Cosmic Tantra
(By Tsem Rinpoche, Feb 21, 2012) Dear friends and those who want to go serious, You know I was watching a video on Madonna’s Sticky and Sweet Tour and also a Abba...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche, Feb 21, 2012) Dear friends and those who want to go serious, You know I was watching a video on Madonna’s Sticky and Sweet Tour and also a Abba...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) In the Mahayana teachings, in order to take the ultimate essence of our precious human life, we should aspire to achieve full enlightenment so that we...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) The Benefits of Offering Lamps are: 1. One obtains bright, beautiful and good eyes. 2. One has proper understanding and views. 3. One will easily obtain...
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Dear all, A twitter follower of mine tweeted a link to an online article on LA Times... To my surprise, it was a letter that I had wrote in to...
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Oct 15, 2011 (By Tsem Rinpoche) The pictures above are the Fasting Buddhas in Tsem Ladrang……my home. I invited a 3 ft Fasting Buddha home today and on...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) The practice of making water offerings to the Buddhas is to generate the merits for the success of our spiritual practice...
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The Kechara Forest Retreat was conceptualised by H.E. Tsem Rinpoche as the heart of the Kechara organisation. It will be a place away from the hustle and bustle...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) I was on the blog chat a last Friday and read about the Lamrim class taught by Pastor Susan happening in the Gompa. I was very...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) Taking trance is nothing new and not just in the east. In the West (Greece) the Delphi Oracle was famous for it's accurate prophecies of the...
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Being Rinpoche’s personal attendant means that I am able to witness real Dharma in action, both on and off the throne. I consider myself extremely fortunate, and at the same time it is also a great challenge to instil Dharma in my life 24/7. Over the years I have witnessed many cases of how Ri...
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Yesterday, I received a pleasant surprise in my Ladrang mailbox, it was a letter from Annie Lennox! I am glad that she has received my gifts which was sent...
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Look at how Google is harnessing the wisdom of Buddhism to enrich the lives of their users and staff.
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The picture above is a 7 month old pitbull named Nina. Just a week ago, she was safe and in the loving home of J.R. Reynolds in Petal, Mississipi.
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) Dear friends, Below is an article about these 3 wonderful Theravada monks in Oklahoma, USA spreading Buddha’s teachings. The funny thing is, these 3 monks did...
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Another young and vibrant student has made Dharma his full-time career! According to Jimmy's colleagues at Kechara House, Jimmy is a very hardworking, committed and a great team player....
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Many of my students and friends know that Halloween is my favourite holiday. When I was younger, I used to look forward to Halloween… to be able to dress...
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A man in the UK, Leighton Naylor, felt sorry for his goldfish when he became ill and unable to swim. Instead of discarding him, and getting a new fish......
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My Thoughts After Visiting My Parents’ Graves On October 25, 2013 I visited the gravesite of my parents. I hadn’t seen my parents since I left for India to...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) I have always wanted to visit Salem, Massachusetts. It has a rich history for USA and also for persecution. Religious persecution was the very reason Salem...
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We were driving along from New Jersey to Pennsylvania yesterday (November 6, 2013) and this place along the road caught my eye. We stopped over to gaze at the amazing produce, natural food...
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Last Saturday, 19/10/2013, marked as a very auspicious day for Kechara. It was Kechara's 3rd Pastor Ordination Ceremony, and 6 Kecharians were officiated as Pastors! The 6 Kecharians who...
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I recently read the news about how Pakistan has massive ancient Buddhist sites and archaeologists are uncovering more everyday!
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On 1st October 2013, Kechara opened its doors for clients in Dataran Pahlawan Megamall's food court known as 'Food Paradise'!...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) Dear friends, A friend of mine has been ill. He works within Kechara and is a very kind person. He has many friends who wishes to...
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24th of October marks the day when our beloved Guru, H.E. Tsem Rinpoche, was born 48 years ago in Taiwan. After much hardships and the many challenges that...
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Dear blog Reader friends all around the world, I have something very special to share with you today. Something very special. Something you must watch and be blessed to...
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Do you believe Jesus was a vegetarian? There are a variety of books advancing the argument that Jesus was a vegetarian, as will be explained in a moment. However,...
