His Holiness Baba Sawan Singh: The Charismatic Sikh Saint

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Baba Sawan Singh washing his hands in Dera Baba Jaimal Singh

Baba Sawan Singh washing his hands in Dera Baba Jaimal Singh

Dear friends around the world,

There is not one path or thought, one guru or teacher, or one religion or specific method that can bring us to divinity. People define this journey to divinity in many different ways. For some, this journey is to an outer divinity which they were created from. For others, this journey is to an inner divinity which ultimately makes them part of a whole. Therefore, the divine or divinity has great wisdom and foresight; it knows everything to be known within existence.

How divinity manifests to teach us and how divinity shows an example to live by cannot be limited to one religion, guru or path. So, to say that one religion or path is better than another, that one god is better than another god, or that a particular god or guru is not good is absolutely and definitively wrong. The reason that it is wrong is because none of us, myself included, is an enlightened being. Neither are we divine. But, we do have the potential to become divine. We have the potential to become, for the lack of a better phrase, one with the “cosmic whole”. For someone who has become one with the “cosmic whole”, or has become divinity and is divine, they will see things in their pure form and will have no criticism for others.

However, does that mean that there are no charlatans and no bad paths out there? Of course there are charlatans and bad paths, but we have to be sure of what we are practising. We have to be sure that it does not disturb our personal spiritual paths by judging others.

I am someone that likes to watch videos and read books about various spiritual paths, although I am strong in my affinity towards the practice of Buddhism. But, I do not constrain others by saying that Buddhism is the only path for them. That is totally illogical. So, we all have our paths, methods, religions and masters but what is of the utmost importance in today’s interconnected, increasingly “small world” is that we respect each other, our religions and our particular paths. We should not convert others or demean them. We should never judge another person’s practice. Instead, we should accept them with tolerance, love, and an eye of care and compassion.

I was watching a video by a great 92-year-old master by the name of Ishwar Puri and became entranced because what he talks about is so similar to what is mentioned in Buddhism. What I conclude is that the truth is the truth, even if we may approach it differently. Ishwar Puri’s guru, a saint of the Sikh religion, was His Holiness Baba Sawan Singh.

So I decided to have a blog post written about His Holiness Baba Sawan Singh, as I thought it would inspire people around the world to read about him, learn about his life and understand him. His journey was one of acceptance of all religions, paths, backgrounds and denominations. It is a journey because it has to be viewed through the eyes of love, compassion and acceptance if we wish to reach the divine, just like His Holiness Baba Sawan Singh.

Without understanding the path, the methods and other spiritual traditions, it is hard to go on that journey. My motivation for creating this post is to help people on their journey of acceptance, tolerance and love. At the same time, it is to educate people that deep down inside, we all want the same thing — happiness, peace and enlightenment. So, I ask all of you to read this blog post carefully and it is with great humility and honour that I present to you His Holiness Baba Sawan Singh.

Tsem Rinpoche

 


 

Baba Sawan Singh

Baba Sawan Singh

Baba Sawan Singh Grewal (1858-1948), known as “The Great Master” to his followers, was a charismatic Indian saint of the Sikh faith. He was the spiritual successor to his teacher, Baba Jaimal Singh, and inherited his position as head of the Dera Baba Jaimal Singh, which is also known as Radha Soami Satsang Beas (RSSB). Under Baba Sawan Singh’s spiritual guidance, RSSB flourished and has become a place where millions go to seek answers to the deeper meaning of life.

Baba Sawan Singh always encouraged his followers to practise compassion and religious tolerance, to respect all lifeforms, and to abstain from intoxicants. As with all great spiritual men, Baba Sawan Singh’s actions embodied the wisdom that he preached. Even during the most traumatic period in Indian history, when the creation of Pakistan led to inter-religious conflict, Baba Sawan Singh continued to practise universal compassion and religious tolerance. He led his followers in providing assistance to those who were suffering, regardless of their religious denomination and background.

Today, almost 70 years after his passing, Baba Sawan Singh’s teachings live on in the hearts of many.

“The human body is a cage. Within it is imprisoned the spirit or soul, which is like a bird in a cage. The bird is in love with the cage and is always singing songs of attachment for the earth. If, however, the covers, or bodies, are cast off from the soul, the bird begins to taste the Truth, and the cage is shattered into fragments. The bird then flies away to its home, which is in Sach Khand [the Realm of Truth] … When the veils are torn, millions of enrapturing joys which constitute the “peace that passeth understanding” are all attained.”

~ Baba Sawan Singh (1858 – 1948)

 

Early Life

Baba Sawan Singh was born into a respectable Jat Sikh family in the district of Ludhiana in Punjab, India on 27th July 1858. He was the only son of Kabul Singh Grewal, a Subedar-major (a commissioned officer rank) in the Indian Army, and his wife, Shrimati Jiwani. Kabul Singh Grewal was a deeply religious man while Shrimati Jiwani was the epitome of simplicity. She had an amiable character and was content with her existence. As the only son of his parents, Baba Sawan Singh became the focus of his parents’ aspirations and hopes.

Ludhiana in Pujab, India where Baba Sawan Singh was born

Ludhiana in Punjab, India where Baba Sawan Singh was born.

The good character of his parents played an important role in Baba Sawan Singh’s life. From a young age, he embodied the admirable qualities of forgiveness, contentment, devotion, and humility. His mind was free of narrow-mindedness and intolerance. Kabul Singh loved the company of holy men and served them with great reverence and sincerity. He would often take his son along to meet them. Baba Sawan Singh enjoyed a close relationship with his father and shared his passion for service.

After graduating from a school in Gujarwal, Baba Sawan Singh taught at a military school in Farrukhabad. In 1878, he fell very ill and was called home, where he recuperated for two years. It was during this period of recuperation that Baba Sawan Singh met a yogi named Bhoop Singh Ji. After spending some time in the company of this yogi, he developed a desire to renounce his secular life and become a sadhu (mendicant).

Baba Sawan Singh’s ancestral home in Mehman Singh Wala, Punjab, India

Baba Sawan Singh’s ancestral home in Mehman Singh Wala, Punjab, India

However, Baba Sawan Singh recognised that, as his parents’ only son, he had a duty to serve them. He decided to hide his desire for renunciation because he believed abandoning his filial duty would also prevent him from reaching perfection in spiritual practice.

In 1884, Baba Sawan Singh entered the Thomason College of Civil Engineering, which is now known as the Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee. He was well-liked by his fellow students and known for his intelligence and diligence.

The Thomason College of Civil Engineering

The Thomason College of Civil Engineering

Prior to his graduation, his father insisted that he join the military and so Baba Sawan Singh obtained a commission in the army after he graduated. He then accepted an offer to work as an overseer at the Military Engineering Service in Nowshera (present-day Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province in Pakistan). Here too, Baba Sawan Singh was popular with both his colleagues and subordinates.

A picture of Baba Karam Singh Ji

A picture of Baba Karam Singh Ji

Baba Sawan Singh spent his free time studying spiritual books. He was fluent in the English, Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu and Persian languages and this linguistic knowledge complemented his spiritual studies. He studied the holy books of Christianity, Islam and Hinduism, while also maintaining his focus on the Sikh spiritual texts — the Guru Granth Sahib and the Gurbani, which comprises of the writings of prominent Sikh writers and teachers. Baba Sawan Singh also immersed himself in the fundamental principles of general ethics, devotion and love.

At Nowshera, Baba Sawan Singh attended the teachings of a local Sikh teacher named Baba Karam Singh. He also visited Peshawar and met a mystic named Baba Kahan, with whom he spent many hours in discussion. It is said that Baba Kahan’s display of supernatural powers during their meetings evoked a deep sense of devotion in Baba Sawan Singh and he asked the holy man to give him initiation. However, his request was declined. Baba Kahan told him that he was destined to meet another holy man who would become his teacher.

Baba Kahan: You will certainly have a spiritual benediction from the hands of a perfect Saint but not from me.

Baba Sawan Singh: Where shall I search for such a person?

Baba Kahan: All your efforts shall be in vain, but in the fullness of time, that personage shall himself find you out.

Source: Singh, Sant Kirpal, A Brief Life-sketch of Hazur Baba Sawan Singh with a short narrative of His Teachings.

When he was a young boy, Baba Sawan Singh had been promised to a bride of his parents’ choosing. However, the girl passed away before the Gauna ceremony (consummation ceremony common in child marriages) could be held. After 25 years of Brahmacharya, the stage of life that focuses on education and the practice of celibacy, Baba Sawan Singh was married to Shrimati Kishan Kaur. This marriage was graced with three children. One of the children passed away at a young age and the couple was left with two surviving sons, Sardar Bachint Singh and Sardar Harbans Singh.

Baba Sawan Singh’s engineering instrument

Baba Sawan Singh’s engineering instruments

 

Meeting His Teacher

Baba Sawan Singh during his service days as a military engineer

Baba Sawan Singh during his service days as a military engineer

Baba Sawan Singh’s military career brought him to Muree, a popular hill station in the Rawalpindi District. This posting gave him the opportunity to meet and converse with pilgrims on their way to Shree Amar Nath, a Hindu shrine in the state of Jammu and Kashmir, India.

In 1894, Baba Kahan’s prophecy became a reality. One day, as Baba Sawan Singh was inspecting the work in progress on Kohmarie Road in his capacity as a sub-divisional officer of the Military Engineering Service, an old Sikh man and a middle-aged lady passed by. The man was Baba Jaimal Singh and the lady was his disciple, Bibi Rukko.

Baba Jaimal was one of the spiritual successors of Shiv Dayal Singh, the founder of the Radhasoami (or Radha Soami) faith. Although the faith has similarities with Sikhism, its emphasis lies strictly on the leadership of a living Satguru. Baba Sawan Singh did not pay much attention to this man who would change the course of his life because he assumed they were petitioners on their way to file an appeal with the commissioner.

Muree, a popular hill station in the Rawalpindi District

Muree, a popular hill station in the Rawalpindi District

Baba Jaimal Singh pointed in the direction of Baba Sawan Singh and engaged Bibi Rukko in a prophetic conversation:

Baba Jaimal Singh: It is for his sake we have come here.

Bibi Rukko: But he has not even greeted you.

Baba Jaimal: What does the poor fellow know yet? On the fourth day, he will come to us…

Source: Lane, David Christopher, The Enchanted Land: A Journey with the Saints of India, USA, MSAC Philosophy Group, 2008, p. 18

 

Initiation into Sikhism

Four days later, Baba Sawan Singh did indeed go to the place where Baba Jaimal Singh was staying. Several days of conversation with Baba Jaimal Singh dispelled any doubts he had in this holy man and Baba Sawan Singh regarded Baba Jaimal as “a beacon of light for his life’s journey”. On 15th October 1894, Baba Jaimal Singh initiated Baba Sawan Singh into the secrets of Surat Shabd Yoga.

After the initiation, Baba Sawan Singh stayed with his teacher for two months. Baba Jaimal Singh then left town and Baba Sawan Singh engaged in intense meditation by himself, using the techniques he had been taught.

