Dear respected friends around the world, I have read several inspirational accounts of Kyabje Pabongka Rinpoche from various high lamas and somehow this one always seems to stick out the most. Needless to say, this is one of my favourite accounts of this great lama. It is warm, intimate, inviting and it draws you...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) Dear friends around the world, Due to her enlightened compassion, Tara manifests in innumerable forms to benefit sentient beings. These manifestations reflect the many needs of sentient beings, including protection, long life, peace, the overcoming of obstacles and saving beings from danger. Tara is one of the most beloved deities in...
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Dear friends around the world, I am very happy to share some thoughts I had with you. Sometimes when I am doing my mantras, walking, speaking, sharing dharma, eating or just having tea, different thoughts arise. These have been placed into wonderful picture memes by our team here. Picture memes help people to remember...
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(中文分享请往下看) On July 21, 2016, 16 of us came together to engage in a retreat on the sacred practice of Manjushri. It was a four-day retreat in between work and assignments. By the end of the retreat we had each recited 100,000 mantras. Collectively we accumulated 1.6 million mantras altogether. During the retreat, our Guru, His Eminence the 25th Tsem Rinpoche shared a message with us on the state of the mind and the benefit of Manjushri’s practice. “Outer obstacles (financial, sickness, fear, disasters, etc.) arise from our own actions. Actions a...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche and Pastor Adeline) Dear friends, It is with great humility that I have been given the opportunity to present to you this research on vows on His Eminence the 25th Tsem Rinpoche’s sacred space. In Buddhism, the practice of upholding vows is one of the Three Principle forms of Buddhist training...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) Dear friends around the world, I came across this interesting article on my Facebook news feed. I read it and realised that it is something I should share with others. What caught me is the author’s realisation: “My self-deception was exposed for the sham that it was, and what was revealed...
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Homage to the Divine Lady Whom out of compassion Emanates in myriads of forms In this degenerate age to subdue our various minds Using the energy of desire, She attracts us to her form Then brings us to full liberation – His Eminence the 25th Tsem Rinpoche Dear friends around the world, During the...
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(译文请往下阅读) Dear good friends around the world, I thought I would make it simple and easy to remember so I came up with these to help you recall the qualities, abilities, benefits and and nature of Vajra Bhagawan Rudra or Dorje Shugden, the special protector emanation of Manjushri. Although he is a fully enlightened being he manifest in worldly form in order to be closer to us and he is able to assist us quicker. There are two categories of protectors. One is mundane (unenlightened) and supramundane (enlightened). Within the mundane, it is broken...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) Lama Anagarika Govinda (1898 – 1985) was a towering – figure who introduced the world to Tibetan Buddhism. Multi-talented, he was an accomplished Buddhist scholar, philosopher, poet, painter as well as being the founder of the Arya Maitreya Mandala order. Despite coming from a privileged European background , Lama Anagarika Govinda...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) Vajrayogini is a female Buddha and she is also one of the most sacred and profound of practices within H.E. the 25th Tsem Rinpoche’s lineage. Kyabje Pabongka Rinpoche is one of the main lineage holders of this tradition and he had particularly recommended her practice for modern spiritual seekers. Vajrayogini is...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) As a student within the Gelug tradition of Tibetan Buddhism, it is important for us to learn as much as we can about the founder of our lineage, Lama Tsongkhapa. Here are some short stories and facts to share with you to build your knowledge as well as confidence in the...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) Dear students and friends, As Buddhists, incense is a common item on our altar. We use it to purify offerings before we present it to the Buddhas or offer the incense directly to the Buddhas. When we offer incense to the Buddhas, we should not take it only as a physical...
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Dear friends, All results come from karma. All karma comes from our actions. All actions come from our mind. Our mind’s creations arise from projections and deep seeded ignorance. The good news is all karma can be purified, therefore we can purify our actions and our mind also. When we leave karma as it...
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Dear most meritorious friends around the world, This is totally wonderful. A priceless treasure. Nothing can be more precious than listening to the supreme path to enlightenment from a enlightened master. In this incredible video with very clear translations by Ven. Gonsar Rinpoche you will be blessed with incredible dharma nectar. One of the...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) Dear friends, I found this on the net and found it very interesting. I have shared it here as the person did interesting research. Please do visit their blog site to see their further writings. I have left the link at the end of this post. Thank you. May there be...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche and Li Kheng) Meditation = sitting with a still mind and body in a quiet place with the sunset as your backdrop and the sound of the sea to sooth your senses. As enticing as that may sound to many, it is not a scenario I find feasible to create in...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) Dear everyone, Cindy Bird went through hardship and confusion in her spiritual journey, just like many of us have and perhaps are experiencing right now. However, in her story she tells us how she searched beyond the “normal” options that life presented her and in her active pursuit of spiritual progress,...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) Dear friends around the world, Over two decades ago I was in Gaden Shartse Monastery and I had a vivid dream. The dream was interesting because I dreamed I was in Drepung Monastery and had a senior monk accompanied by a young monk come visiting me. In my dream I had a...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) As the world evolves and advances, scientists are able to provide more and more physical evidence that certain spiritual practices such as meditation bring tremendous benefit to our minds. Although meditation is often associated with religion (as it was first practiced by the great Hindu adepts and later integrated into Buddhism),...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) Suzan and her husband during the wedding ceremony. Chinese have a unique custom. The bride should wear red during the wedding as red denotes wealth, prosperity, good luck, and growth. I was requested to perform a Wedding Ceremony. It was for a long time student, Suzan. She was getting married and her family requested and I accepted....
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