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Dear friends, Sometimes not knowing is better. Sometimes knowing is better. If you don’t know and you continue, the repercussions are still there. Yes still there. I thought...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) Lama Tsongkhapa has written voluminous, tremendous amount of work and it is still existing today. And the reason why so many people have faith in Lama...
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I have been reviled, criticized and gossiped about due to my opinions, directions and spiritual practice. My appearance, speech, knowledge, background, Kechara, my students, friends, race, lineage all have...
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How would you like to wake up to a day where you have no pain, fear, anxieties, stress and you are left alone to enjoy the...
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(By Pastor Loh Seng Piow) The Gaden Shartse hospital is a project conceived by the previous Abbot, H.E. Khensur Rinpoche and was founded more than 5 years ago under...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) Dear friends and seekers of Wisdom, I truly want from the depths of my heart everyone to gain wisdom, great memory, understanding of dharma that cuts...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) TSONGKHAPA explained by Tsem Rinpoche (1 of 2) Making a Lama Tsongkhapa iconography is very powerful. You can call him Lama Tsongkhapa, Tsongkhapa or Je Rinpoche....
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Jul 1, 2011 Part 1 (27 June 2011) Part 2 (29 June 2011) (By Tsem Rinpoche) Dear friends, Recently I gave teachings on the day of the LAM RIM...
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Not too long ago, when my Gift team (aka The Super Team) moved into their new gift room in Kechara Forest Retreat, I gave them a lot of goodies...
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Dear students and friends, Take a look at the pictures below of Serthar Buddhist Institute in China! Spiritual aspirants actually built their houses around the monastery where they learn...
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I love discovering about people who do something different. Who think of others and do something about it. Not just wish it but do it. They give us the...
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This is a touching story. This is something private and intimate, but I wanted to share this because it will benefit the readers. This is my purpose. To benefit...
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There is not much to say for these photos. They are self explanatory and totally enjoyable to see. Enjoy!! Tsem Rinpoche 21 Unbelievable Photos That Are Not...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) Dear Rinpoche, I had a couple more questions. Could you please explain the benefits of wearing a Buddhist pendant such as Avalokiteshvara, also I was wondering...
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(By Pastor Loh Seng Piow) Losing our loved ones is one of the most traumatic and saddest events of our lives, and His Eminence Tsem Rinpoche always did the best He could in funerals, not only to bless the mind of the deceased and let them have a …good rebirth by performing powerful rituals, Ri...
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(译文请往下阅读) H.E. Tsem Rinpoche was recognized as a reincarned high lama in 1990 in Gaden Monastery. However, in the Gelug lineage, even if you are a reincarnation, you still need to prove yourself in this lifetime with your knowledge, practice, and guru devotion. Kensur Rinpoche Jampa Yeshe was a grea...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) Pujas (prayer sessions / offerings) have a lot of significance… It is not just a prayer that we make when we need help with something or...
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Dear friends, What do you think of this? I find it funny and at the same time ‘logical’ and ‘sensible’. You must read and share with others. If...
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Dear everyone, We are saved! We are saved! We are saved! We are free. We are free. We are not going to die! We are not going to...
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Huge Statue of Luang Phor Thuad I didn’t know about this place at all. We found this place by total accident and glad we did. Huge statue of Luang Phor Thuad/Long Por Thuat (龙普托) in Thailand, along the way from Bangkok to Wat Muang in Ang Thong Province. I was amazed when I looked out t...
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Many ideas & approaches I have done in Buddhism were heavily criticized. But I stuck to what I believed most of the time. And in the...
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(译文请往下阅读) Dear all, Today Pastor Yek Yee was present at another person’s death bed again doing prayers as the person was passing away. My cousin’s mom-inlaw had terminal stage cancer about 1 year ago, since then, Pastor Yek Yee has been fulfilling her role as Kechara’s pasto...
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My biological mother once took me from my adopted family, the Bugayeffs in New Jersey to her home in Philadelphia, where she lived with her two sons and husband....
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) Dear friends, Look at this unique interior décor of this restaurant. It is really stunning. The enclaves for electric candles behind are beautiful. The pebble table on...