His sense of devotion and love for his teacher increased every day and he developed an intense longing to be near him. Baba Sawan Singh would visit Baba Jaimal Singh at every available opportunity to obtain his invaluable blessings and teachings.

Baba Jaimal Singh’s diary and watches

Baba Jaimal Singh’s diary and watches

Baba Sawan Singh flourished under the guidance of Baba Jaimal Singh. Within nine years, he realised “the eternal Realm of Truth according to the Saints, which is beyond time and space” and became a master of the Radhasoami and Sant Mat traditions. David Christopher Lane touches on this in his book, The Enchanted Land:

“First by coming into contact with an authentic master; second, by explicitly following the instructions of his teacher (daily meditation, pure moral life, surrender of the body/mind/soul to the living presence of Shabd, etc.); and third, by realising experientially that his real Self is neither body nor a mind but an effulgent wave of Consciousness.”

Source: Lane, David, ‘The Enchanted Land: A Journey with the Saints of India’, USA, MSAC Philosophy Group. 2008. p. 12

As in some other religious traditions such as Buddhism, a qualified and authentic teacher is the key to obtaining spiritual attainments. This is also in accordance with what is stated in the Guru Granth Sahib and by Maulana Rumi.

“Take hold of the hand of the Master, for without Him the way is full of untold dangers and difficulties. Never for a moment get separated from the Master and never place too much confidence in thy own valour or wisdom.”

~ Maulana Rumi

“Meet the Master and get initiation from Him. Surrender thy body and mind to Him and invert within. Thou shalt find the path only through analysing the self.”

Source: Guru Granth Sahib (Holy Book of Sikhs)

 

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In 1891, Baba Jaimal Singh settled at a camp (dera) from which he conducted the affairs of the Radha Soami Satsang Beas (RSSB). In 1902, after the foundation stone for the main satsang hall was laid, Baba Jaimal Singh told Bibi Rukko, “I will not hold a satsang in this hall.” Upon hearing this statement, Bibi Rukko started to cry. When she asked him who would be holding the satsangs after him, he asked her to go into the hall and see for herself. She went; Baba Sawan Singh was there.

Before he passed away in 1903, Baba Jaimal Singh assigned spiritual work to Baba Sawan Singh. Many devotees began to address him as “Maharaja Ji” or “Hazur Maharaj Sahib.”

Radha Soami Satsang Beas

Radha Soami Satsang Beas

 

The Satguru of Radha Soami Satsang Beas

Baba Sawan Singh in 1911

Baba Sawan Singh in 1911

Following Baba Jaimal Singh’s death, Baba Sawan Singh spent most of his time in spiritual and devotional practice but also retained his position in the Military Engineering Service. However, he felt an increasing need to devote his life exclusively to spreading the message of spirituality and serving truth seekers, and opted for early retirement in 1911.

The camp set up by Baba Jaimal Singh in 1891 was located approximately three miles from the railway station of Beas (on the Eastern Punjab Railway). Baba Sawan Singh established a beautiful settlement on the bank of the Beas River and named it “Dera Baba Jaimal Singh” in honour of his beloved teacher. An accomplished engineer himself, Baba Sawan Singh erected several large buildings to accommodate the increasing influx of truth seekers. The camp gradually grew into a satsang that included bungalows, a satsang hall, and houses.

Baba Sawan Singh during satsang

Baba Sawan Singh during satsang

Between 1934 and 1935, Satsang Ghar, a beautiful grand hall in the shape of the letter “T” was built at the cost of 200,000 rupees. It was not just the most impressive structure in the camp but in all of Northern India. The building was built to hold satsang but, due to the increasing number of seekers who came to the camp, it proved to be too small. Today, Satsang Ghar is used for initiation ceremonies.

Due to his wisdom and charisma, Baba Sawan Singh’s popularity spread like wildfire; truth seekers of various religious denominations from around the world came to solicit his advice and obtain his blessings. The following passage reveals the exceptional qualities that made him so popular amongst his devotees:

“[Baba Sawan Singh] unfolded the Divine mysteries with such an easy and facile grace that His words went home and penetrated deep down into the hearts and made an everlasting impression. This is possible only when a really competent personage with practical personal esoteric experience within expounds the Truth of the actual spiritual experiments and has the competency to infuse into the innermost recesses of the brain not only mere words but the results of His own vast spiritual experiments along with the pith of the essential principles thereof.”

Source: Singh, Sant Kirpal, The Life of Hazur Baba Sawan Singh

His following included Muslims, Sikhs, Hindus and Christians not only from the region but also from the United States and European countries such as Switzerland, the United Kingdom and Germany.

 

His Charisma and Exceptional Qualities

It was difficult not to be drawn in by Baba Sawan Singh’s charisma and exceptional qualities. He was physically beautiful, well-proportioned, and was endowed with exquisite facial features, a long white beard, and a mole on his right cheek. It is said that he bore a Padam Rekha (lotus line in palmistry) on his feet.

Baba Sawan Singh initiated children in Kalabagh

Baba Sawan Singh initiated children in Kalabagh

Everywhere he went, he was the subject of many yearning eyes. There is a Persian verse that perfectly describes the physical appearance of this holy man:

Husne Yusuf, dame Isa, yad-i-baiza dari
Anche hama khuban darand to tanha dari

Thou hast beauty of Joseph, healing power of Jesus Christ, and brilliant hand of Moses. In short, thou alone possesseth all these qualities of loveliness that constitute physical assemblage of graces.

Source: Singh, Sant Kirpal, A Brief Life-sketch of Hazur Baba Sawan Singh with a short narrative of His Teachings

Compared to his physical features, his mind was even more impressive. Baba Sawan Singh was a fountain of wisdom, knowledge, compassion, peace, truth and brotherhood.

He had no known negative qualities, and never discriminated based on creed, caste or skin colour. Baba Sawan Singh’s presence alone was sufficient to lighten the mood of individuals bogged down by their myriad earthly problems. His hands were free from viciousness, malice and materialism. Baba Sawan Singh never accepted personal gifts from anyone, including his disciples, and depended on the pension from his career as an officer.

Another picture of Baba Sawan Singh holding satsang in front of his followers

Baba Sawan Singh holding satsang in front of his followers

In addition to his exceptional charisma, Baba Sawan Singh lived up to the humanitarian ideals he preached. He was a dependable friend to those who were suffering, regardless of their religious denomination. Baba Sawan Singh used to say, “All religions and all countries are mine and I love them equally.”

In conveying the teachings, Baba Sawan Singh’s speech and methods were very clear. His wisdom penetrated into the minds of listeners, no matter their background or level of intelligence. Sant Kirpal Singh described how Baba Sawan Singh spoke:

“[The] simple and illuminative words and phrases uttered forth by Him to unravel the problems of Reality were peculiarly sweet and intoxicating. Ordinary pulpit-preachers when they deliver their addresses on the basis of intellect and reasoning simply betray that it is only imitative art as if it is scattering scentless flowers, distributing wine un-intoxicating, beauty without attraction and body without soul.”

Source: Singh, Sant Kirpal, A Brief Life-sketch of Hazur Baba Sawan Singh with a short narrative of His Teachings

With his exceptional knowledge, wisdom, compassion and charismatic presence, Baba Sawan Singh became the perfect vessel to relay the teachings of the holy saints of the past such as Guru Nanak, Tulsi Sahib, Kabir Sahib, Soami Shiv Dayal Singh, Paltu Sahib and Maulana Rumi.

Baba Sawan Singh and his students

Baba Sawan Singh and his students

 

His Message of Spirituality

Baba Sawan Singh advised his followers to adopt a vegetarian lifestyle, respect all forms of life and acknowledge that unnecessarily taking a life results in a debt that will have to be repaid in the future. He also encouraged them to abstain from intoxicants so they would attain a calm mind which would help them concentrate during meditation.

Another picture of Baba Sawan Singh with his students

Baba Sawan Singh with his students

After 1911, Baba Sawan Singh devoted his life exclusively to spreading his spiritual message. His devotees could be found in large numbers in villages across Punjab but he travelled all over India and his enigmatic presence and personality attracted myriad followers everywhere he went.

In India alone, over 30 satsang halls were built for the purpose of imparting spiritual knowledge to his congregation. At the monthly congregation at RSSB, 60,000 to 80,000 truth seekers would come to satisfy their spiritual thirst.

Truth seekers at RSSB

Truth seekers at RSSB

Manmade concepts of status, position, faith, belief and even nationality were no barriers to his fame. During his lifetime, Baba Sawan Singh had approximately 200,000 followers from various religions, castes, backgrounds and social status. Spiritual aspirants from as far away as Europe and America travelled to India to attend his teachings. Among the thousands of his Western followers were the Governor-General and Viceroy of India, Colonel Saunders (the Secretary to His Excellency Lord Irwin), Dr. Julian P. Johnson (an American surgeon and the author of several books on Eastern spirituality) and Pierre Schmidt (a physician from Switzerland).

 

A Beacon of Humanity

The 1940s saw terrible turbulence and communal strife that culminated in the Partition of India, the division of the colonial British province of Punjab between Pakistan and India. The majority-Muslim western Punjab became Pakistan’s Punjab Province while eastern Punjab with its larger Sikh and Hindu population became India’s Punjab state. During this period, there was hatred and inter-communal violence that resulted in untold misery, loss of life and material damage on both sides. The situation was not favourable for anyone.

This picture was taken in September 1947. Muslim refugees were fighting for a space in an overcrowded train to flee India during the Partition of India

This picture was taken in September 1947. Muslim refugees were fighting for space in an overcrowded train to flee India during the Partition of India

According to Prof. Istiaq Ahmed, Professor Emeritus of Political Science at Stockholm University:

“In March 1947, the Muslims started large-scale violence, mainly against Sikhs but also against Hindus, in the Muslim-majority districts of northern Punjab. Yet, at the end of that year, more Muslims had been killed in East Punjab than Hindus and Sikhs together in West Punjab.”

Source: Ahmed, Istiaq, ‘The Punjab Bloodied, Partitioned and Cleansed’, Fair Observer, 2012.

In the midst of this inter-religious violence and hatred, Baba Sawan Singh became a beacon of humanity and once again proved his universal compassion. He provided safe refuge for 100 Muslims who lived near Dera Baba Jaimal Singh and arranged for them to be escorted safely to Pakistan.

 

Later Life and Death

Baba Sawan Singh continued to work tirelessly into his old age, spending long hours to satisfy the millions of truth seekers who came to him for guidance. When he was 90 years old, Baba Sawan Singh still worked an average of 18 hours a day. This taxing schedule had an adverse impact on his increasingly frail physical frame. His students pleaded with him to seek treatment.

Baba Sawan Singh with his students at Beas Railway station

Baba Sawan Singh with his students at Beas Railway station

In September 1947, after establishing a managing committee to handle the day-to-day affairs of his centres, he went to Amritsar to seek medical advice. There, he was told that there was a tumour in his bladder. After he returned, his physical condition fluctuated.

His students made every effort to search for an effective medical remedy but it was fruitless. It is believed that when a holy man such as Baba Sawan Singh suffers from a chronic medical condition, it is actually the result of absorbing the negative karma of his followers.

