（中文请往下看） (By Tsem Rinpoche) Dear friends, When a loved one or pet passes, it is a distressing time. We want to do the best for them and their onward journey after they have left their corporeal form. Yet sometimes we don’t know what to do, how to do and maybe cannot afford it. But we still want the best. We can invite sangha and others to recite prayers or we can do our own or both. There are many special things we can do to benefit the deceased. Too numerous to mention here. So for now this will suffice. Three decades back a belov...
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Dear friends around the world, I’ve lightly followed this physicist and his works over the years. I cannot say I’ve read most of his thinking, but some. I find his statement here concluded with such certainty intriguing. I do not endorse or promote exactly his views and I mean no offense to anyone by sharing...
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I’ve always liked natural or home ingredients to bring closure to some illness, problematic symptoms or discomfort. This article struck a chord. and I wanted to share with you. I haven’t had this made yet, so I don’t know what it tastes like but I do like garlic and always have. If any of...
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Dear friends, Because I’ve always been tall (6’2″) having more space is VERY important. Also I have a tailbone fracture, so sitting in small tight places without much movement space for long periods really aggravates the injury and it can be quite painful (Ouch!). So seating in various transportations with more space is infinitely important to...
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Dear friends, I’m trying to share with you that all denizens form and formless, human and non-human have feelings. Everyone wishes to be free, safe and loved. Everyone would like to have their lives not taken away. I always blog about animals, their feelings, their plight, their lives, their difficulties, their fears, their loyalty, their importance,...
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Dear friends, I found this article very applicable to questions we do really need to ask ourselves. Questions that perhaps only we can answer for ourselves. You should really read this article twice and be totally realistic in what it says. Does it apply to ourselves and if so how? When we face the truth,...
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A while ago I gave a spontaneous teaching in Dukkar Apartments. Dukkar Apartments (DA) is the living quarters of both the Ladrang and Kechara Forest Retreat staff. Many of the hardworking Kecharians now live in DA where there are 30 cabins, a living room area, a kitchen and a place to eat. There are a...
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Dharma Work & TDL （译文请往下阅读） (By Tsem Rinpoche) Please take a look at this above video I did today for you. I hope it will bring you more light….. Dear friends, Today I was at the beach in East Coast of Malaysia and decided to share how I arrived at Thubten Dhargye Ling Dharma Centre in Los Angeles when I was 17 years old. I also have shared my thoughts on Dharma work. I thought my sharing might help some people. After all we are all humans and have our thoughts, feelings and emotions right or wrong. Dharma work is something of...
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China news report (2007): A reporter shot on video the footage of six water monsters swimming at Tianchi crater lake, Changbai Mountain, Jilin Province, North East China. When zoomed in, the monsters looked like sea leopard and seemed to move in the water with their flippers. The eye-witness said initially he thought it...
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Vina Vo (left) and Kieu Do pray at sunrise near a Buddhist shrine at 11th Avenue and East 19th Street in Oakland. Photo: Paul Chinn, The Chronicle Dear friends, This is truly an interesting phenomena. Definitely the presence of holy objects such as Buddha images will bless and calm down the environment. That...
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Dear Rinpoche, This is a vintage Bionic Woman doll complete with its packaging. Its an offering from me. Pastor David Dear Pastor David Lai, Thanks for the iconic memorabilia of Bionic Woman figure. She does bring back good memories and reminders of my favorite Bionic Woman show. I liked the show because...
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Can we be spiritual without being religious? Can we gain attainments by being spiritual but not religious? What are the differences between these two? Do we want to learn to drive on our own, or go to a driving school and learn from an instructor? Watch this mind-blowing debate with Tsem Rinpoche on this...
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NEW DELHI, Sept. 24 (Xinhua) — India on Wednesday made history by becoming the first nation to successfully reach Mars on its first attempt. “India has reached Mars. India is the only country to have succeeded in its first attempt,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced from the headquarters of the state-owned space agency...
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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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Apr 5, 2010 （译文请往下阅读） (Transcribed from a teaching given by Tsem Rinpoche in Tsem Ladrang Kuala Lumpur, June 2010) How Lama Tsongkhapa transforms to Vajrayogini If you condense Buddha’s teachings step by step, they become the Three Principle Paths. We can develop the Three Principle Paths and gain mastery over our rebirth. You know why? So you don’t ever have to worry about yourself again and I don’t have to worry about you. You gain mastery. You can. Therefore, the best anyone can do if not enlightenment for now is to gain mastery over ...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) In this day and age, when our overwhelming distraction is lust which turns into difficulties short and long term…it is so hard to suppress. So in Tantra, it is transmuted into an energy that brings ENLIGHTENMENT. A manifestation of this is Vajrayogini. Therefore engaging in Her sadhana brings transmutation at phenomenal...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche)
Awhile back, I had this debate session with a student of mine, his name is Kandarohi. I wanted to put this video and transcript up for everyone to read and learn because I feel it will help many of you to get a brief idea on how debates work between a teacher...
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(posted by Pastor Seng Piow) One evening Tsem Rinpoche was shopping in an art store and saw an elderly lady who needed help in getting some art papers, so Rinpoche helped her to retrieve the papers and gave some artistic suggestions, then Rinpoche accompanied her to the cashier so that she could accomplish...
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Aug 5, 2012 (By Tsem Rinpoche) Kechara House is engaging in another Setrap retreat, this time to clear obstacles for the smooth manifestation of Kechara World Peace Centre or KWPC. They will be accumulating 1 million mantras, 108,000 serkym offerings and 54,000 prostrations to Lord Setrap, who is the Dharma protector of Kechara as...
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From TheBuddhism.Net Are you trying to explore the realms of your inner world as you meditate to self-discovery or as a way of stress reduction? These practices can be in a form of either spiritual renewal, a retreat from the bustling cities into a beautiful serenity in the bid to heal from the inside...
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