(By Tsem Rinpoche) During the KP SS2 opening, Shelly and Ron Tai bought a 3-foot Lama Tsongkhapa statue…and 2 days ago, they invited Him to their home! After the Buddha entered their home, Shelly and Ron made aspirational prayers before offering khatas to Lama Tsongkhapa. They then recited Gaden Lhagyama (guru yoga) and did...
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Andrew and Thierry have committed to the dharma all the way. They are involved with quite a few projects. What they start something, they finish. I like their style. I really respect people who do what they promise and go all the way with it. The second thing I admire in people is when...
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I’ve known Jean Mei since she was 10 years old and have watched her grow into a very self-driven young lady. She has recently graduated with a degree in Accounting and Finance in England where she was then expecting to start her career at one of the Big Four accounting firms, KPMG. Just like...
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I have always been a very vocal about animals. I do not like them to be abused, caged, beaten, starved, killed or eaten. I do not think that is the purpose of animals. There are so many other things to eat. If we truly believe in the law of karma, then we must not...
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Yesterday, at the prestigious Kuala Lumpur Golf & Country Club, Kechara held a golf tournament to raise money for KSK! It was through Datuk Khoo’s efforts that this was a major success! Together with his friend, Mohan Cheong, they both decided to tap into their group of friends to collectively help raise money for...
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It was nice surprise to see these beautiful gifts as it highlights the creativity of the hardworking staff in Kechara Discovery. The Buddhas are arranged as if they were in a garden. So much effort put in for me…I humbly thank everyone for these offerings. I thank Louis, Yvonne, June Tang and Yen Pin...
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I am very proud of Patsy Gooi, my long time friend and student, who has not only founded Kechara Paradise Penang, but also started the Penang chapter of Kechara Soup Kitchen. May Kechara Soup Kitchen Penang grow and benefit many. I have known Patsy for over a decade. She is another very loyal student....
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One of my students flipped through The Star and saw this!! The Star is a huge paper here that is distributed Nationally throughout Malaysia. It’s a beautifully done page advertising on of my books ‘If Not Now, When?’….very clear, stylish and modern looking advert page. How nice one of our books can be in such...
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On the 8th of June, the KSK committee started renovating a pre-war building into a soup kitchen! Ruby, my longtime friend and student, conceptualised the building inside out, from the colours of each room, to the function of each area…she was even there to supervise as the men worked. I ask all the Depts...
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If you remember my older post about Jojo Struys in KP Bangsar where she visits our Bangsar outlet for a feature with Star Property, here is the video of Jojo Struys and our own David Lai of Kechara Media & Publications, sharing with Jojo all about Buddhist Arts. Tsem Rinpoche From paintings...
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Apprentice Liaison David is a sadhu. A forest Mendicant swami. He left the forest for a quick visit to Ikea. He was in the forest for 15 years. He is getting accustomed to the environment, people and civilization again. Watch him in this video floating around ikea with his meditational robe on. Hehehe. And...
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David making the headlines again!!! Do listen to this nice interview where David talks about his book and work on National Radio here in Malaysia. The interview is very nice and interesting things were said. David spoke very well I must say. He carries his point across well. David is very frank and open...
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Congratulations to Paul today who gets a new car with more space, more room and more comfort as Paul is tall. Paul is a simple guy and he wouldn’t get a car just for the sake of it. Being a Liaison of Kechara he has two huge portfolios, so it is time to have...
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Deborah is the lady with the blue shirt on in front of the cake. She is surrounded by some of the wonderful crew of Kechara Media & Publications Dept of Kechara. She is 21 years old again today..hehehe… And she looks it too! She’s petite and very pleasant. I always hear wonderful thing about Deborah....
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Su Ming sent me this picture just 15 mins ago and it’s hysterical…let me explain. 1. About a week ago, Mr Ngeow had a cateract surgery on his eyes. So he has to rest his eyes for around two weeks. And not overuse and strain them. 2. Today he joined me on site to...
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I am so glad to know the fishes we are releasing at the lakes are ok. I am so glad that Suming and group are monitoring the lakes so that we do not harm the eco system by releasing fish into these lakes with our animal liberation once a month. The good thing is...
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27 employees (pic below) from Philip Morris Malaysia taking part in today’s Kechara Soup Kitchen’s rounds. In total we have 58 volunteers. More and more big corporations are interested in Kechara Soup Kitchen‘s cause – community action group that distributes food, basic medical aid and counselling to the homeless and urban poor of Kuala...
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18 July 2010 Hey everyone, watch this video of my students and friends performing for our charity dinner. The performance took weeks to practice and the audience LOVED THE SHOW. Tsem Rinpoche
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KECHARA SOUP KITCHEN (KSK) GETS OUR OWN BUILDING!!! The above message and pictures were from Ruby who is the president of Kechara soup Kitchen dept of Kechara House. We have purchased a building to have a permanent soup kitchen. So we will have a premises to cook and distribute. it is going under renovations...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) In Melaka, Kechara has a study group. They get together to discuss dharma and facilitators from KL will go to Melaka to conduct classes. There would be many people in Melaka interested in Dharma. This would be a good place to join up and study. Now they are starting pujas on...
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