Baba Sawan Singh with his secretary, Lala Har Narayan

Baba Sawan Singh with his secretary, Lala Har Narayan

Even during his illness, Baba Sawan Singh continued to participate actively in the management of the Dera (camp) and gave instructions to his students about what to do after his passing.

In February 1948, Baba Sawan Singh was confined to bed due to his illness. By the end of the same month, he enquired about the number of people that he had initiated. After checking the records, his students told him, “Up till now, about one hundred and fifty thousand souls have been awakened by Hazur.” Hazur was the nickname of Baba Sawan Singh. In the evening of the same day, Baba Sawan Singh called one of his main students, Kirpal Singh and said, “I have done half of your work and have given Naam (initiation) to over one and a half lakh persons, and the rest you have to accomplish.” On another occasion, Baba Sawan Singh also advised Kirpal Singh to build his own satsang.

Baba Sawan Singh’s room in his residence

Baba Sawan Singh’s room in his residence

On 29th March 1948, Baba Sawan Singh’s condition worsened. This situation was testing on those who loved and waited on him. On 1st April 1948, Kirpal Singh made a humble request to Baba Sawan Singh to remove the illness from his holy body:

“Master, thou art above body and bodily influences, unconcerned as to comforts and discomforts, but we humble and helpless beings are afflicted hard and cannot endure the sight of Hazur thus suffering bodily. Thou hast all powers. We should be extremely grateful if Hazur very graciously removes this indication of disease on His body.”

Source: Singh, Sant Kirpal, The Life of Hazur Baba Sawan Singh

Out of his compassion, Baba Sawan Singh fulfilled Kirpal Singh’s prayer:

“After the prayer, when I opened my eyes, Hazur’s body was in a state of perfect repose. Hazur’s forehead was shining resplendently. He opened His mercy-showering lovely eyes intoxicated with God’s divine love and cast a glance at my humble self, both eyes gleaming with radiance like a lion’s. I bowed my head in solemn and silent adoration and said, ‘It is all Hazur’s benignity!’”

Source: Singh, Sant Kirpal, The Life of Hazur Baba Sawan Singh

Baba Sawan Singh visiting Pisawa Fort

Baba Sawan Singh visiting Pisawa Fort

Baba Sawan Singh passed away the following day, 2nd April 1948, at 8:30 a.m. at Dera Baba Jaimal Singh. His students believed that although Baba Sawan Singh’s mortal body had left them, his soul was not far away.

After Baba Sawan Singh’s passing, his spiritual successors continued to spread his teachings around the world and quench the thirst of those seeking the truth. Before he passed away, Baba Sawan Singh appointed his disciple, Baba Jagat Singh, to be his spiritual successor. Although some of Baba Sawan Singh’s disciples like Kirpal Singh and Mastana Balochistani would later move on and establish their own successful spiritual missions, they remained devoted to the memory and teachings of their Satguru.

Baba Sawan Singh’s watches and spectacles

Baba Sawan Singh’s watches and spectacles

Baba Sawan Singh's clock

Baba Sawan Singh’s clock

 

Notable Students

 

Baba Jagat Singh (1884-1951)

Baba Jagat Singh (1884-1951)

Baba Jagat Singh (1884-1951)

Baba Jagat Singh was Baba Sawan Singh’s spiritual successor. Prior to dedicating his life to full-time spiritual practice, Baba Jagat Singh was a professor of Chemistry at Punjab Agricultural College. He received initiation into the practice of Surat Shabd Yoga from Baba Sawan Singh.

After becoming his disciple, Baba Jagat Singh spent most of his weekends with his teacher at Dera Baba Jaimal Singh. In 1943, he retired from secular work and devoted his life to spiritual practice. Upon the passing of his teacher, Baba Jagat Singh became the third master of RSSB until his death on 23rd October 1951.

 

Kirpal Singh (1894 – 1974)

Kirpal Singh (1894 – 1974)

Kirpal Singh (1894 – 1974)

Kirpal Singh was one of Baba Sawan Singh’s closest disciples. Prior to meeting Baba Sawan Singh, Kirpal Singh had been a government official. After the passing of his beloved master, Kirpal Singh established his own spiritual mission, Ruhani Satsang, in accordance with Baba Sawan Singh’s wishes.

Kirpal Singh has authored a number of books and had the opportunity to serve as the President of the World Fellowship of Religions for a period of time.

 

Mastana Balochistani (1891-1960)

Mastana Balochistani (1891-1960)

Mastana Balochistani (1891-1960)

Mastana Balochistani was originally from Balochistan. He had always been inclined toward spiritual practice, even at a young age. When he was 14 years old, Balochistani left his home to search for a spiritual teacher, and his efforts bore fruit nine years later when he met Baba Sawan Singh.

Balochistani established Dera Sacha Sauda on 29th April 1948 following his teacher’s advice to teach meditation and conduct spiritual discourses for the residents of Punjab, Sindh, and Balochistan.

 

A Brief Introduction to Sikhism

Sikhism was established in the 16th century by Guru Nanak (1469-1538)

Sikhism was established in the 16th century by Guru Nanak (1469-1538)

Sikhism was established in the 16th century by Guru Nanak (1469-1538) and the nine teachers who followed him:

  1. Guru Angad (1504-1552)
  2. Guru Amar Das (1479-1574)
  3. Guru Ram Das (1534-1581)
  4. Guru Arjun (1563-1606)
  5. Guru Gargobind (1595-1644)
  6. Guru Har Rai (1630-1661)
  7. Guru Har Krishan (1656-1663)
  8. Guru Tegh Bahadur (1621-1675)
  9. Guru Gobind Singh (1666-1708)

Sikhism is a monotheistic religion that emphasises the belief in one god. Sikhs are devoted to God, whom they keep in their hearts and minds, and believe in the importance of doing good deeds rather than just focusing on rituals. Sikhism believes in treating every individual equally, and in honesty, hard work, generosity, and serving others.

Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Sikh Guru

Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Sikh Guru

Before his passing, Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Sikh Guru declared that the holy book, Guru Granth Sahib would have the status of a living guru, and that the followers of Sikhism should revere it as they would a human teacher. He also advised that if they could not find the answer in the Guru Granth Sahib, the Sikh community should make the decision in accordance with the principles of their holy scriptures. Currently, there are approximately 27 million Sikh followers in the world.

 

About Radha Soami Satsang Beas

The Radha Soami Satsang Beas (RSSB), also known as Dera Baba Jaimal Singh, is a non-profit philosophical organisation that emphasises inner development under a spiritual teacher’s guidance. It was founded by Baba Jaimal Singh in 1891 and has since developed into an international organisation. Currently, RSSB holds congressional meetings in over 90 countries around the world and is not affiliated to any commercial or political organisation.

Radha Soami Satsang Beas

Radha Soami Satsang Beas

The name ‘Radha Soami’ is a Hindi term which literally means “Lord of the Soul”. Satsang refers to a group of truth seekers, and Beas is the town in Northern India where the original centre was located. The present Satguru of RSSB is Baba Gurinder Singh who resides at the organisation’s main centre in Beas, northern India. Members of RSSB are free to adhere to any religion, and the organisation does not involve itself in the personal lives of its members. However, RSSB members are advised to adopt a vegetarian lifestyle and to abstain from recreational drugs, tobacco and alcohol. They are expected to live their lives in accordance with high moral values and encouraged to support themselves financially.

 

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The Spiritual and Karmic Aspects of the Vegetarian Diet (Click to download PDF)

Hazur Baba Sawan Singh: Pictures and Quotes (Click to download PDF)

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Addendum

As mentioned in the introduction, His Eminence Tsem Rinpoche came across Baba Sawan Singh when watching a video of Ishwar Puri, who is a student of Baba Sawan Singh. The video, titled “Attachments are Mistaken to be Love“, caught Rinpoche’s attention. In the video, Ishwar Puri explains that the outer guru, which he calls the ‘perfect living master’ or Satguru in Hindi, is actually your own true self (or inner divinity) appearing as a human being to guide you. You can watch this powerful video below:

 

VIDEO: Attachments are Mistaken to be Love – Ishwar Puri

Or view the video on the server at:
https://video.tsemtulku.com/videos/AttachmentsAreMistakenToBeLoveIshwarPuri.mp4

 

The Path of the Masters

The Path of the Masters by Dr. Julian Johnson, an American student of Baba Sawan Singh

The Path of the Masters by Dr. Julian Johnson, an American student of Baba Sawan Singh

One of the most famous books on the teachings of Baba Sawan Singh was written by his American student, Dr. Julian Johnson. Dr. Johnson was both a theologian and surgeon, but above all is remembered as a man in search of the truth. It was at the height of his worldly success that he abandoned his position and moved to India to study with Baba Sawan Singh. He spent his time learning at the feet of the great master and practised diligently. In fact, it is said that he was rewarded with a vision of reality beyond all forms. Dr. Johnson’s love for his master was unbounded, his faith was implicit and his devotion was unyielding. After moving to India, he never once returned to the United States where he was born.

Dr. Johnson wrote The Path of the Masters under the specific instructions and guidance of Baba Sawan Singh, in order to transmit his timeless teachings to the West. In this work, he not only shares the teachings but infuses them with his own personal experiences, providing readers with a glimpse of what it is like to work towards divinity.
 

Bhajans

Bhajans are the generic name given to Indian devotional songs. The Radhasoami tradition of Baba Sawan Singh has many such songs that express the devotional attitude of its practitioners towards divinity and their guru. Below are two such beautiful songs sung by Mary Fewel Tulin.

Mere Vich Na Guruji Gun Koi

By Mary Fewel Tulin

      Mere Vich Na Guru Ji Gun Koi.mp3

 

Lyrics

Mere vich na guru ji gun koi auguna da mai bharya
Mere vich na guru ji gun koi auguna da mai bharya

Translation: 0 Guru Ji, there is no good quality in me, I am full of bad qualities.
0 Guru Ji, there is no good quality in me, I am full of bad qualities.

Sab avgun mai gun nahi koi, kyo kar kant milava hoi
Kyo kat kant milava hoi, auguna da mai bharya

Translation: You have all good qualities – I have none.
How could the meeting with the Beloved happen?

Na mai rup na banke naina, na kul dhang na mithe bena
Na kul dhang na mithe bena, auguna da mai bharya

Translation: I have neither beauty nor attractive eyes.
I have neither good ways nor sweet words.

Mere vich na guru ji gun koi auguna da mai bharya
Mere vich na guru ji gun koi auguna da mai bharya

Translation: 0 Guru Ji, there is no good quality in me, I am full of bad qualities.
0 Guru Ji, there is no good quality in me, I am full of bad qualities.

Asi papi ha augun hare, aake dig pe tere dvare
Tere bina kite mildi na dhoi, auguna da mai bharya

Translation: We are sinners – we are full of bad qualities. We have fallen at your door.
Except for You we find no refuge at any place.

Yatima samaj ke chaudali layo, ger chaurasi da phir na payo
Piche sade nal hoi jo hoi, auguna da mai bharya

Translation: Understanding us as orphans, attach us to your feet. Do not involve us in the cycle of 84 lakhs again.
Whatever has happened with us in the past has happened.

