Footage of His Eminence Tsem Rinpoche debating with his students. It is a common practice in the monasteries for monks to debate each other to insure knowledge and complete understanding, as part of Dharma teaching. Watch Rinpoche debate students, with clarity in logic, passion, sharpness and quickness. And ultimately, it is Rinpoche’s compassion in...
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Dear friends, When I arrived in Howell, New Jersey back in 1972 as six year old boy going on seven, little did I know living ten minutes walk away was one of the greatest living masters from Tibet who was known then as Geshe Lobsang Tharchin and was a direct disciple of Kyabje Pabongka Rinpoche...
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December 15, 2014 Taitetsu Unno, Shin Buddhist scholar and minister, dies at 85 Rev. Dr. Taitetsu Unno—one of the world’s preeminent scholars of Jodo Shinshu (Shin) Buddhism and a longtime minister in that tradition—passed away on Saturday, December 13. He was 85 years old. Unno’s final moments were spent surrounded by friends and family,...
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（译文请往下阅读） (By Tsem Rinpoche) It is a universal truth that all beings seek fulfillment and happiness in their lives. The Buddha taught and embodied this truth and hence many find solace in his teachings and his image. That is why for Buddhists, setting up an altar to the Buddha is of paramount importance for their spiritual practice. An altar to the Buddha is the focal point from which one ushers in fulfillment, happiness and wealth into their homes and lives. This video guide explains in a clear and modern way how to set up an altar to a...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) There are many reasons why the topic of death and impermanence are particularly emphasized in Tibetan Buddhist teachings. For those who lack understanding, the contemplation of death may seem morbid. However, for pure practitioners the consistent contemplation of death gradually result in positive outcomes. There are many motivational speakers today who center...
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Dear everyone, To see any picture of His Holiness the Dalai lama is a great blessing. He is a pure monk, just on that basis alone, the blessings are great. Nevermind His many other incomparable qualities. He is Chenresig. This picture is highly unusual as He is in tantric dress. Done only in secret...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) People have asked me thousands of times what practice should they do daily. They are busy, pressured for time and have heavy commitments. I understand. I sympathize that with so little time, they are sincere enough to connect with something higher daily. Perhaps for sanity’s sake or perhaps from realizations that...
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Jul 6, 2013 (By Tsem Rinpoche) I was in Hong Kong last week. While there, I gave a talk to a small intelligent group on the MIND, how it reincarnates. Also on the qualities of the Buddha form and the reasons we make Buddha statues. I do hope you will gain some knowledge from...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) There are awakened forces out there who we call Buddhas that are fully free of ignorance and all that comes as part and parcel of ignorance. Who are in touch with themselves and see directly all phenomena as they really are. Hence nothing in existence is unseen to them. Who have eliminated...
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Watch these teachings by Tsem Rinpoche that will revolutionize your view of TANTRA / And of course this one…errmm…Don’t Embarrass the Buddha… / Tsem Rinpoche’s Retreat Center
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Watch these brilliant debating sessions with Tsem Rinpoche, demonstrating the superb method of learning in Tibetan Buddhism that is based on logic and not blind faith to convince. DEBATE VIDEO 1 Can we be spiritual without being religious? Can we gain attainments by being spiritual but not religious? What are the differences...
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（译文请往下阅读） This delightful discourse is based on H.H. the Dalai Lama’s teachings on the twelve links of dependent origination. Sprinkled with stories of great practitioners, H.E. Tsem Rinpoche shares with us how our daily obstacles can be overcome with understanding, faith and determination. The talk culminates in the revelation of how even as ordinary beings we can ascend to Buddha’s Pure Land… don’t miss it! ~Admin 詹杜固仁波切在此开示里针对十二因缘给于独特的解释。开示里也提到提到许多伟大上师们发人深省的小故事，让我们轻松学会如何透过理解，信仰和决心去克服我们每日的修行障碍。开示后段更是一针见血的点出身为凡夫的我们，如何才...
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Dharma Work & TDL （译文请往下阅读） (By Tsem Rinpoche) Please take a look at this above video I did today for you. I hope it will bring you more light….. Dear friends, Today I was at the beach in East Coast of Malaysia and decided to share how I arrived at Thubten Dhargye Ling Dharma Centre in Los Angeles when I was 17 years old. I also have shared my thoughts on Dharma work. I thought my sharing might help some people. After all we are all humans and have our thoughts, feelings and emotions right or wrong. Dharma work is something of...
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Can we be spiritual without being religious? Can we gain attainments by being spiritual but not religious? What are the differences between these two? Do we want to learn to drive on our own, or go to a driving school and learn from an instructor? Watch this mind-blowing debate with Tsem Rinpoche on this...
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Apr 5, 2010 （译文请往下阅读） (Transcribed from a teaching given by Tsem Rinpoche in Tsem Ladrang Kuala Lumpur, June 2010) How Lama Tsongkhapa transforms to Vajrayogini If you condense Buddha’s teachings step by step, they become the Three Principle Paths. We can develop the Three Principle Paths and gain mastery over our rebirth. You know why? So you don’t ever have to worry about yourself again and I don’t have to worry about you. You gain mastery. You can. Therefore, the best anyone can do if not enlightenment for now is to gain mastery over ...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) In this day and age, when our overwhelming distraction is lust which turns into difficulties short and long term…it is so hard to suppress. So in Tantra, it is transmuted into an energy that brings ENLIGHTENMENT. A manifestation of this is Vajrayogini. Therefore engaging in Her sadhana brings transmutation at phenomenal...
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Aug 5, 2012 (By Tsem Rinpoche) Kechara House is engaging in another Setrap retreat, this time to clear obstacles for the smooth manifestation of Kechara World Peace Centre or KWPC. They will be accumulating 1 million mantras, 108,000 serkym offerings and 54,000 prostrations to Lord Setrap, who is the Dharma protector of Kechara as...
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Jul 7, 2012 The above video is a Dharma talk that I gave in Nepal back in 2008. It is about Milarepa and “How and Where our NEUROTIC MIND appears, and Why it appears?” Please watch it carefully. I believe that it will benefit a lot of people in this modern time. Here...
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Jul 4, 2012 (By Tsem Rinpoche) Early in June, I decided to do a surprise visit and share some Dharma with the students who took their time away to engage in Lamrim recitation, part of the pujas to be completed before the renovation of our new Kechara House gompa begins. You can look at...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) This is Tsongkapa manifesting as semi-wrathful Mahasiddha on a tiger to his disciple Kedrup Rinpoche in the bottom right corner. This thangka belongs to a series of 5 special visions of Tsongkapa where he appeared to Kedrup Rinpoche in five mystical forms. One should find and read that account as it’s...
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