Dear friends, I have spoken on this subject many times and I think it is time students talk, contemplate and share with others. Here we have Joy who has been with me for around 11 years sharing this text with Shin and Andrew. Shin has been with me around 8 years and Andrew joined...
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Dear friends, I had Kwok Wai and Bonita give a talk last night May 3, 2012 on the “This Is Important To Know” post. I have been given giving teachings for decades. Some absorb, some understand, some partially understand, some apply it to themselves, some get nothing from it. Everyone is different… All is fine,...
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In our short lives we have trusted in so much that turned out to be short term results, no results, sad results or results that are disappointing. Top of the list are the chasing of money, paying off commitments, dragging ourselves to hell and back for relationships that end nowhere, fantasizing materialism brings...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) March 13, 2010 Dear everyone, A few days ago in my audience room in Kechara House 1, there was a leakage on the ceiling, and water fell directly onto Zong Rinpoche’s statue on the altar, not anywhere else. So I was quite concerned and worried. Without asking me, Monlam, who was...
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Congratulations to our SNAP, PRAY, LOVE Competition lucky March winner, Jerome Raphalen! Jerome's photo of a shrine has gained our celebrity judges attention, meeting the criteria of both promoting a diversity in shrine/altar presentation while achieving a sense of inner peace...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) Ajahn Siripanno (Ajahn Siripanno gives an enthralling Dhamma talk on the timeless teachings of Ajahn Chah. The talk was given at the Ajahn Chah Remembrance Day on 16 January 2010 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.~by sampajanna ) I was forwarded this video of Ajahn Siripanno by a friend and watched. I...
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Kindness is the way to clarity. Clarity leads to calmness. Calmness opens the door to wisdom. Wisdom transforms our habits. Our habits transform into eventual attainments. Attainments allow us freedom. Freedom allows us freedom for others. That is the goal of the sacred Buddha who has no rival in all of existence. That is...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) (译文请往下阅读) November 9, 2010 Turkey Swamp was a large park with huge lake around 3 hours bicycle ride from my childhood home in New Jersey. If you went by car it’s around 45 mins or more. One of my relatives took me there once and I loved it as a kid. I asked my childhood friend Marc Reed to bicycle there with me. He was very agreeable. He is a very outdoor type of person, strong, energetic and game to try any physical activity. So off Marc and I went…it was a real LONG bike ride and physically gruelling 2-3 hours...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) The scenery here appears to resemble one of the Buddha's True Land paradises, with its tall towers and graceful pavilions...
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We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts we make the world. Speak or act with a pure mind And happiness will follow you As your shadow, unbreakable. With our thoughts we make the world. ~Buddha
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I was associated with another centre which I pulled out of 12 years ago. When I left them, they said I would never make it. I would flop..hehe..I didn’t care they didn’t think I would make it or not, because I am not doing a business. I am practicing dharma. They said I was...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) Vajrayogini in the Gelug Tradition It is said that Vajrayogini was Je Tsonkhapa’s (1357 – 1419 C.E.) innermost yidam. There is no evidence for this since the Gelugpas had paid attention to Vajrayogini/Vajravarahi only as the consort of Chakrasamvara being one of their three principal yidams (gsang bde ‘jigs gsum;...
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Pastor Loh Seng Piow and Justin looked like they stayed up the whole night with no sleep in this picture… in fact they did. They were working with me on my blog that whole night. They both got along very well and respected each other alot. It was nice to see how they worked...
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Dear everyone, Vincent Cheng posted the following on my chat on the blog… Wow… some people like Vincent really post with great substance, honesty, meaning..and self realizations… I wanted to share this with everyone… I love what Vincent wrote… People are really posting interesting things on my blog chat daily more and more now…...
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A few years back, when Kechara started to grow exponentially, I needed proper management from skilled and or dedicated individuals to get the organization to keep running smoothly.
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A wonderful person named Wendy Loh has decided to use her skills, accumulated from her years working within the film industry, to contribute what she can to Kechara Media & Publications... How wonderful.
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I found this article very interesting… take a read. Tsem Rinpoche The Marketplace of Ideas The Statue of Liberty stands as a proclamation of Western, secular freedom and dignity, welcoming all with the words of Emma Lazarus: “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched...
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Generally stupas are the physical representations of a Buddha’s mind. They come in 8 main shapes. Each shape is equal to the representation of Buddha’s mind. They can contain: Relics of Buddha Relics of High monks Relics of attained masters Sutras Mantras Multiple images of Buddhas such as statues/tsatsas/pictures/paintings/precious items Wealth vases Blessed items...
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Dear friends around the world, I found this beautiful picture that radiates warmth, love, spirituality and great gentle power. His Holiness Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche to me was a living Guru Rinpoche Padmasambhava. Everything he did was to benefit others. He spent his whole sacred life learning Dharma, practicing Dharma, accomplishing Dharma and disseminating Dharma....
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Dear Friends, I have uploaded here very precious audio and video teachings by His Holiness Kyabje Zong Rinpoche. They are very rare and even to hear the voice of this great master is a tremendous blessing. The teachings on Tantra you can listen to if you have the initiation otherwise please do not listen....
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