Mere vich na guru ji gun koi auguna da mai bharya
Mere vich na guru ji gun koi auguna da mai bharya

Translation: 0 Guru Ji, there is no good quality in me, I am full of bad qualities.
0 Guru Ji, there is no good quality in me, I am full of bad qualities.

Tere bina sab chadte sahare, dil sade viche vasaja piyare
Hath ban karda arjoi, auguna da mai bharya

Translation: We have given up all support except you. Beloved One, dwell in our hearts.
Folding our hands we make this request.

Mai papi mai auguna hara Garib Ajaiba das tumara
Kirpal Guru bina aasra na koi, auguna da mai bharya

Translation: I am the sinner, full of bad qualities. Poor Ajaib is your slave.
Without Kirpal there is no shelter.

Mere vich na guru ji gun koi auguna da mai bharya
Mere vich na guru ji gun koi auguna da mai bharya

Translation: 0 Guru Ji, there is no good quality in me, I am full of bad qualities.
0 Guru Ji, there is no good quality in me, I am full of bad qualities.

Likhan Valya Tu Hoke

By Mary Fewel Tulin

      Likhan Valya Tu Hoke.mp3.mp3

 

Lyrics

Likhana vali ya tu hoke, dayala likh de,
Mere hirade vich gura da, pyar likh de.
Likhana vali ya tu hoke, dayala likh de,
Mere hirade vich gura da, pyar likh de.

Translation: O Writer of Fortunes,
Graciously write on my heart, love for the Master.
O Writer of Fortunes,
Graciously write on my heart, love for the Master.

Hatha vich likh de, seva guru ji di
Hatha vich likh de, seva guru ji di

Translation: In my hands, write the service of the Guru,
In my hands, write the service of the Guru.

Mera tana mana Guru ute, var likh de,
Mere hirade vich gura da, pyar likh de.

Translation: Write the sacrifice of my body and mind for the Guru

Likhana vali ya tu hoke, dayala likh de,
Mere hirade vich gura da, pyar likh de.

Translation: O Writer of Fortunes,
Graciously write on my heart, love for the Master.

Jiba te likh de, Nama Guru ji da
Jiba te likh de, Nama Guru ji da

On my tongue, write the name of the Guru
On my tongue, write the name of the Guru

Mere kana vich dhun di, avaz likh de,
Mere hirade vich gura da, pyar likh de

Translation: On my tongue, write the name of the Guru
For my ears, write the voice of the Sound Current.

Likhana vali ya tu hoke, dayala likh de,
Mere hirade vich gura da, pyar likh de.

Translation: O Writer of Fortunes,
Graciously write on my heart, love for the Master.

Mathe te likh de, jot Guru ji di
Mathe te likh de, jot Guru ji di

Translation: On my forehead, write the Light of the Guru
On my forehead, write the Light of the Guru

Men ankh vich guru da, didar likh de,
Mere hirade vich gura da, pyar likh de.

Translation: For my eyes, write the darshan of my Guru
Graciously write on my heart, love for the Master.

Likhana vali ya tu hoke, dayala likh de,
Mere hirade vich gura da, pyar likh de.

Translation: O Writer of Fortunes,
Graciously write on my heart, love for the Master.

Ek na likhi mere, Satguru da vichora
Ek na likhi mere, Satguru da vichora

Translation: Don’t write one thing: separation from the Guru
Don’t write one thing: separation from the Guru

Bhave chut jae sara, sansar likh de,
Mere hirade vich gura da, pyar likh de.

Translation: It doesn’t matter if separation from the whole world is written
Graciously write on my heart, love for the Master.

Likhana vali ya tu hoke, dayala likh de,
Mere hirade vich gura da, pyar likh de.

Translation: O Writer of Fortunes,
Graciously write on my heart, love for the Master.

Likhana vali ya tu hoke, dayala likh de,
Mere hirade vich gura da, pyar likh de.

Translation: O Writer of Fortunes,
Graciously write on my heart, love for the Master.

 

Glossary of Terms

Brahmacharya

The brahmacharya (bachelor student) stage of life – from childhood up to 25 years of age – is focused on education and includes the practice of celibacy.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brahmacharya

Gauna

Gauna is a north Indian term that refers to both a custom and a ceremony associated with the consummation of a marriage. It is usually linked to the archaic practice of child marriage, where the bride remains at her natal home after the marriage ceremony since it is only considered a ritual union. When she comes of age, she goes to her husband’s home where a gauna ceremony is conducted, after which they begin their conjugal life.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gauna

Gurbani

Gurbani, also called Gun Bani, is a term used to refer to various compositions by Sikh Gurus and other writers of the Guru Granth Sahib. In general, hymns in the Guru Granth Sahib are referred to as Gurbani. Amritdhari Sikhs consider some texts from Dasam Granth which are read as Nitnem (daily hymns) as Gurbani as well.

The Adi Granth explains that Gurbani is the written form of a sound which comes directly from the Supreme. By understanding the qualities of the Primal Lord and Soul in Gurbani, a Sikh can attain the Supreme State.

Historical Sikh writings, unauthentic writings and apocryphal compositions written under the names of Sikh Gurus, and other writings by Sikhs are not considered Gurbani and are referred to as Kachi Bani.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gurbani

Gurdwara

A Gurdwara is where Sikhs come together for congregational worship.

Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/sikhism/ritesrituals/gurdwara_1.shtml

Guru Granth Sahib

The Guru Granth Sahib is a book that Sikhs consider a living Guru. The tenth and last Sikh Guru, Guru Gobind Singh (1666-1708) decreed that the spiritual guide of the Sikhs after his death would be the teachings it contained. Sikhs show the Guru Granth Sahib the respect they would to a human Guru.

Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/sikhism/ataglance/glance.shtml

Guru Nanak Ji Dev

Guru Nanak (15 April 1469 – 22 September 1539) was the founder of Sikhism and the first of its ten Gurus. He preached a message of one God who dwells in each of His creations and constitutes the eternal Truth. This was the basis of the spiritual, social, and political platform he created based on equality, fraternal love, goodness, and virtue.

Guru Nanak’s words make up the 974 poetic hymns in the Guru Granth Sahib, Sikhism’s holy text. Guru Nanak’s sanctity, divinity and religious authority are believed by Sikhs to have passed successively to the nine subsequent Gurus who followed him, and then into the Guru Granth Sahib.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guru_Nanak

Jat Sikh

Jat Sikhs are a sub-group of the Jat people in the Sikh community. They account for between 21% and 25% of the population of the Punjab State, India.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jat_Sikh

Khalsa

This term refers collectively to men and women who have been initiated into the Sikh faith.

Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/sikhism/ataglance/glance.shtml

Radhasoami Faith

The Radhasoami faith is similar to the Religion of Saints or Sant Mat, as taught by Guru Nanak, Kabir Sahab and the Sufi Saints.

Adherents of Radhasoami believe:

  • in the existence of God
  • that the essence of God is the same as the soul in human beings
  • in the Afterlife

The faith stresses the existence of one True Supreme Being who is the Creator of the universe. It teaches that the human soul is simply an emanation of the Supreme Being.

Source: http://www.dayalbagh.org.in/radhasoami-faith/basic-concepts.htm

Sadhu

A holy man, mendicant, sage, or ascetic.

Source: https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/sadhu

Satguru

Satguru is a Sanskrit term that means ‘true guru’. Sikhs use it to refer to both God and to a Guru. A satguru can lead his flock to moksha – enlightenment or inner peace.

Source: http://www.sikhiwiki.org/index.php/Satguru

Satsang

Satsang is a Sanskrit term that means ‘(the) company of true people’. In Sikhism, it more accurately translates as ‘the assembly of true believers’. Sikh satsangs date back to its first Guru, Guru Nanak.

Satsangs are common to all religions from the Indian subcontinent but have a unique context in Sikhism. The convention of gathering at a gurdwara to sing the Guru’s religious compositions is seen as a sign of loyalty to the Guru as well as a means of participating in the power of the divine Word. There are no restrictions on who can attend a satsang.

Source: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Satsang

Sikh Gurus

Sikhism is a religion of teachers, who are known as Gurus by the Sikhs. The first Guru was Guru Nanak, who established the faith in 1469. He was followed by nine human Gurus, each of whom used the name ‘Nanak’ when writing spiritual verses.

These ten human Gurus were succeeded by the current Guru, the holy text of Sikhism known as the Guru Granth Sahib. The Guru Granth Sahib will forevermore remain the Guru of the Sikh religion.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sikh_gurus

The 5 Ks

The 5 Ks of Sikhism are the five things that a true Sikh is to have on him at all times. These items identify a member of the Khalsa to others and are a symbol of devotion and submission to the Guru.

The five Ks are:

  • Kesh (uncut hair)
  • Kara (steel bracelet)
  • Kirpan (steel dagger)
  • Kanga (wooden comb)
  • Kaccha (cotton undergarment)

Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/sikhism/customs/fiveks.shtml

 

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  1. Dietrich on Jan 15, 2024 at 1:05 pm

    Only thank you Tsem!

  2. Dr Neil Tessler on Jan 3, 2022 at 7:39 am

    Respectfully, the chapter titled “Initiation into Sikhism” indicates a confusion on the part of the writer. Sikhism, the religion, has its own norms and patterns quite unrelated to Sant Mat, or the teachings of the Masters of Surat Shabd Yoga. Hazur Baba Sawan Singh Ji, his spiritual Master and his successors have been born into the Sikh faith but their teachings and spiritual method is quite unrelated to the Sikh religion. Nevertheless, the Sant Mat teachings closely mirror the writings of the Sikh gurus, so much so that it is reasonable to think that they gave out the same esoteric methods, later lost to the religious adherents of Sikhism.

  3. Pastor Adeline Woon on Jul 28, 2018 at 5:51 am

    Nice short video of a new LED signage reminding us of who we can go to for blessings in case of need: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBwrkaKUoH0

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    Listening to the chanting of sacred words, melodies, mantras, sutras and prayers has a very powerful healing effect on our outer and inner environments. It clears the chakras, spiritual toxins, the paths where our ‘chi’ travels within our bodies for health as well as for clearing the mind. It is soothing and relaxing but at the same time invigorates us with positive energy. The sacred sounds invite positive beings to inhabit our environment, expels negative beings and brings the sound of growth to the land, animals, water and plants. Sacred chants bless all living beings on our land as well as inanimate objects. Do download and play while in traffic to relax, when you are about to sleep, during meditation, during stress or just anytime. Great to play for animals and children. Share with friends the blessing of a full Dorje Shugden puja performed at Kechara Forest Retreat by our puja department for the benefit of others. Tsem Rinpoche

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  5. Jacinta on Jul 24, 2018 at 5:38 pm

    I’ve not heard about Master Baba Sawan Singh before but I was amazed by the talks given by one of His very devoted students, Ishwar Puri. His talks was kindly shared by Rinpoche previously and I was totally taken away by the talks given by Ishwar Puri.

    The teachings are simple and yet he can speak in great length with such a great detail in each of the subjects and he can connect everything in that instance without a prepared script! The things that he described are very much similar to those teachings that I’ve read before (jaw dropped). Although I have not reached that level and yet he can actually bring my “mind” to that level through my own visualisation plus some dramatic scene created by my mind ?.