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Togden Yanga Rinpoche is a highly-regarded Drikung kagyu Yamantaka Master who trained in and accomplished the traditional 5-fold Mahamudra and 6 Yogas of Naropa. After these traditional retreats, Yanga...
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Please, Please, Please help me get this all over social media and the world. Please take a few minutes out to help. It cost you nothing but you will...
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This has to be the shortest blog post I have ever brought to you. But this one liner below is enough to blow your mind and open our thoughts. If all nations followed this and immediately we would reverse the tide of global warming drastically and save our planet. We would be saving ourselves...
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Dear friends, Have you ever been down? Have you ever had pain and you were ignored. Have you experienced suffering so obvious but everyone around you was oblivious. You...
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There are many people who have connected with me through my blog, YouTube videos, Kechara website, Twitter, Facebook and other online platforms. I have never met many of my...
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Dear students and friends, I would like to share with everyone another great recipe that Mrs Chuah (fondly known as Madam Chuah) taught the Ladrang kitchen to make. It is...
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H.H. Kyabje Zong Rinpoche Explains Dorje Shugden Initiation and Benefits (With English Subtitles)
Dear everyone... This is a good condensed talk I gave on Guru Yoga of Tsongkapa. This is the one you should share with others when they are interested in a not too lengthy explanation. It is the perfect practice for everyone who wants simplicity yet effective blessings. You can share this with more people, it will be good.
~ Tsem Rinpoche
Powerful Dorje Shugden's mantras
Tsem Rinpoche on National TV's Wesak Day Documentary
'The Promise' book launch featured on NTV7 Primetime
"If you say you don't have money to help a animal shelter, why then do you have money to buy meat?"
~ Tsem Rinpoche
"Eating animals is not our God-given right, but being kind to them is."
~ Tsem Rinpoche
"What makes us good humans is not how we abuse animals, but how much we allow them to live and be happy freely."
~ Tsem Rinpoche
"We need another and wiser and perhaps a more mythical concept of animals.... We patronize them for their incompleteness, for their tragic fate of having taken form so far below ourselves. And therein we err, and greatly err. For the animal shall not be measured by man. In a world older and more complex than ours they moved finished and complete, gifted with extensions of the senses we have lost or never attained, living by voices we shall never hear. They are not brethren, they are not underlings; they are other nations, caught with ourselves in the net of life and time, fellow prisoners of the splendour and travail of the earth."
~ Henry Beston, The Outermost House
"Not eating animals is only unnatural when we are not used to it."
~ Tsem Rinpoche
"We may encounter defeat, but we must not be defeated."
~ Tsem Rinpoche
"What you are today, is the choice you made yesterday."
~ Tsem Rinpoche
"You think you can choose your life? What an ego trip!"
~ Lama Yeshe
"If TODAY you are dissatisfied, you must make the changes to create different results for TOMORROW."
~ Tsem Rinpoche
“Meditating on Dorje Shugden while reciting his mantra will open the gateways to higher dimensions, blessings and protection.”
~ Tsem Rinpoche
“If one does the recitation of the Lama Tsongkhapa guru yoga prayer for even one month using one of the visualizations for great or clear or quick wisdom, one will definitely see development of that wisdom. It is proved by experience. There is no doubt that by doing the Lama Tsongkhapa guru yoga practice one can meet Lama Tsongkhapa’s teachings from life to life. And furthermore, it gives one the opportunity to be born in the pure realm of Lama Tsongkhapa, Tushita, whenever death happens.”
~ Pabongkha Rinpoche
"I was 18 years old in 1983. That was a very special year as I met His Holiness Kyabje Zong Rinpoche and received innumerable precious teachings and empowerments from Him at Thubten Dhargye Ling Centre in Los Angeles, California. It was the best time of my life. A time that seems so magical and surreal to me. Kyabje Zong Rinpoche is Heruka Buddha and I met Heruka."
~ Tsem Rinpoche
"If being me offends you, maybe I'm not the problem."
~ Tsem Rinpoche
"Never abandon your spiritual teacher no matter how many inner obstacles you need to overcome."
~ Tsem Rinpoche
"Actions to force something to be permanent makes all the karmas arise."
