(By Tsem Rinpoche and Pastor David) According to The Clear Mirror of the Royal Genealogies (Gyalrab Salwai Melong) attributed to Sakyapa Sonam Gyaltsen (1312-1375 CE), the great Tibetan Emperor Songtsen Gampo (617-47 CE) decided that he had to make various statues of his yidam (tutelary deity) to be of benefit to sentient beings within...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) Over the decades, you have had various teachers and various individuals and practitioners who really promote, complement, and establish and, at the same time, kind of ‘market’ their particular practice, yidam, lineage, protector, guru, monastery, and meditations. When someone promotes their meditations, or their lineage, or their practice, or whatever they...
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When H.E. Tsem Rinpoche first arrived in Malaysia, it was very difficult to find beautiful spiritual objects of high quality. At the time, there were very few places online which were offering such items so importing things from the east was not an easy process for ordinary lay people. Hence Rinpoche had the idea...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) A few weeks ago, I came across a set of guidelines that Venerable Acharya Kyabje Zasep Tulku Rinpoche had written for his students back in 1999. From his guidelines you can see he is straightforward, honest, genuine and real. He is really out to find genuine receptacles of dharma. Being real...
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Dalam ajaran Buddhisme Tibet, guru adalah yang paling penting. Guru adalah orang yang memperkenalkan Anda pada ajaran, menjelaskannya kepada Anda, dan membimbing praktik transformasi Anda untuk menjadi orang yang lebih baik. Pada akhirnya, gurulah yang menuntun Anda untuk mencapai pencerahan – tujuan dari semua umat Buddha. Untuk mencapai kemajuan spiritual yang sejati, penting untuk...
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Mahapajapati Gotami was one of the most important disciples of Buddha Shakyamuni as she was the first ever female to be ordained by Buddha Shakyamuni and the founding member of the nuns’ monastic order (bhikkhuni Sangha). She was also the aunt and stepmother of Buddha Shakyamuni. Mahapajapati and Queen Maya (who was the birth...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) For thousands of years, stories have been told of a mystical paradise called Shambhala. Hidden within the Himalayan Mountains, it has come to be known by many other names: Shangri-La, the Land of White Waters, the Forbidden Land, the Land of the Living Gods, the Land of Radiant Spirits, and the...
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Dear students and friends, Our lives in samsara are influenced by rules and regulations that are often beyond our control. For instance, when we need approvals from local authorities and government departments, we may be subject to red tape, delays, uncertainties and worst of all, rejection. Such obstacles can have adverse effects on our...
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Beberapa orang menghabiskan waktu mereka membantu dan merawat orang lain, dengan pikiran, kecerdasan, waktu, perhatian, sumber daya, dan kemampuan mereka. LUAR BIASA. Mereka melakukannya tanpa mencari pengakuan atau pujian. Orang-orang seperti ini telah menemukan ramuan ajaib dalam hidup. Suatu eliksir yang merubah hidup kita menjadi bermakna. Bayangkan diri Anda di bulan, menatap bumi, mencari...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) In most cultures, women as a gender have been undeniably classified as lower in status compared with men. It was only recently that women began to receive equal recognition, appreciation, and stature, but even so, in some places around the world, women are still viewed as inferior and treated accordingly. In...
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Dear friends, From a young age, I have always been intrigued by Kuchisake Onna, the Slit-Mouthed Woman from Japanese folklore. Originally I didn’t know her name or that she originates from Japan. I’d always wondered what would have driven someone to slice their own cheeks to form a wide Glasgow smile, from ear to...
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Nama inkarnasi Yang Mulia Tsem Rinpoche bermula dari Biara Tsem, biara asal inkarnasi terdahulu Rinpoche, Gedun Nyedrak. Biara ini dikenal dengan nama ‘Tsem’ suku kata kehormatan dari ‘gigi’, karena di biara ini disimpan relik gigi Lama Tsongkhapa, pendiri tradisi Gelugpa dari Budhisme Tibet. Gedun Nyedrak lahir di keluarga Selsha yang tinggal di distrik Yara,...
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Amitayus, Buddha Kehidupan Abadi, sering disamakan dengan Amitabha, Buddha Cahaya Abadi. Beliau tinggal di kediaman ilahi Sukhavati, atau juga dikenal sebagai Tanah Suci Barat. Populer di Asia Timur, pengabdi Amitabha, atau juga dikenal sebagai Amida di Jepang, berdoa agar terlahir kembali dalam bunga Teratai di Tanah Sucinya. Sebagai Buddha Kehidupan dan Cahaya Abadi, Amitayus...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) I received this article in the mail and it caught my attention. These days it is very rare to hear the account of practitioners with attainments, so I thought I would share this with you. In the monasteries, it is very common that through sincere motivation and practice, one can achieve...
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(Oleh Tsem Rinpoche) Melanggar samaya dengan sang guru adalah kemunduran serius bagi praktik spiritual kita, mulai dari pertumbuhan pikiran dan secara umum, kedamaian kita secara keseluruhan. Awalnya, seperti tidak ada yang terjadi, tetapi seiring dengan berjalannya waktu, kita akan melihat keterikatan kita tumbuh, amarah kita tumbuh, dan jarak kita dengan Dharma bertambah. Kita akan...
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Dear friends around the world, I came across this interesting article recently and thought that it’d be nice to share it on my blog. People would often pick science over everything else, things that can’t be proven through science are considered as nothing or rather superstitious. In the olden days, technology wasn’t as advanced...
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Orang-orang dengan sukarela mendaftar untuk menjalani pelatihan yang luar biasa, tantangan, ‘penyiksaan’ fisik, ‘penyiksaan’ mental, ‘pelecehan’ dan bahkan menempatkan diri mereka dalam situasi yang membahayakan nyawa mereka seperti yang Anda lihat dalam video yang luar biasa ini. Ini semua demi kemajuan kehidupan ini saja. Perlukah kita berbicara lebih banyak untuk kehidupan di masa depan?...
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During the 7th century Tang Dynasty of China (618 – 907 CE), there arose a great Buddhist master named Xuanzang (602 – 664 CE), who became a famed monk, explorer, scholar, writer, and translator. He is particularly famous for his journey to India, which took nearly two decades to complete, from 627 – 645...
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Ingatlah, uang yang kita miliki akan hilang, diambil, digunakan, disimpan dalam bentuk tabungan atau ditinggalkan pada akhirnya. Pasangan, kekasih, ‘belahan jiwa’ pada akhirnya akan meninggalkan kita atau kita meninggalkan mereka. Tidak peduli seberapa kuatnya perasaan kita kepada mereka sekarang, hal ini bersifat sementara. Kemudian semua waktu, usaha, pengorbanan yang kita berikan untuk hubungan ini,...
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According to His Eminence Tsem Rinpoche, the Dharma Protector Dorje Shugden arose to protect Lama Tsongkhapa’s sacred lineage of teachings. However, Dorje Shugden is more than just an ordinary Dharma Protector. He is an emanation of Manjushri, the Buddha of Wisdom. As an enlightened being he has great compassion for all beings. He has...
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