    Another thing that captured my attention that time was how he mentioned repeatedly of his “Great Master”. It’s just a simple word and yet he can uttered it with great reverence throughout the talks and this shows how great and devoted he is to his own Master. This led me to think how great his Master was and wanted to read more about Him. The video about him and the great devotional song sang by Mary Fewel Tulin is superb?

    P/s: I couldn’t remember clearly but if I’m not mistaken Rinpoche once spoke about how one monk, who because of his great demeanour have led to the conversion of a whole tribe into Buddhism due to this monk where the person eventually wanted to meet the Guru of his.
    Hence, we should carry ourselves well as we represent the image of our Guru!

  6. Stella Cheang on Jul 21, 2018 at 9:25 pm

    It is truly inspiring to read about Baba Sawan Singh who embodies compassion, wisdom, brotherhood and charisma. He is a living example of Sikhism, a teaching started by Guru Nanak. Baba Sawan Singh promoted vegetarianism and abstain from intoxicant, including alcohol, to preserve a clear, spiritual mind. He never ceased to teach and give guidance to truth seekers well into his old age, benefiting many many people. Thank you for this sharing.

  7. wan wai meng on Jul 11, 2018 at 6:30 am

    Very interesting to read about the life of His Holinesss Baba Sawan Singh and all that he has done to serve the people and his spiritual community. I felt he lived his life with a lot of devotion to his beliefs and convictions. The black and white picture of him are striking, and gives an impression of this is a man who is devoted to spiritual development, and who possesses spiritual power.

  8. Anne Ong on Jul 7, 2018 at 10:41 pm

    Interesting and very inspiring life story about Baba Sawan Singn. And a very meaningful quote on Guru Devotion. “Take hold of the hand of the Master, for without Him the way is full of untold dangers and difficulties. Never for a moment get separated from the Master and never place too much confidence in thy own valour or wisdom.”
    Thank you Rinpoche and blog team for another inspiring article on spirituality.???

  9. Tsem Rinpoche on Jun 19, 2018 at 7:19 am

    Dear friends,

    May I invite you to listen to these two songs which bring us to another level of inspiration:

    1. Mere Vich Na Guruji Gun Koi
    https://vimeo.com/274281986

    2. Likhan Valya Tu Hoke
    https://vimeo.com/274281836

    The person who inspired these songs is considered a saint.

    May your spiritual journey reach fruition no matter what path you choose, Tsem Rinpoche

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  10. Meghna on Jun 7, 2018 at 4:49 pm

    Simply beautiful, you Eminence.

    No matter what spiritual path one follows, a beautiful soul will always shine the brightest.
    It almost seems as if he was born to aid the masses during the highly, highly volatile part of history – during the Partition.
    ‘Absorbing the negative karma of his followers’ – mindblown.

  11. Samfoonheei on Jun 7, 2018 at 4:28 pm

    Very inspiring article of His Holiness Baba Sawan Singh, a man of truly admirable qualities of forgiveness, contentment, devotion, and humility. He relinquish his secular life and become a sadhu. He was an Indian Saint ,and also known as “The Great Master” to many. He was well known throughout and every where he went , thousands will be there to attend his spiritual teachings. Amazing all those hundred thousands followers were from different faith too as he once said that the essentials of all religions are the same. Those following includes Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs, Christians, thousands from abroad and so forth. He left a legacy of no regrets. i do enjoyed reading this article of such an inspiring Sikh master and Saint.
    Thank you Rinpoche and writers for this sharing

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    Venerable Ajahn Chah was a Thai Buddhist teacher of the Buddhadhamma and a founder of two major monasteries in the Thai Forest Tradition. Well respected and loved as a man of great wisdom, he was also instrumental in establishing Theravada Buddhism in the West. Interesting life story, how he chose to leave the settled monastic life and became a wandering ascetic. Walking across Thailand, lived in forests, caves and cremation grounds while learning from the meditation monks of the Forest of various monasteries. He wandered through the countryside in quest of quiet and secluded places for developing meditation. He even lived in tiger and cobra infested jungles, using reflections on death to penetrate to the true meaning of life. After years of wandering, Venerable Ajahn Chah established a monastery where he taught simple, practice-based form of meditation, and attracted a numerous of students including western foreigners. He was one of the greatest Dhamma teachers of the modern era. His wise teachings have continued to guide thousands of people along the path of Dharma. Venerable Ajahn Chah’s teachings of the Thai Forest Tradition gradually spread across all over the world. Several of Ajahn Chah’s Western students have since established monasteries throughout the world. Just in Thailand itself, there are more than 300 branch monasteries in Ajahn Chah’s tradition. Ven erable Ajahn Chah used his ill health as a teaching point, emphasizing that it was a living example of the impermanence of all things and reminded people to endeavour to find a true refuge within themselves. The legacy of Venerable Ajahn Chah’s teachings and legacy continues into the modern age.
    Thank you Rinpoche for this great sharing.

    https://www.tsemrinpoche.com/tsem-tulku-rinpoche/great-lamas-masters/venerable-ajahn-chah-the-forest-monk.html
  • Samfoonheei
    Friday, Mar 15. 2024 07:30 PM
    Wonderful blog written on the practice of Kalarupa for us to understand better. As an emanation of Manjushri, Kalarupa’s practice helps us to destroy ignorance and to develop wisdom overcoming our anger and suffering . Awesome Kalarupa manifested in multiple forms to help sentient beings who personifies enlightenment by the conquest of anger. Kalarupa also regard as one of the three main Dharma protectors of the Gelugpa is extremely fierce and ugly, and tames all kinds of spiritual ugliness. The fierceness of his iconography teaches us to remind ourselves that all the causes and effects of anger arising from ignorance are dreadful and distorted.
    Thank you Rinpoche and Pastor Antionette for this detailed sharing,

    https://www.tsemrinpoche.com/tsem-tulku-rinpoche/buddhas-dharma/kalarupa.html
  • Samfoonheei
    Friday, Mar 15. 2024 07:27 PM
    Nepal is a very spiritual country, having a huge Dorje Shugden mural in Kathmandu, is indeed a big achievement for Kechara. Located on Charkhal Road in Dilli Bazaar, the mural can be found midway between our two Dorje Shugden chapels which are in Putalisadak and Chabahil. It is also very close to one of Kathmandu’s largest shopping malls. Many locals , tourist will be able to connect them to a powerful deity that is so closely associated with their culture. Well the mural not only beautiful but also full of symbolism and everyone merely by seeing it is blessed. Thanks to those talented artists and generous sponsors making it a success.
    Thank you Rinpoche for this sharing.

    https://www.tsemrinpoche.com/tsem-tulku-rinpoche/travel/spectacular-dorje-shugden-mural-in-kathmandu-nepal.html
  • Samfoonheei
    Friday, Mar 15. 2024 07:24 PM
    All the art of living lies in a fine mingling of letting go and holding on. Letting go helps us to live in a more peaceful state of mind and helps restore our balance. A reminder for us all to go of attachment and meditating on impermanence and emptiness. We are to relinquish the domination of our ego and its habits to transform ourselves. A great reminder not to waste our previous life.
    Quoted Ceasing to do evil, Cultivating the good, Purifying the heart .
    Thank you Rinpoche for sharing such a meaningful teachings with folded hands.

    https://www.tsemrinpoche.com/tsem-tulku-rinpoche/buddhas-dharma/pointing-the-staff-at-the-old-man.html
  • james belich
    Friday, Mar 8. 2024 09:43 PM
    Winning the lottery was part of my dreams, I tried so hard to win big but all to no avail, until I came across Dr Lucas online who made my dreams come through and made me win 10 million dollars. I was a logistics manager who lives in Lancaster, S.C. and works about an hour’s drive away, in Charlotte, N.C., I stopped at a store to buy a scratch-off lottery ticket during my lunch break, because Dr Lucas gave me all the assurance that the numbers are not going to fail after I did all he asked me to do. Dr lucas is a powerful Dr that is on a mission to eradicate poverty from people’s lives and i have confirmed that by winning $10 million with the numbers he provided for me, it is my promise to tell the world about my experience with Dr Lucas and that’s what I’m doing now, you can win the lottery fast with the help of Dr Lucas he is tested and trusted Email: Drlucasspelltemple@gmail. com or WhatsApp +234 904 794 3567 he will help you.
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    Friday, Mar 8. 2024 09:42 PM
    Winning the lottery was part of my dreams, I tried so hard to win big but all to no avail, until I came across Dr Lucas online who made my dreams come through and made me win 10 million dollars. I was a logistics manager who lives in Lancaster, S.C. and works about an hour’s drive away, in Charlotte, N.C., I stopped at a store to buy a scratch-off lottery ticket during my lunch break, because Dr Lucas gave me all the assurance that the numbers are not going to fail after I did all he asked me to do. Dr lucas is a powerful Dr that is on a mission to eradicate poverty from people’s lives and i have confirmed that by winning $10 million with the numbers he provided for me, it is my promise to tell the world about my experience with Dr Lucas and that’s what I’m doing now, you can win the lottery fast with the help of Dr Lucas he is tested and trusted Email: Drlucasspelltemple@gmail.com or WhatsApp +234 904 794 3567 he will help you.
  • lee
    Thursday, Mar 7. 2024 07:06 PM
    We are members of the Buddhist Temple in Taman Desa Jaya, Kepong, Kuala Lumpur and we have been issued membership by the president (DATUK YIP KUM FOOK), we are very sad because we are the foundation of this Temple

    Now we can know who is always messing with people, and he always cheats money and women, he even uses Buddhism to find money.

    Also, need to be careful with his brother-in-law (Simon Low Kok Meng) because he is a spy (CID) for DATUK YIP KUM FOOK and we will write some letters to AGONG SULTAN IBRAHIM IBN ALMARHUM SULTAN ISKANDAR as soon as possible.