~ Tsem Rinpoche
"The dharma is not easy to listen to… because some people take it as criticism. But Dharma should not be just feel good only for the moment but for deeper contemplations."
~ Tsem Rinpoche
"Whether we do work and suffer but for others or we do work and suffer for ourselves, either way we have to suffer. That is the nature of samsara. So let us suffer for others and then suffering has meaning."
~ Tsem Rinpoche
"Those who really want the dharma to grow within themselves and to grow for others should never fear hard work, timing, difficulties, struggles, disappointments because it is for a good cause. Working for Dharma is not a prison or work, but it is purely spiritual practice. It is purely collection of merit and purification. Actually not doing dharma work is the real prison."
~ Tsem Rinpoche
"His Holiness Zong Rinpoche stressed the need to continue to practice even when we come up against obstacles, and that we should continually review our progress. He stated that a happy, luxurious life was like a good dream, and that obstacles and difficulties were like a bad dream. We should give them no significance, but simply carry on working towards real, everlasting happiness."
~ Ngala ’ö-Dzin Tridral
"Things in samsara always go wrong. That's its nature. Don't be surprised."
~ Tsem Rinpoche
"Knowledge never quenches the thirst, only application."
~ Tsem Rinpoche
"I pity men who occupy themselves exclusively with the transitory in things and lose themselves in the study of what is perishable, since we are here for this very end-that we may make the perishable imperishable, which we can do only after we have learned how to approach both."
~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
"Money amplifies negative characteristics and that can cause problems. To walk away from that was actually very easy. I didn't even consider it."
~ Angeline Francis Khoo
"I shall not commit the fashionable stupidity of regarding everything I cannot explain as a fraud."
~ Carl Jung
"There is a devil there is no doubt, but is he trying to get into us or trying to get out?"
~ Tsem Rinpoche
"If you love someone, show it by being honest, respectful & honorable with them."
~ Tsem Rinpoche
"It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see."
~ Henry David Thoreau
"If I can just be the way I am & you the way you are & we accept each other, world peace is near."
~ Tsem Rinpoche
"I am Asian, you are some other beautiful color. Together we make diversity so beautiful."
~ Tsem Rinpoche
"It's amazing how some people have never met me or know who I am, but based on a few things they read here & there & rumours, they have formulated a new personality for me & all the things I've never done they passionately speak about....I find it funny and entertaining now. I guess we can't spend our lives fighting rumours...we just have to work hard & then rumours get proven wrong on it's own as a by product. No point explaining repeatedly. Just do our work & show results!!"
~ Tsem Rinpoche
"There's a difference between patience and laziness. Patience comes from respect while laziness from disrespect of others."
~ Tsem Rinpoche
"Although outwardly we have so much, we have so many conveniences, inwardly we have become more unhappy, so, acquisition is not the secret to happiness. The more we get, the more we have, the more unhappy we become."
~ Tsem Rinpoche
"Before we experience any pain, we already had a fixed view of how things should be. When the experience we encounter contradicts our views, then the pain arises. The pain arises due to our fixed views not so much the experience itself. So the secret is changing the views. Re-educating ourselves on our views."
~ Tsem Rinpoche
"You know since very young, for better or worse, I always did the things that others told me not to do. I wasn't really good at following the rules. Even now with how I share Dharma and my practice, I just do it the way I think it should be done but I do it sincerely. Not what others tell me what I can and can't do."
~ Tsem Rinpoche
"Love me or hate me, both are in my favor... If you love me, I'll always be in your heart... If you hate me, I'll always be in your mind."
~ William Shakespeare
"One isn't necessarily born with courage, but one is born with potential. Without courage, we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can't be kind, true, merciful, generous or honest."
~ Maya Angelou
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We took some time to discuss the book, The Promise by Rinpoche (you can get the book from here http://vajrasecrets.com/the-promise-a-tsem-tulku-biography.html) a few weeks ago. Initially most of us were not ... Read More I Thank You very much indeed, Rinpoche, it has been a priviledge talking with you and I do very much appreciate it. Please keep strong, healthy, and may all your ... Read More I think Your Eminence is too humble, for me you are a very powerful Lama indeed. Read More
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