How kind our mothers are to us. How kind our fathers are to us. How kind our teachers are to us. All of us have someone very kind in our lives that nurtured us. Never forget their kindness. Never live your life like you did it on your own…impossible
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When Rinpoche was having tremendous financial difficulties in Gaden Monastery, he was advised by Dorje Shugden to make a wealth vase and a wealth box to overcome his challenges. After following the advice...
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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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Dear friends around the world, In life nothing is for sure. Nothing is dependable. Nothing is solid or permanent. Even knowing that, still when you have childhood friends, some relatives, dharma friends, monk friends, nun friends, spiritual friends, online friends ‘unfriend’ you JUST because you practice Dorje Shugden, you know something is wrong. That has...
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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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This is profound and the secrets to our success or failure. ~Tsem Rinpoche When the chips are down and some condemn so easily, it shows who they are. ~Tsem Rinpoche When projections are seen as sound coming from nowhere and dissipating to nowhere, we will progress. ~Tsem Rinpoche My projections is...
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Share your love, your wisdom, and your wealth and serve each other as much as possible. Live in harmony with one another and be an example of peace, love, compassion, and wisdom. Try to be happy in your practice, to be satisfied with your life. Be reasonable in the way you grow, and don’t...
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Why are we what we create? Here are some random thoughts to share with you:
1. If you always say you cannot, then you cannot. It is really up to you to say you can and then you can. Can and cannot arise from the same mind, so you choose can.
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Kindness is the way to clarity. Clarity leads to calmness. Calmness opens the door to wisdom. Wisdom transforms our habits. Our habits transform into eventual attainments. Attainments allow us freedom. Freedom allows us freedom for others. That is the goal of the sacred Buddha who has no rival in all of existence. That is...
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We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts we make the world. Speak or act with a pure mind And happiness will follow you As your shadow, unbreakable. With our thoughts we make the world. ~Buddha
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‘Suffering’ for others becomes easy when we realize the ‘real’ us doesn’t even exist. ~Tsem Rinpoche
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Some of Kecharians made such nice postcards with pictures and my quotes. I like some of these and thought to share with everyone. They look fun. Kecharians really are creative and do good work. Thank you for these. Tsem Rinpoche Previously I had done cards which came out very nice. Take a...
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How much you suffer is how selfish you are. ~Tsem Rinpoche How much you transform for the better is how much you realize you are dependent on all those around you.~ Tsem Rinpoche Changing is not hard, you just have to amend your perspective.~Tsem Rinpoche How much you can endure is up to your compassion. ~Tsem Rinpoche...
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The nature of the mind is such that if certain mental qualities are developed on a sound basis, they not only remain, but they also increase. In fact, once properly developed, the mind’s good qualities eventually increase indefinitely. Therefore spiritual practice brings us long-term happiness and inner strength. ~HH Dalai Lama
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Remember, if we wish to make an offering to our teacher, no offering is greater than that of our own dharma practice. ~Geshe Tsutrim Gyeltsen However difficult something might appear, it will become easier through persistence combined with enthusiasm and effort. ~Geshe Tsultrim Gyeltsen (1927-2009) “Each time you engage in negative karma, it makes...
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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....
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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...
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Looking for a non-existent door when you can enter from anywhere is the source of our barriers. ~ Tsem Rinpoche I mean when we HAVE to do things this way, that way and only one way. No other way.. When we are narrow. When opportunities slip by because we are restricting our minds and...
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“Don’t try to use what you learn from Buddhism to be a Buddhist. Use it to be a better whatever-you-already-are.” – His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama
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It’s simple, if killing is not allowed in any form, how is eating meat ok? ~Tsem Rinpoche Everyday you eat meat, you are not really practicing compassion which is the core of dharma. ~Tsem Rinpoche
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