    From Jesmond Yap, Kepong Baru…Kuala Lumpur
  • Phoenix the Shaman Elder
    Thursday, Mar 7. 2024 01:40 AM
    The matriarchal cultures of the grandmothers have specific symbolism of animism shamanism, such as the horse, especially the blue horse, and the deer. These are two main symbols of a shaman woman and you can find them in many cultural folk lore, especially the Russian, Slavic, Siberian, Nordic, Finland, and Norway. It’s nice to see the Matriarchal Shaman Animism diety represented in Chinese.
  • Samfoonheei
    Monday, Mar 4. 2024 06:59 PM
    An inspiring act of a selfless Lama feeding strays whether its night or day. Truly an example for us all to feed those lonely strays . Yes I do agree compassion starts with feeding strays. Reading this blog again to refresh myself to do more. Strays animals generally lead a life of poor welfare on the street. Feeding strays is a compassionate act.
    Thank you Rinpoche and Anila for this sharing.


    https://www.tsemrinpoche.com/tsem-tulku-rinpoche/one-minute-story/rinpoche-through-my-eyes-compassion-starts-with-feeding-strays
  • Samfoonheei
    Monday, Mar 4. 2024 06:56 PM
    nteresting revisit this blog again as truly inspiring reading over and over again . There’s so many inspiring nuns and female practitioner coming from different back ground, leading a more spiritual life. They are practitioners dedicated their life to religious observance and their path is illuminated by the light of compassion. Going against all odds to become one. Their devotion radiates like a thousand stars in the night sky. Here at Kechara Forest Retreat, Bentong Pahang we too have inspiring practitioners .
    Thank you Rinpoche for this great sharing.

    https://www.tsemrinpoche.com/tsem-tulku-rinpoche/buddhas-dharma/inspiring-nuns-and-female-practitioners.html
  • Samfoonheei
    Monday, Mar 4. 2024 06:55 PM
    H E Tsem Rinpoche’s Sungbum project aim to preserve the teachings and practices that have been passed from teacher to disciple in an unbroken line beginning with Lama Tsongkhapa himself . History has taught us the importance of preserving Buddha’s stainless teachings. Its important to preserve and safeguard the Buddhist tradition for future generations.
    Tsem Rinpoche is a clear and effective teacher where his stories and teachings are endlessly entertaining and inspiring. The preservation is very much needed. We are so fortunate given a chance to be involved in such a meritorious project .
    Thank you.

    https://www.tsemrinpoche.com/tsem-tulku-rinpoche/current-affairs/the-tsem-rinpoche-sungbum-project.html
  • Samfoonheei
    Monday, Mar 4. 2024 06:55 PM
    Demons are disembodied spirits, supernatural being or spirit and unseen beings. We know they do exist and I believe they do. They have no physical form to them whatsoever. Demons do definitely exist. They are intelligent beings who are evil malicious spirits and are all dangerous entities. Valak is not to be summoned capriciously by anyone as they are dangerous beings when we invoke them having to face a heavy consequence. There are spiritual practices that we can ask for help a ritual of the wrathful Manjushri in the form of Trakze. Having a doing the practice daily without fail, consistently, as this Trakze practice has been proven to be efficacious to break the hold the Valak and other spirits. All thanks to our Guru bringing this practice to Kechara Forest Retreat, Bentong Malaysia.
    Thank you Rinpoche for this wonderful sharing for us to understand better.

    https://www.tsemrinpoche.com/tsem-tulku-rinpoche/science-mysteries/valak-the-conjuring-2-demon.html
  • Samfoonheei
    Monday, Mar 4. 2024 06:53 PM
    Wow ,reading all these powerful quotes had me realised much better of giving even I have little. May H E Tsem Rinpoche’s sincere advice to reach the far shore of liberation to everyone reading this blog. The most truly generous people are those who give silently without asking any in return. There is no exercise better than reaching and lifting people up. A kind gesture can reach a wound that only compassion can heal. Well creating and lighting for others we naturally light our own way. Helping others especially those unfortunate ones, make us feel more positive about our own circumstances.
    Thank you Rinpoche for sharing all these powerful quotes.

    https://www.tsemrinpoche.com/tsem-tulku-rinpoche/inspiration-worthy-words/the-power-of-giving-18-quotes-from-tsem-rinpoche.html
  • Aarati Bhatt
    Wednesday, Feb 28. 2024 12:47 AM
    I have tried mine and my friend’s horoscope and it results same in both of our case, and not just that I have tried this on various friends and this horoscope is showing same for maximum date of birth, I think this is a bug.
  • Samfoonheei
    Thursday, Jan 4. 2024 04:11 PM
    Lama Tsongkhapa was an influential Tibetan Buddhist monk, philosopher and tantric yogi, whose activities led to the formation of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism . Lama Tsongkhapa was hailed as the second Buddha by contemporary Buddhist masters of his time. Famous for reviving Buddhism in Tibet and revered for elevating the Dharma to all its present glory. Hence having a 12 ft Lama Tsongkhapa Statue at new Kechara Gompa (Prayer Hall) is indeed a blessing. Its truly beautiful. Merely by looking at it is a blessing .
    Thank you Rinpoche and team effort making it possible.

    https://www.tsemrinpoche.com/tsem-tulku-rinpoche/kechara-13-depts/10-ft-tsongkapa-here.html

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108 candles and sang (incense) offered at our Wish-Fulfilling Grotto, invoking Dorje Shugden's blessings for friends, sponsors and supporters, wonderful!
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Fragrant organic Thai basil harvested from our very own Kechara Forest Retreat farm!
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On behalf of our Puja House team, Pastor Tat Ming receives food and drinks from Rinpoche. Rinpoche wanted to make sure the hardworking Puja House team are always taken care of.
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By the time I heard about Luang Phor Thong, he was already very old, in his late 80s. When I heard about him, I immediately wanted to go and pay my respects to him. - http://bit.ly/LuangPhorThong
It\'s very nice to see volunteers helping maintain holy sites in Kechara Forest Retreat, it\'s very good for them. Cleaning Buddha statues is a very powerful and effective way of purifying body karma.
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One of the most recent harvests from our Kechara Forest Retreat land. It was grown free of chemicals and pesticides, wonderful!
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Third picture-Standing Manjushri Statue at Chowar, Kirtipur, Nepal. Height: 33ft (10m)
Second picture-Standing Manjushri Statue at Chowar, Kirtipur, Nepal.
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Second picture-Standing Manjushri Statue at Chowar, Kirtipur, Nepal. Height: 33ft (10m)
First picture-Standing Manjushri Statue at Chowar, Kirtipur, Nepal.
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First picture-Standing Manjushri Statue at Chowar, Kirtipur, Nepal. Height: 33ft (10m)
The first title published by Kechara Comics is Karuna Finds A Way. It tells the tale of high-school sweethearts Karuna and Adam who had what some would call the dream life. Everything was going great for them until one day when reality came knocking on their door. Caught in a surprise swindle, this loving family who never harmed anyone found themselves out of luck and down on their fortune. Determined to save her family, Karuna goes all out to find a solution. See what she does- https://bit.ly/2LSKuWo
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The first title published by Kechara Comics is Karuna Finds A Way. It tells the tale of high-school sweethearts Karuna and Adam who had what some would call the dream life. Everything was going great for them until one day when reality came knocking on their door. Caught in a surprise swindle, this loving family who never harmed anyone found themselves out of luck and down on their fortune. Determined to save her family, Karuna goes all out to find a solution. See what she does- https://bit.ly/2LSKuWo
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At Kechara Forest Retreat land we have nice fresh spinach growing free of chemicals and pesticides. Yes!
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At Kechara Forest Retreat land we have nice fresh spinach growing free of chemicals and pesticides. Yes!
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Beginner’s Introduction to Dorje Shugden~Very good overview https://bit.ly/2QQNfYv
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Fresh eggplants grown on Kechara Forest Retreat's land here in Malaysia
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Mahapajapati Gotami – the first Buddhist nun ordained by Lord Buddha- https://bit.ly/2IjD8ru
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Mahapajapati Gotami, who was the first nun ordained by Lord Buddha.
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Mahapajapati Gotami, who was the first nun ordained by Lord Buddha.
Mahapajapati Gotami, who was the first nun ordained by Lord Buddha. She was his step-mother and aunt. Buddha\'s mother had passed away at his birth so he was raised by Gotami.
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Mahapajapati Gotami, who was the first nun ordained by Lord Buddha. She was his step-mother and aunt. Buddha's mother had passed away at his birth so he was raised by Gotami.
Another nun disciple of Lord Buddha\'s. She had achieved great spiritual abilities and high attainments. She would be a proper object of refuge. This image of the eminent bhikkhuni (nun) disciple of the Buddha, Uppalavanna Theri.
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Another nun disciple of Lord Buddha's. She had achieved great spiritual abilities and high attainments. She would be a proper object of refuge. This image of the eminent bhikkhuni (nun) disciple of the Buddha, Uppalavanna Theri.
Wandering Ascetic Painting by Nirdesha Munasinghe
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High Sri Lankan monks visit Kechara to bless our land, temple, Buddha and Dorje Shugden images. They were very kind-see pictures- https://bit.ly/2HQie2M
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First Sri Lankan Buddhist temple opened in Dubai!!!
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This is pretty amazing! First Sri Lankan Buddhist temple opened in Dubai!!!
My Dharma boy (left) and Oser girl loves to laze around on the veranda in the mornings. They enjoy all the trees, grass and relaxing under the hot sun. Sunbathing is a favorite daily activity. I care about these two doggies of mine very much and I enjoy seeing them happy. They are with me always. Tsem Rinpoche

