October 17, 2011 I woke up from a very vivid dream today. I was in South India on a road on the way to Sera Monastery. I came across vast tracts of land very green with beautiful lively mountains in the background. Behind the mountains was a large clean river. The mountains were not...
Tags: environment, inspiration, mountains, Tsem Rinpoche
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) Taking Refuge By H.H. Kyabje Pabongka Rinpoche The One Hundred and Fifty Verses of Praise says: Take refuge in whomever Has absolutely no shortcomings, Absolutely no blindness, and in whom resides Every aspect of all good qualities. When you think of this, Respect those who praise him And abide by his...
Tags: amsters, Buddhism, dharma, lamas, Pabongka Rinpoche
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This evening I received gifts from the staff of Kechara Discovery, Kechara Saraswati Arts & Kechara Blooms. They work under the direction of Liaison Paul Yap, who is one of the pioneers to work full time for Kechara when we first started. The staff worked very hard and recently I gave them some gifts...
Tags: Arts, blooms, flowers
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My friends, Years ago I was at home (early 80’s) in New Jersey flipping through the channels on the TV and came across Saturday Night Live (a big big show back then). I didn’t really appreciate the show, but watched it out of boredom. It was years later when I got older I realized...
Tags: Buddhism, celebrities, people, spirituality, videos
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Dear friends, I have recently read up more and more on quotes and thoughts from Steve Jobs. To me they sounded very Buddhist. Whatever he was saying had a powerful logical and spiritual tone to it. And now I see why. He is a Buddhist. His thoughts and philosophies for work and life come...
Tags: Buddhism, inspiration, people, spirituality
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) Recently, BBC aired a fascinating documentary about the travels of historian Bettany Hughes. In this documentary, she introduces BBC viewers to the seven wonders of the Buddhist world… and these are some of the most spectacular monuments built by Buddhists across the globe. Although seven is not near how many more...
Tags: buddha, Buddhism, culture, spirituality, travel
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How do you feel about this religious figure appearing on this billboard? Do you feel the same about him appearing in an Apple ad? Would it depend on the type of Apple ad? Explain. December 1, 2007 Although the Dalai Lama has been exiled from his fellow Tibetans since 1959, he remains...
Tags: Buddhism, dalai lama, people, religion, spirituality
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You know, it’s strange, I’ve been saying this most of my life… and the good thing is, it’s applicable in whatever situation and to whatever background we come from religious or not. But I am so glad Steve Jobs says the same thing… he has wisdom. In the end, it is what we have...
Tags: inspiration, life, people, Tsem Rinpoche
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How much you suffer is how selfish you are. ~Tsem Rinpoche How much you transform for the better is how much you realize you are dependent on all those around you.~ Tsem Rinpoche Changing is not hard, you just have to amend your perspective.~Tsem Rinpoche How much you can endure is up to your compassion. ~Tsem Rinpoche...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) Introduction My fellow Tibetans, both in and outside Tibet, all those who follow the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, and everyone who has a connection to Tibet and Tibetans: due to the foresight of our ancient kings, ministers and scholar-adepts, the complete teaching of the Buddha, comprising the scriptural and experiential teachings of...
Tags: Buddhism, dalai lama, dharma, reincarnation, talks
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) Thai forest monk Thanissaro Bhikkhu, a frequent contributor to Tricycle, sends the following: It never ceases to amaze me that scholars—who should know better—keep repeating the idea that the Buddha lived in a time when everyone took for granted two principles: (1) that rebirth happened, and (2) that karma had an...
Tags: buddha, Buddhism, dharma, practice, rebirth
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Our very own Dato’ Ruby Khong, President of Kechara Soup Kitchen, was nominated for the Prime Minister’s Award for Woman Social Activist! Not expecting to win anything… she came out as the Top 5...
Tags: award, datin rosmah mansor, datuk najib tun abdul razak, Malaysia, prime minister
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) In a typical Thai Buddhist family, every male aged 20 and above is expected to be ordained as a monk for a period of time. It can be from 7 days up to a lifetime. Traditionally, when asking how long one has been a monk for, the Thai people would ask,...
Tags: monk, ordination, project 2011, summer, thailand
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While I was in Bangkok on the train you can obeserve this. In every major city you have subways, LRT, intercity trains for public transport. You have special signs suggesting to give seats to pregnant women and the elderly. In Bangkok you have the same but also signages to please offer seats to monks...
Tags: environment, people, spirituality, Tsem Rinpoche
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) Dear friends, I found this very useful. It’s short but very precise. If we actualize this, we let go of a lot of disturbing emotions immediately or faster. Read it again and again. I will. Tsem Rinpoche POINTING THE STAFF AT THE OLD MAN By Guru Rinpoche through Yeshe...
Tags: padmasambhava, princess, staff
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I thought I would add this sudoku game to my blog so that you can sometimes take a break from your work for a few minutes and relax with a game of sudoku. Enjoy...
Tags: games, puzzles, sudoku
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