Just some thoughts and ideas that came across my mind today and thought to share it with friends around the world… Inner peace creating outer peace in a nutshell… Through practicing meditation, understanding the mind with studying the Lam Rim and invoking upon Je Tsongkapa’s blessings daily, you can gain inner peace...
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Recently, the Green Girls brought back some of their harvest to the Haven for me.
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) To view this post in Chinese, please click here. When someone wants something from you and they don’t get it, they become angry. They never thought of putting in the effort themselves to get what they want. They want you to just give it to them or you do the...
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February 19, 2014-Very good news! We just received the official notice today and it’s legal and binding! A few weeks ago I have applied for Tsem Rinpoche Foundation status. This allows us to operate as a Buddhist Church, have charitable activities, publish literature for educational purposes, start a dharma center or premises, and...
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People are affected by the way they were raised, the examples their guardians gave them, the environment, schools they attended, friends they were close to, peer pressures and norms of their their day. These and many other factors make up a large part of how a person thinks, reacts, achieves in adult...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) Nothing is owned by us. Everything will be given, taken, lost, abandoned or forgotten in the end. We came into our current lifetimes with nothing and no matter how much we accumulate, we leave with nothing. So wouldn’t it be wise that in between, we develop no real attachments or put so...
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(By Pastor Loh Seng Piow) One cold winter night in New York City, Tsem Rinpoche saw a homeless man and dog in New York City, watch what Tsem Rinpoche did… Tsem Rinpoche’s compassion is timeless and borderless, since 20 years ago Tsem Rinpoche already started giving food to the homeless in India, and later...
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Joshua should have been in this green, beautiful place playing, running, exploring and loved. My Name is Joshua. I Died At The Hands Of An Animal Abuser. I died in below freezing temperatures and weighed 5 pounds at the time of my death, I died with only 2 leaves in...
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Just before Lama Yeshe passed away, his guru Kyabje Zong Rinpoche came to the hospital to do last rites and prayers. Although Lama Yeshe was paralyzed physically, his mind was lucid, alert and full of devotion for Kyabje Zong Rinpoche. Lama Yeshe did not lose any control of his powerful mind. Lama Yeshe had...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) Question Series for my FB Friends: Tsongkapa holds stems to two lotuses. What are on the lotuses? What do the items represents? What are the items telling us we can achieve specifically through Tsongkapa’s Guru Yoga practice? Tsem Rinpoche (I thought I will post questions perhaps daily to help ppl think,...
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A 50- something year old white woman arrived at her seat on a crowded flight and immediately didn’t want the seat. The seat was next to a black man. Disgusted, the woman immediately summoned the flight attendant and demanded a new seat. The woman said “I cannot sit here next to this black man.”...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) Dear Friends, These are essential videos and reads you should investigate. It will benefit you and your daily practice. I care about you and have posted this for this reason. Tsem Rinpoche Must listen to talks to share with you for your spiritual journey: 1.To become a Dharma teacher...
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Being Rinpoche’s personal attendant means that I am able to witness real Dharma in action, both on and off the throne. I consider myself extremely fortunate, and at the same time it is also a great challenge to instil Dharma in my life 24/7. Over the years I have witnessed many cases of how Rinpoche helped many people in both worldly and supramundane ways, so I decided to have these stories told in comic form for the wider audience. It is my wish that through these stories many will be inspired to achieve the state of compassion and attai...
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I was just a little kid when Boy George, also known as George O'Dowd, first became popular in the 1980s... I didn't really like his music or appreciate his creativity... I would see him on TV and wonder why he was wearing make-up and strange clothes. All I knew was that he was really...
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All parents find parenting to be a difficult job… there never seems to be a clear right or wrong thing to do. Sometimes we may feel that by taking care of all of their needs, we make good parents. But what if you can’t be around till they turn 18? Will your child be...
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