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My Dharma boy (left) and Oser girl loves to laze around on the veranda in the mornings. They enjoy all the trees, grass and relaxing under the hot sun. Sunbathing is a favorite daily activity. I care about these two doggies of mine very much and I enjoy seeing them happy. They are with me always. Tsem Rinpoche Always be kind to animals and eat vegetarian- https://bit.ly/2Psp8h2
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After you left me Mumu, I was alone. I have no family or kin. You were my family. I can't stop thinking of you and I can't forget you. My bond and connection with you is so strong. I wish you were by my side. Tsem Rinpoche
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This story is a life-changer. Learn about the incredible Forest Man of India | 印度“森林之子”- https://bit.ly/2Eh4vRS
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Part 2-Beautiful billboard in Malaysia of a powerful Tibetan hero whose life serves as a great inspiration- https://bit.ly/2UltNE4
Part 1-Beautiful billboard in Malaysia of a powerful Tibetan hero whose life serves as a great inspiration- https://bit.ly/2UltNE4
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Part 1-Beautiful billboard in Malaysia of a powerful Tibetan hero whose life serves as a great inspiration- https://bit.ly/2UltNE4
The great Protector Manjushri Dorje Shugden depicted in the beautiful Mongolian style. To download a high resolution file: https://bit.ly/2Nt3FHz
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The great Protector Manjushri Dorje Shugden depicted in the beautiful Mongolian style. To download a high resolution file: https://bit.ly/2Nt3FHz
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The Mystical land of Shambhala is finally ready for everyone to feast their eyes and be blessed. A beautiful post with information, art work, history, spirituality and a beautiful book composed by His Holiness the 6th Panchen Rinpoche. ~ https://bit.ly/309MHBi
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Beautiful pictures of the huge Buddha in Longkou Nanshan- https://bit.ly/2LsBxVb
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The reason-Very interesting thought- https://bit.ly/2V7VT5r
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NEW Bigfoot cafe in Malaysia! Food is delicious!- https://bit.ly/2VxdGau
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DON'T MISS THIS!~How brave Bonnie survived by living with a herd of deer~ https://bit.ly/2Lre2eY
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Global Superpower China Will Cut Meat Consumption by 50%! Very interesting, find out more- https://bit.ly/2V1sJFh
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You can download this beautiful Egyptian style Dorje Shugden Free- https://bit.ly/2Nt3FHz
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Beautiful high file for print of Lord Manjushri. May you be blessed- https://bit.ly/2V8mwZe
Mongolian (Oymiakon) Shaman in Siberia, Russia. That is his real outfit he wears. Very unique. TR
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Mongolian (Oymiakon) Shaman in Siberia, Russia. That is his real outfit he wears. Very unique. TR
Find one of the most beautiful temples in the world in Nara, Japan. It is the 1,267 year old Todai-ji temple that houses a 15 meter Buddha Vairocana statue who is a cosmic and timeless Buddha. Emperor Shomu who sponsored this beautiful temple eventually abdicated and ordained as a Buddhist monk. Very interesting history and story. One of the places everyone should visit- https://bit.ly/2VgsHhK
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Find one of the most beautiful temples in the world in Nara, Japan. It is the 1,267 year old Todai-ji temple that houses a 15 meter Buddha Vairocana statue who is a cosmic and timeless Buddha. Emperor Shomu who sponsored this beautiful temple eventually abdicated and ordained as a Buddhist monk. Very interesting history and story. One of the places everyone should visit- https://bit.ly/2VgsHhK
Manjusri Kumara (bodhisattva of wisdom), India, Pala dynesty, 9th century, stone, Honolulu Academy of Arts
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Manjusri Kumara (bodhisattva of wisdom), India, Pala dynesty, 9th century, stone, Honolulu Academy of Arts
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    Cute Tara girl having a snack. She is one of Kechara Forest Retreat’s resident doggies.
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    Your Next Meal!
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    This is Daw
    This is what they do to get meat on tables, and to produce belts and jackets. Think twice before your next purchase.
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    Don’t Take My Mummy Away!
    Look at the poor baby chasing after the mother. Why do we do that to them? It's time to seriously think about our choices in life and how they affect others. Be kind. Don't break up families.
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    They do this every day!
    This is how they are being treated every day of their lives. Please do something to stop the brutality. Listen to their cries for help!
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    What happened at Fair Oaks Farm?
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  • She’s going to spend her whole life here without being able to move correctly. Like a machine. They are the slaves of the people and are viewed as a product. It’s immoral. Billions of terrestrial animals die annually. Billions. You can’t even imagine it. And all that because people don’t want to give up meat, even though there are so many alternatives. ~ Gabriel Azimov
    5 years ago
    She’s going to spend her whole life here without being able to move correctly. Like a machine. They are the slaves of the people and are viewed as a product. It’s immoral. Billions of terrestrial animals die annually. Billions. You can’t even imagine it. And all that because people don’t want to give up meat, even though there are so many alternatives. ~ Gabriel Azimov
  • Our Malaysian Prime Minister Dr. Mahathir speaks so well, logically and regarding our country’s collaboration with China for growth. It is refreshing to listen to Dr. Mahathir’s thoughts. He said our country can look to China for many more things such as technology and so on. Tsem Rinpoche
    5 years ago
    Our Malaysian Prime Minister Dr. Mahathir speaks so well, logically and regarding our country’s collaboration with China for growth. It is refreshing to listen to Dr. Mahathir’s thoughts. He said our country can look to China for many more things such as technology and so on. Tsem Rinpoche
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    5 years ago
    This is the first time His Holiness Dalai Lama mentions he had some very serious illness. Very worrying. This video is captured April 2019.
  • Beautiful Monastery in Hong Kong
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    Beautiful Monastery in Hong Kong
  • This dog thanks his hero in such a touching way. Tsem Rinpoche
    5 years ago
    This dog thanks his hero in such a touching way. Tsem Rinpoche
  • Join Tsem Rinpoche in prayer for H.H. Dalai Lama’s long life~ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYy7JcveikU&feature=youtu.be
    5 years ago
    Join Tsem Rinpoche in prayer for H.H. Dalai Lama’s long life~ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYy7JcveikU&feature=youtu.be
  • These people going on pilgrimage to a holy mountain and prostrating out of devotion and for pilgrimage in Tibet. Such determination for spiritual practice. Tsem Rinpoche
    5 years ago
    These people going on pilgrimage to a holy mountain and prostrating out of devotion and for pilgrimage in Tibet. Such determination for spiritual practice. Tsem Rinpoche
  • Beautiful new casing in Kechara for Vajra Yogini. Tsem Rinpoche
    5 years ago
    Beautiful new casing in Kechara for Vajra Yogini. Tsem Rinpoche
  • Get ready to laugh real hard. This is Kechara’s version of “Whatever Happened to Baby Jane!” We have some real talents in this video clip.
    5 years ago
    Get ready to laugh real hard. This is Kechara’s version of “Whatever Happened to Baby Jane!” We have some real talents in this video clip.
  • Recitation of Dorje Dermo‘s mantra or the Dharani of Glorious Vajra Claws. This powerful mantra is meant to destroy all obstacles that come in our way. Beneficial to play this mantra in our environments.
    5 years ago
    Recitation of Dorje Dermo‘s mantra or the Dharani of Glorious Vajra Claws. This powerful mantra is meant to destroy all obstacles that come in our way. Beneficial to play this mantra in our environments.
  • Beautiful
    5 years ago
    Beautiful
    Beautiful sacred Severed Head Vajra Yogini from Tsem Rinpoche's personal shrine.
  • My little monster cute babies Dharma and Oser. Take a look and get a cute attack for the day! Tsem Rinpoche
    5 years ago
    My little monster cute babies Dharma and Oser. Take a look and get a cute attack for the day! Tsem Rinpoche
  • Plse watch this short video and see how all sentient beings are capable of tenderness and love. We should never hurt animals nor should we eat them. Tsem Rinpoche
    5 years ago
    Plse watch this short video and see how all sentient beings are capable of tenderness and love. We should never hurt animals nor should we eat them. Tsem Rinpoche
  • Cruelty of some people have no limits and it’s heartbreaking. Being kind cost nothing. Tsem Rinpoche
    5 years ago
    Cruelty of some people have no limits and it’s heartbreaking. Being kind cost nothing. Tsem Rinpoche
  • SUPER ADORABLE and must see
    5 years ago
    SUPER ADORABLE and must see
    Tsem Rinpoche's dog Oser girl enjoying her snack in her play pen.
  • Cute!
    5 years ago
    Cute!
    Oser girl loves the balcony so much. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTcoWpKJm2c
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    5 years ago
    Uncle Wong
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    5 years ago
    Tsem Rinpoche’s Schnauzer Dharma boy fights Robot sphere from Arkonide!
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    Cute baby owl found and rescued
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    Nice cups from Kechara!!
    Dorje Shugden people's lives matter!
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    5 years ago
    Enjoy a peaceful morning at Kechara Forest Retreat
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    This topic is so hot in many circles right now.
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    BEAUTIFUL PLACE IN NEW YORK STATE-AMAZING.
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    Leonardo DiCaprio takes on the meat Industry with real action.
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    Do psychic mediums have messages from beyond?
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    6 years ago
    Lovely gift for my 52nd Birthday. Tsem Rinpoche
  • This 59-year-old chimpanzee was refusing food and ready to die until...
    6 years ago
    This 59-year-old chimpanzee was refusing food and ready to die until...
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    6 years ago
    Bigfoot sighted again and made it to the news.
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    6 years ago
    Casper is such a cute and adorable. I like him.
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    Dorje Shugden Monastery Amarbayasgalant Mongolia's Ancient Hidden Gem
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    6 years ago
    Don't you love Hamburgers? See how 'delicious' it is here!
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    6 years ago
    Such a beautiful and powerful message from a person who knows the meaning of life. Tsem Rinpoche
  • What the meat industry figured out is that you don't need healthy animals to make a profit.
    6 years ago
    What the meat industry figured out is that you don't need healthy animals to make a profit.
    Sick animals are more profitable... farms calculate how close to death they can keep animals without killing them. That's the business model. How quickly they can be made to grow, how tightly they can be packed, how much or how little can they eat, how sick they can get without dying... We live in a world in which it's conventional to treat an animal like a block of wood. ~ Jonathan Safran Foer
  • This video went viral and it's a must watch!!
    6 years ago
    This video went viral and it's a must watch!!
  • SEE HOW THIS ANIMAL SERIAL KILLER HAS NO ISSUE BLUDGEONING THIS DEFENSELESS BEING.
    6 years ago
    SEE HOW THIS ANIMAL SERIAL KILLER HAS NO ISSUE BLUDGEONING THIS DEFENSELESS BEING.
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And here's Mr Wong of KSK Ipoh who dropped by to pray and offered some donation to the Chapel. Kechara Penang Study Group. Pic by Siew Hong & uploaded by Jacinta.
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And here's Mr Wong of KSK Ipoh who dropped by to pray and offered some donation to the Chapel. Kechara Penang Study Group. Pic by Siew Hong & uploaded by Jacinta.
Today's puja (16/3/2024) ended around 420pm, Jacinta was the umze of the day. Pic by Siew Hong. Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta.
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Today's puja (16/3/2024) ended around 420pm, Jacinta was the umze of the day. Pic by Siew Hong. Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta.
Group photo taken after the last session, sealed with King of Prayers. Come and join us next time! Sayonara - 9-10th March 2024 - Kechara Penang DS Retreat by Jacinta.
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Group photo taken after the last session, sealed with King of Prayers. Come and join us next time! Sayonara - 9-10th March 2024 - Kechara Penang DS Retreat by Jacinta.
Abundance altar! Fruits, flowers, Mee Koo (traditional Penang buns), Bee Hoon, sourdoughs and snacks are some of the offerings to Rinpoche, Buddhas & Bodhisattvas. Kechara Penang Dorje Shugden Retreat 9-10th March, 2024 by Jacinta.
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Abundance altar! Fruits, flowers, Mee Koo (traditional Penang buns), Bee Hoon, sourdoughs and snacks are some of the offerings to Rinpoche, Buddhas & Bodhisattvas. Kechara Penang Dorje Shugden Retreat 9-10th March, 2024 by Jacinta.
