(By Tsem Rinpoche) What is Serkyem? What is its purpose? Why is it performed? The Serkyem or Golden Drink offering, is part of Dharma Protector’s practice like that of Setrap Chen’s practice. In Tibetan,Ser means ‘golden’ and Kyem means ‘beverage’. Serkyem remains largely a unique aspect of the Dharma Protector practice. Lamas...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) Dear friends, I was on the blog chat and several other persons also joined me to my delight. I started asking various persons about the different enlightened aspects of Tsongkapa, His practice, benefits and trivia related to Him. I thought I would reproduce the chat here and you can learn a lot...
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Black Manjushri is the wrathful healing form of Manjushri that helps us to heal our deep inner negative emotions and mental suffering that arise due to sickness or problems; it is also a powerful antidote against the harm and disturbances caused by negative astrological influences. Get started on the practice by clicking any of...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) I would like to blog a little about Palden Lhamo, the personal Dharmapala of all 14 Dalai Lamas.
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) Dear Rinpoche, My mother’s eyes open today and she is following movements in the room. Hands and feet still cold. Nurse said it’s the medication they use to draw blood to vital organs. Bed sore not improving. Hands a little swollen. She seemed comfortable but condition remain unstable. I am continuing...
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(译文请往下阅读) An excellent teaching by H.E. Tsem Rinpoche on the power of MANTRA which will blow our mind away, we never know that MANTRA can be so effective in changing our mental state before this, let Rinpoche reveal it to us…MUST WATCH!! 詹杜固仁波切开示心咒的力量。从来不知道短短的咒语竟然会有如此大的威力,且听仁波切的精彩阐释,必看!!(附中文口译)
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) When we deceive our guru, we will separate from our guru, or we will see our guru’s actions as wrong, or we will illicit wrathful actions from our guru, or we will cause our guru to have short life. The worst omen, is not trees falling on our houses, or accidents...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) I am just an ordinary practitioner: “Some of the Lamas, teachers and practitioners are ignorant. Because they want to eat meat and drink alcohol, they say that it is necessary since they are followers of Guru Rinpoche, who ate meat and drank alcohol. But Guru Rinpoche was born miraculously, not like...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) Whenever we let anger control our actions, it’s a clear indication selfish mind is predominant. ~Tsem Rinpoche Being selfish is the core of many of our emotional upheavals and unhappiness. ~Tsem Rinpoche Please stop being held back by anger & fear, step into the light. Stop thinking, just relax and just...
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I thought I would reproduce the question and answer here as it might benefit others also. I thank Mavis for his question. Tsem Rinpoche Dear Rinpoche, Your Eminence mentioned in the Lam rim Lineage teaching that the physical constituents that make up a sentient being are egg, sperm, blood. The formless does...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) Dear Friends, This is very short, precise and to the point. I found on FB and posted it here for your benefit please. Everyone should read this carefully, understand, discuss and apply. If you apply, you will surely get the results. The more adversity, the stronger we grow. Accept adversity with...
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(中文请往下看) (By Tsem Rinpoche) Dear friends, It’s important to understand what our religious directions are. What we should expect out of religion and what we should be expected to do if we accept a religion. There is nothing judgemental here or I am making criterias, but simply expressing how I feel we should apply our religious faiths for the benefit of ourselves, people around us and our planet. It is said religion can create heaven or hell within our world by some, but I think it’s not the religion but our expression of it. Our expressi...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) Dear friends, There are just some people in the world who have great compassion and live their lives according to this compassion. They harm no one, they abide in love, they think of benefitting others, their speech/mind/body is directed to benefitting others and their presence inspires us to be more and...
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Aug 16, 2010 (By Tsem Rinpoche) I recently found out from Jamie that her mother, Datin Jeniffer Khoo, who has been very instrumental in taking care of rescued puppies/ dogs under the Kechara banner, has been doing Setrap practice very sincerely. She has completed over 1 million Setrap mantra to date. Datin does serkym...
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“If you absorb dharma, open your heart, surrender into it, the rest of your life will be fulfilled and happy. Don’t run anymore. Listen, learn, adhere, do not give up, do not look for another ‘better opportunity’. Stick diligently to the holy dharma and devote the rest of your life to it. Don’t look...
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In You Manjushri How much I have explored I find no repose, Pleasant always turns unpleasant revealing unfailingly the true nature of samsara, All attractions look infallible, but all that is infallible appears fallible, Where do I seek a place where my senses can rest, trust and rely? Nowhere have I searched in...
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May 13, 2012 (By Tsem Rinpoche) I like very much for students to give Dharma talks to other students. After all Dharma is to be learned, shared and realized by both teacher and student. So teaching dharma helps both the teacher and student. Take a look at these three who speaks are...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) The other night I was with Paris, David and a few others and I gave them a talk on how when we have something now, we don’t have it later, but the imprints to desire for it are still there creating alot of trouble for us continuously. How does that work?...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) (译文请往下阅读) Dear everyone, students, members and friends, I have been thinking of this for quite a while, and from all aspects. An initiation whether it is lower tantra or higher tantra, specifically plants the seed of enlightenment in the disciple’s mind-stream, so that when they do their practice, hold on to their vows, and keep on to their samaya, it will actualize its seeds in this or future lives. Actualize means to obtain the qualities of the deity of which they are being initiated into. Therefore, I would say 99% of the ...
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4 March 2011 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia As the symbol for compassion and enlightenment, Bodhi trees can be found in almost every Buddhist monastery. This is hardly a surprise given the energy generated by the monastic community’s ultimate goal – to practice undiscriminating compassion, and achieve enlightenment. Recently, Bodhi trees have been sprouting wherever His...
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