H.E. Tsem Rinpoche Visits Thailand’s Amphawa Floating Market! I took a group of Kecharians with me to visit Amphawa Floating Market…Once you park, you walk through a whole bunch of interesting stalls, then you come to the pier and you can hire a boat for Thai baht 600 (very affordable). The boat can...
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Earlier I sent some of my students to go and film Kechara Oasis Viva Home. I wanted to do this to promote KOVH, and I will shoot more videos like this in the future to promote the departments because my liaisons and students and friends work very hard to make our departments a success....
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Here is an update from our study group in Johor Bahru (Southern most state in Malaysia). The Kechara Southern Jewel Chapel (KSJC) is very much a part of the Kechara family. Whenever we have an event in KL, there would definitely be someone from KSJC who would come and join in. The chapel members...
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In a Chinese wedding, there are usually 2 distinct parts: a tea ceremony and a wedding dinner (reception) where family, relatives, friends, colleagues and business associates of both the bride and groom are invited...
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On the 2/7/11 to 3/7/11, Kechara House attempted and officially made it into the Malaysian Book of Records for the Longest non-stop Lamrim Recitation (24 hours). It is wonderful to see so many people committing and fulfilling their commitment with pure dedication and motivation in their hearts. The retreat went on for 5 days, and...
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“I was not Dharmically-inclined at all” That was an interesting statement coming from a young lady, whom at the age of 22, decided to make Dharma the main focus in her life. Carmen’s first exposure to Kechara was way back in 2007, when she and her best friend Jean Mei decided to go for...
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Abby Foo graduated from New Era College with a major in journalism on November 2010, and was supposed to further her Bachelor's Degree in Taiwan in September 2011...
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I decided to record what the cards are all about. Easier to talk and share than type… Enjoy my short video clip. Kechara has just produced a 3-part series of greeting cards!!! There are altogether 39 different scenes/cards/photos: 22 cards for the “Cool Kecharian” series 11 cards for the “Kecharian Life” series (comes...
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Dear Helena, From my heart, I welcome you into the Kechara Mandala. I am very happy for you that you have decided to work in something that will bring benefit for others and yourself. It’s not always easy to work for others, but in time we will find the inner strength and confidence knowing...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) In the evening after Gen Losang taught how to do pujas to consecrate mantras for insertion, he taught our Kecharians how to do Dakini Dance for long life pujas. I decided to give a surprise visit and see how they were doing and also to give an explanation of Dakinis along...
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I have from time to time gone shopping with my friends and students and because I have a soft spot in my heart for all animals, I have many times returned home with more than a few friends of the feathered kind. Currently the Tsem Ladrang Aviary has 35 birds adopted from a less-than-exciting...
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I wanted to share all of this with my blog friends…picture and the enclosed letters/cards says it all….sweet. I love the cards…so nicely done by the kids..thank you! Tsem Rinpoche
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) Our very first children’s comic book is out! This is our first children’s book written by a dear student of mine, Shirley Maya Tan, and it certainly won’t be the last! It is beautifully illustrated by Yun Kim Loong and the quality of this book is amazing. You have to see...
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I really appreciate the over 110 full time staff we have in Kechara & many volunteers that lend a helping hand very often. So on a regular basis I have my assistants take them all out for a movie, popcorn and drinks… All not in one batch of course as there are more than...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) Soon Kechara House will be having a Lamrim retreat in our gompa. At my request, Liaison Yap Yoke Fui has very kindly brought together a committee to organise this retreat. The goal is for 8000 recitations of the Lamrim to be completed by the first quarter of 2012. The Lamrim is...
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Dear Rinpoche, The Grand Setrap obstacle removing retreat has concluded with the following final counts – Mantra : 2,331,336 Serkym : 225,368 Kawang : 224,495 Attached is pix of group photo of the happy retreatants. Regards, Yoke Fui (A nice photo and text message I recieved and thought I’d share here. This group just finsihed...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) Our group just arrived back to Malaysia from a successful spiritual trip from Nepal today Saturday, June 4, 2011. Everyone felt the trip was too short and the time sped by too fast..hehe..Nepal will do that to you..it’s a very exciting place to be…. They visited many holy places, made offerings, did powerful aspirational...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) Kechara Sarawati Arts Dept’s Pat working hard on a 2ft Vajra Yogini I placed an order for. It’s the first of it’s kind. We didn’t have a VY this size at all. Many people will like this size as it’s not too big and not small. I have requested them to...
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Dear Tsem Rinpoche’s Blog friends, Here is a special offer from Kechara (Tsem Ladrang Dept)!!! Due to a lot of very positive feedbacks on how beneficial this book is, we decided to have a free 62 book giveaway!! First come, first serve please. You may donate the book you win to your dharma centre,...
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About a month ago, Beng Kooi (Liaison and Director of E-division) was scouting for a new shop-lot within the Sunwaymas area. And she was able to find a shop-lot on the ground floor, right next to Kechara Saraswati Arts (KSA)! This new office will be the headquarters for our new Paranormal blog team and...
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