Siew Hong, one of retreatants and an active member of Kechara Penang group proudly presented her torma to be used during the Kalarupa puja. Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta
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Siew Hong, one of retreatants and an active member of Kechara Penang group proudly presented her torma to be used during the Kalarupa puja. Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta
Torma making was taught by Pastor Seng Piow and held one day before the retreat. Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta
1 week ago
Torma making was taught by Pastor Seng Piow and held one day before the retreat. Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta
Penang Dorje Shugden Retreat cum Puja, 9-10th March 2024 led by Pastor Seng Piow with 12 retreatants. Uploaded by Jacinta
1 week ago
Penang Dorje Shugden Retreat cum Puja, 9-10th March 2024 led by Pastor Seng Piow with 12 retreatants. Uploaded by Jacinta
The celebration ended with a Dorje Shugden puja, dedicated to all the sponsors, our loved ones and as well as for the happiness & good health for all sentient beings. May Rinpoche return swiftly too and taking this opportunity wishing all Happy Chinese New Year and Gong Xi Fa Cai from all of us, Kechara Penang Study Group. Uploaded by Jacinta.
1 month ago
The celebration ended with a Dorje Shugden puja, dedicated to all the sponsors, our loved ones and as well as for the happiness & good health for all sentient beings. May Rinpoche return swiftly too and taking this opportunity wishing all Happy Chinese New Year and Gong Xi Fa Cai from all of us, Kechara Penang Study Group. Uploaded by Jacinta.
Seen here, Pastor Seng Piow set off firecrackers - welcoming of the upcoming year with enthusiasm and positive energy. Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta
1 month ago
Seen here, Pastor Seng Piow set off firecrackers - welcoming of the upcoming year with enthusiasm and positive energy. Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta
In this pic, Pastor Seng Piow is sharing Dharma with newbies ~ Sharyn's friends. It's always good to make light offerings at the beginning of new year. By making light offerings, you are able to dispel the darkness of ignorance and achieve wisdom. Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta.
1 month ago
In this pic, Pastor Seng Piow is sharing Dharma with newbies ~ Sharyn's friends. It's always good to make light offerings at the beginning of new year. By making light offerings, you are able to dispel the darkness of ignorance and achieve wisdom. Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta.
One the day of Losar (new lunar year), it is always beneficial for Buddhist practitioners to get together in making abundant offerings to Buddhas on the altar to usher in goodness, prosperity and well-being of our loved ones. It's more auspicious this year as Losar and the Chinese New Year begin on the same date, 10th Feb, 2024. Back in Penang, our Kechara members came together to decorate the altar with abundance offerings for Dorje Shugden puja @3pm. Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta.
1 month ago
One the day of Losar (new lunar year), it is always beneficial for Buddhist practitioners to get together in making abundant offerings to Buddhas on the altar to usher in goodness, prosperity and well-being of our loved ones. It's more auspicious this year as Losar and the Chinese New Year begin on the same date, 10th Feb, 2024. Back in Penang, our Kechara members came together to decorate the altar with abundance offerings for Dorje Shugden puja @3pm. Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta.
Mr. Dared Lim was offering water bowls on behalf of Kechara Ipoh Study Group. (Kin Hoe)
1 month ago
Mr. Dared Lim was offering water bowls on behalf of Kechara Ipoh Study Group. (Kin Hoe)
Jun from Ipoh was offering mandarin oranges to Mother Tara and The Three Jewels. (Kin Hoe)
1 month ago
Jun from Ipoh was offering mandarin oranges to Mother Tara and The Three Jewels. (Kin Hoe)
Prior to our puja in Ipoh, Mr. & Mrs. Cheah Fook Wan were preparing for the offerings to the Buddhas. (Kin Hoe)
1 month ago
Prior to our puja in Ipoh, Mr. & Mrs. Cheah Fook Wan were preparing for the offerings to the Buddhas. (Kin Hoe)
On Sunday afternoon, Kechara Ipoh Study Group has carried out Mother Tara prayer recitations in Ipoh. (Kin Hoe)
1 month ago
On Sunday afternoon, Kechara Ipoh Study Group has carried out Mother Tara prayer recitations in Ipoh. (Kin Hoe)
Some of the best shots taken during Thaipusam in Penang. Swee Bee, Huey, Tang KS, Nathan, Choong SH and Jacinta volunteered. Wai Meng came all the way from KL to help out. Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta
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Some of the best shots taken during Thaipusam in Penang. Swee Bee, Huey, Tang KS, Nathan, Choong SH and Jacinta volunteered. Wai Meng came all the way from KL to help out. Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta
Simple yet powerful ally ~ Bhagawan Dorje Shuden. Kechara Penang Study Group consists of Chien Seong, Hue, Choong SH, Tang KS, Swee Bee and Jacinta. Wai Meng came all the way from KL to help out. Uploaded by Jacinta.
2 months ago
Simple yet powerful ally ~ Bhagawan Dorje Shuden. Kechara Penang Study Group consists of Chien Seong, Hue, Choong SH, Tang KS, Swee Bee and Jacinta. Wai Meng came all the way from KL to help out. Uploaded by Jacinta.
Thaipusam in Penang. Some of the best shots. Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta
2 months ago
Thaipusam in Penang. Some of the best shots. Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta
Nothing beats having a sacred audience with our lineage lamas. It's not selfie or wefie, but we have the best 'groufie'!!! 20th Jan 2024, Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta.
2 months ago
Nothing beats having a sacred audience with our lineage lamas. It's not selfie or wefie, but we have the best 'groufie'!!! 20th Jan 2024, Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta.
Welcoming our lineage Gurus to our Penang Chapel today! Pastor Seng Piow explained the significance of having Guru Tree and introduced to us our lineage lamas, Buddhas, deities, protectors and etc.
2 months ago
Welcoming our lineage Gurus to our Penang Chapel today! Pastor Seng Piow explained the significance of having Guru Tree and introduced to us our lineage lamas, Buddhas, deities, protectors and etc.
Umze for the day was Siew Hong. She's just been with us for slightly more than a year now but she's proven her capability in leading the puja. Our Penang group members are so proud of her and her commitment in attending the weekly puja. Despite being eloquence and smart, she has beautiful chant as well. When she leads, make sure you are there to hear her chant for yourself! Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta.
2 months ago
Umze for the day was Siew Hong. She's just been with us for slightly more than a year now but she's proven her capability in leading the puja. Our Penang group members are so proud of her and her commitment in attending the weekly puja. Despite being eloquence and smart, she has beautiful chant as well. When she leads, make sure you are there to hear her chant for yourself! Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta.
Umze for the day was Siew Hong. She's just been with us for slightly more than a year now but she's proven her capability in leading the puja. Our Penang group members are so proud of her and her commitment in attending the weekly puja. Despite being eloquence and smart, she has beautiful chant as well. When she leads, make sure you are there to hear her chant for yourself! Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta.
2 months ago
Umze for the day was Siew Hong. She's just been with us for slightly more than a year now but she's proven her capability in leading the puja. Our Penang group members are so proud of her and her commitment in attending the weekly puja. Despite being eloquence and smart, she has beautiful chant as well. When she leads, make sure you are there to hear her chant for yourself! Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta.
Tara Recitation is on now at KISG - Wai Meng
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Tara Recitation is on now at KISG - Wai Meng
Photo from Wan Wai Meng
3 months ago
Photo from Wan Wai Meng
A sea of yellow ~usually in Tibetan Buddhism yellow represents growth. We prayed that our Penang group will grow in terms of people, wealth and attainments too. _/\_ Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta.
3 months ago
A sea of yellow ~usually in Tibetan Buddhism yellow represents growth. We prayed that our Penang group will grow in terms of people, wealth and attainments too. _/_ Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta.
After Dorje Shugden puja @3pm, we had Rinpoche's Swift Return puja too. We laughed as Sis Swee Bee was commenting that Tang should smile ~ here's the reason why we laughed.  Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta Goh
3 months ago
After Dorje Shugden puja @3pm, we had Rinpoche's Swift Return puja too. We laughed as Sis Swee Bee was commenting that Tang should smile ~ here's the reason why we laughed. Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta Goh
3 months ago
Today's (9/12/2023)Dorje Shugden puja led by Gordon. Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta.
3 months ago
Today's (9/12/2023)Dorje Shugden puja led by Gordon. Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta.
3 months ago
3 months ago
Dharma sharing by Hue before we proceeded with DS puja & Rinpoche Swift Return puja. Hue is one of the long time Kechara Penang members and he comes to puja regularly. He shared that he truly believes that Dorje Shugden and Rinpoche always there guiding him. He shared how sometimes DS will give him hints to avert troubles ahead or to alert him when he 'misbehaved'. Hope many will come to know more about this powerful Dharma Protector, Dorje Shugden aka DS. Having Dorje Shugden is like having a powerful ally that will protect us day and night. Just trust Him and have faith. Kechara Penang Study Group, 25/11/2023 by Jacinta.
4 months ago
Dharma sharing by Hue before we proceeded with DS puja & Rinpoche Swift Return puja. Hue is one of the long time Kechara Penang members and he comes to puja regularly. He shared that he truly believes that Dorje Shugden and Rinpoche always there guiding him. He shared how sometimes DS will give him hints to avert troubles ahead or to alert him when he 'misbehaved'. Hope many will come to know more about this powerful Dharma Protector, Dorje Shugden aka DS. Having Dorje Shugden is like having a powerful ally that will protect us day and night. Just trust Him and have faith. Kechara Penang Study Group, 25/11/2023 by Jacinta.
Kechara Penang Study Group had our weekly DS puja , led by our beloved sis Swee Bee and serkym by Mr. Lee. After that, we completed Swift Return puja also. 18th Nov 2023. By Jacinta
4 months ago
Kechara Penang Study Group had our weekly DS puja , led by our beloved sis Swee Bee and serkym by Mr. Lee. After that, we completed Swift Return puja also. 18th Nov 2023. By Jacinta
#Back2back 11th Nov 2023 Dorje Shugden puja & Rinpoche's Swift Return puja @Penang Chapel, 49 Jalan Seang Tek, Georgetown, Pulau Pinang. Every Saturday @3pm/5pm. Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta.
4 months ago
#Back2back 11th Nov 2023 Dorje Shugden puja & Rinpoche's Swift Return puja @Penang Chapel, 49 Jalan Seang Tek, Georgetown, Pulau Pinang. Every Saturday @3pm/5pm. Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta.
Pic: Rinpoche Swift Return puja ~ 21/10/23 Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta.
5 months ago
Pic: Rinpoche Swift Return puja ~ 21/10/23 Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta.
#Backtoback A few months back, Kechara Penang Study Group started to have two pujas consecutively on Saturday. Dorje Shugden puja @3pm and thereafter Rinpoche Swift Return puja. This can only be achieved due to the committed members from Penang. A big round of applause...... Pic : DS puja on 21/10/2023 Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta
5 months ago
#Backtoback A few months back, Kechara Penang Study Group started to have two pujas consecutively on Saturday. Dorje Shugden puja @3pm and thereafter Rinpoche Swift Return puja. This can only be achieved due to the committed members from Penang. A big round of applause...... Pic : DS puja on 21/10/2023 Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta
More pictures of the day! Kechara Penang Chapel & public blessings 3rd Oct 2023 by Jacinta.
5 months ago
More pictures of the day! Kechara Penang Chapel & public blessings 3rd Oct 2023 by Jacinta.
Some pictures of the public blessings taken right after the puja was completed by the monks. Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta. 3rd Oct 2023.
5 months ago
Some pictures of the public blessings taken right after the puja was completed by the monks. Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta. 3rd Oct 2023.
3rd Oct 2023, Tibetan monks came to Kechara Penang for chapel & public blessing, in conjunction with the arrival of H. E Tsem Rinpoche's holy statue. Thanks to Pastor Henry & Pastor Seng Piow, who guided us throughout the event. Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta
5 months ago
3rd Oct 2023, Tibetan monks came to Kechara Penang for chapel & public blessing, in conjunction with the arrival of H. E Tsem Rinpoche's holy statue. Thanks to Pastor Henry & Pastor Seng Piow, who guided us throughout the event. Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta
Tsem Rinpoche's holy statue is here! 3rd Oct 2023. Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta.
5 months ago
Tsem Rinpoche's holy statue is here! 3rd Oct 2023. Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta.
29th Sept 2023. Kechara Penang Dorje Shugden puja adjourned at 4.30pm with 9 attendees. Thereafter, a Rinpoche Swift Return puja was completed too. Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta
5 months ago
29th Sept 2023. Kechara Penang Dorje Shugden puja adjourned at 4.30pm with 9 attendees. Thereafter, a Rinpoche Swift Return puja was completed too. Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta
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