think. Death is near, no time to waste. Death is waiting, no time for excuses. Change is a choice, others are more important, than oneself, this is the ultimate truth. As long as we keep identifying our aggregational attachments as the real us, we are...
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