Kechara Paradise’s new location in SS2 recently opened its doors to the public. Kechara Paradise SS2 is our first Dharma store that wa established in the year 2000, a few years before the opening of our Dharma centre, Kechara House. It has now move to a bigger location and on ground floor. We were...
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Below are 3 cards from my students and friends: Girlie Ooi, Dato’ Ruby Khong and Sean Wang. 1. Girlie Ooi Girlie Ooi has just finished her Dzambala retreat. Doing Dzambala’s prayer can, in the short term, bring us material wealth and help us out of poverty but more importantly, his practice can also...
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Kechara Oasis first opened in 2009. Led by Irene Lim, my long-time student, she has since been taking the restaurant to greater heights. Just a month ago, they won the Top 10 Best Casual Dining Award at the HAPA Awards (Hospitality Asia Platinum Award)! Held on an annual basis, the award recognizes top restaurants...
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No it’s not a new department hehe….it’s Kechara Soup Kitchen (KSK) that has officially launched its very first weekday mobile soup kitchen! Since September 2010, KSK has opened their very own building right in the city center of Kuala Lumpur! As they continued their community services, the number of homeless people that walked through...
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Dearest Rinpoche, I am so blessed. I just wanted to try to connect with you in the way that I can. My mother is dying of small-cell carcinoma. Rebecca Hart is a single mother that suffered greatly at the hands of her husbands. She had my brother who is 41 now, and she had...
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Source: http://thestar.com.my/lifestyle/story.asp?file=/2011/1/1/lifefocus/7613072&sec=lifefocus Source: http://thestar.com.my/lifestyle/story.asp?file=/2011/1/1/lifefocus/7613072&sec=lifefocus
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A few years ago when things were difficult, some of my students took part in flea markets all over the city. They were so kind and worked so hard to raise funds for Kechara and to help me pay bills through sales at this Flea Market…. We all had very little then, and could...
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Kechara Saraswati Arts (KSA) had their official opening! Around 50 Guests started arriving around 7.30pm. There were some already there from volunteering in one of the many different activities KSA has…most were there to roll mantras for the new statues for the new gompa!! Hehe There were finger foods of curry puffs, yam cakes,...
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Kechara Oasis meets HAPA’s requirements in terms of service, restaurant ambiance and food quality…hence they won the award. It’s not surprise that Kechara Oasis is in the Top 10 as not only would you not realize that their food has no meat in it, but there is no salt, MSG or gluten to make...
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When I met Patsy Gooi in Penang over a decade ago, she was a lady of ease and comfort. She was a nice lady but couldn’t push herself to do more and had fear to do more. She was afraid of failing and afraid to give up ‘free’ time. But now, she has CHANGED...
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Today Kechara Oasis Vegetarian restaurant under Irene Lim is doing their 16th wedding booking. We have 200 guests today. And the decor in Kechara Oasis is all done in house. We are gaining a reputation for good food, nice ambiance and high class Vegetarian healthy way to celebrate a special event. More and more...
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Lots of hard work and dedication here. Beautiful for those who are sincere enough to be here and contribute. Tsem Rinpoche
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Today officially our Contractor Mr Ng has handed the keys of new Kechara Gompa to our Kechara President Datuk May and her committee. Today Kechara gompa is finished!!!! Very auspicious day!!! The official opening will be November 27, 2010. A very happy day for of us Kecharians. The Gompa is done and it is...
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Patricia Ng is the resident tailor in Kechara Saraswati Arts (KSA). She usually tailors brocades for thangkas, ritual objects, brocades and clothes for Buddha statues in Traditional Tibetan offering manner. When KSA knew that there was going to be a 8ft Vajra Yogini statue that will be in the new gompa, Patricia Ng hand...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) Our beautiful 8 feet Vajra Yogini has arrived in our new Kechara prayer hall (Gompa). Here you can see our dedicated group from Kechara Saraswati Arts dept putting on finishing touches to Her. Vajra Yogini’s six ornaments inclusive of Her body represents the perfection of the 6 paramitas. One who engages in...
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Kechara InMotion is one of our depts headed by Ms Han. This dept does filming, videos and subtitlting. Most of our videos distributed are done by this dept. They have been working out Tsem Ladrang, now they have acquired their own premises near the new KECHARA Gompa. It is under renovations now and the...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) Dear Friends, Our New Kechara Gompa (Hall) will have three images. Centre and main piece will be Lord Tsongkapa (12ft). The left side Vajra Yogini(8ft) and the right side Setrap (8ft). Our new Gompa finishes in around three weeks time and it will seat 700 people. That will be on the...
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Kechara is doing a book and creating a movie on my life story. Actually I’m not anyone special, but my teacher in the past around 8 years back (2002) insisted I do a bio book on myself in which I vehemently asked to be excused from doing..But my teacher insisted…But as time passes, many...
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From Thierry , update from Melaka. Now centre has two floors. Rgds ngeow) (We have a Kechara Melaka Study Group now and the premises is expanding….they are like the Kuantan Group very close to Kechara in Kuala Lumpur and an affiliate. Renovation work at new 1st flr to add a private toilet to Tsem...
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