Interesting houses and their occupants in the mountains
Jan 4, 2019 | Views: 34,141
Dear friends around the world,
Since a very young age I have always been fascinated and drawn to mountains, rivers, placid lakes and forests. I remember that during art class in school I drew many different types of pictures with crayon and paint of mountains and forests, and of yogis and ascetics meditating there.
Even now, I like to go on the internet and search for various pictures of houses in mountains. This is because my wish is to always live in the mountains and to reside there as a hermit. I would not even mind being around a community of like-minded and spiritually inclined people. That would be very nice.
I have collected a lot of pictures of various houses set among the greens and I put fictional captions underneath them describing the scene as if live there or my neighbours live there. These are just from my imagination and for fun. The captions simply accompany the pictures to make them more interesting.
I hope you enjoy it and remember that everything is fictional. It is just something that I enjoy fantasizing about.
Tsem Rinpoche
I love the area here outside my house. There’s lots of nagas but they are the friendly sort and they stay right inside the tree on the right.
I have chickens in the garden and they are entertaining to watch cluck around the grass. And there are no snakes here to be attracted.
I walk down this road daily with a few dharma friends and we discuss the works of Alexandra David-Neel and Nagarjuna. Lovely morning walks. I look forward to these walks and discussions daily. I enjoy and admire the works of Alexandra David-Neel so much. Nagarjuna’s works if studied carefully, frees one from the deepest of sufferings we can make for ourselves.
This is a summer road behind my house and it is hot but not humid and not wet. It is very mild. I love the greens of nature that soothe my eyes tremendously. At the end of the road there is a small bigfoot colony. And we leave them alone and they leave us alone. Occasionally I leave apples out for them blessed by mantra. Food blessed by mantra blesses the individual and helps them along their spiritual journey either in this life or future lives. In the case of animals, when we give food blessed by mantras, we help them to create blessings to take rebirth as a human to practice Dharma in their future lives.
Dawa goes out every morning to pluck wild flowers to bring back and offer to the Buddha statue outside near the tree. Dawa does meditations on Vajra Yogini in the evenings and he lives nearby in this little red house. We offer him fresh vegetables weekly to sustain his meditations.
On the side of the house we keep 30 patches of vegetables. The is just one patch. The tomatoes are so sweet and we never buy veggies from the supermarket anymore. Our veggies have no pesticides and no chemicals and bursting with sunshine, wind and nutrients. We make fresh salad to offer Dorje Shugden daily. We also enjoy fresh salads ourselves. Making offerings of food to the Buddhas is a way of showing our gratitude for our bounty.
I have some spiritual friends who live in this house down the road. We get together to meditate, do monthly Dorje Shugden pujas and paint Vajra Yogini paintings. We sometimes play monoply too! It is wonderful to live in a neighborhood with many spiritual aspirants around. We all help each other.
Some of us visit this old monk who lives in this house. We offer to help him cut wood. He has been meditating on Vajra Yogini for over 20 years and it is said that he has reached the end of his resultant stage practice. He is often seen speaking to animals and invisible beings who come from the forest. He has a direct but kind demeanor. We also offer him delicious vegetables we grow in our garden. We feel honored to sustain his practice with food. He does not eat meat or take any animal products. When someone in our community is not well, he gives blessed water and when they drink the water, people feel much better and heal.
I have breakfast on this porch daily with Oser and Dharma. Mumu’s statue is here too so Mumu is with us. I am going to put a large 9ft Zong Rinpoche statue outside the porch with a gentle awning. So I can offer 100k butterlamps to my guru and develop the causes to gain highest attainments. I do miss Mumu. Mumu was my first little boy Schnauzer and he was a character and highly intelligent. Now I have two more Schnauzers Oser girl and Dharma boy.
There is a lovely and holy elderly nun who lives in this house up the road. She has been in a 9 year Vajra Yogini retreat. We rarely see her but on tsok days we visit her to get her blessings. She places her mala on our heads and we always feel great bliss. She will do another few years of retreats she said. We often see rainbows above her house and there is no rain or clouds. We often see beautiful ladies dressed in something tantric walking around or ‘delivering’ things to her house. When we show up, these ladies disappear very fast and we cannot figure out who they are. Someone mentioned perhaps they are dakinis who arrived from Bodhgaya visiting this nun and bringing offerings to expedite her tantric attainments. We all grow vegetables and offer to this and nun and we do all the marketing for her. It is an honor to make offerings to her and she accepts our support.
Daily when I sit outside and see this view, I drop tears of happiness. I drop tears of happiness daily and feel so fortunate. I want to live longer and keep my health balanced so I can live here longer. Daily I sit on this porch and I do 10,000 Dorje Shugden mantras daily. After reciting the mantras I offer this view to Dorje Shugden. Then I dissolve Dorje Shugden and he melts into a golden small orb. Very bright orb. This orb enters my crown, descends down my central channel (sushma) and I feel my winds collect, gather and I stay within this meditation for 30 mins or so. I feel light and totally aware of my surroundings yet I am in deep meditation. Then I release the winds. I am able to see my actions clearly. I am able to let go of strongly held projections and feel at peace. Then I do my dedication and have some peppermint tea with honey. Oser and Dharma are sunbathing in the grass quietly nearby and hoping for a snack. They will get a snack for sure.
This morning I lit 100 butterlamps to Medicine Buddha and did a Medicine Buddha puja in my garden under the trees and dedicated the whole thing to my beloved Mumu boy. I will hope to meet him again in our future lives. I missed him very much since his passing. I have so many wonderful stories to tell about Mumu. I hope to meet his new birth person in my current life too.. I hope he takes rebirth near His Holiness Pabongka Rinpoche and gets teachings on Vajra Yogini from Pabongka Rinpoche. I hope Mumu will do retreats and gain very high realizations and be released. I love you Mumu. I will always remember and love you my dear Mumu boy.
May everyone and my Mumu meet His Holiness Kyabje Pabongka’s current incarnation. May all beings be blessed to receive teachings in Kyabje Pabongka Rinpoche infallible lineage.
This will be Mumu’s meditation house in his next life I am hoping. He will do deep meditations on Vajra Yogini and gain visions of her. He will be safe and be loved and taken care of by her always. He will make offerings to her and benefit numerous sentient beings in his future life and lives. This is what I wish for my Mumu boy.
For this month’s Dorje Shugden puja, we will all sit here looking out onto the peaceful lake. It is wonderful to do pujas, offer incense before this majestic lake.
This house is nearby and several students want to move in too. They are recovering from surgery and decided the city is too polluted. They have given up cigarettes, alcohol, meat, white flour, sugar and processed foods. They realize their ill health is due to living in the city with pollution of the air, earth and water. They are now practicing Tai Chi, Manjushri retreats and also fasting. They will get well. The divination says they will get well if they follow this program and we will support them in all this. I am very happy for them to use their precious human life to live in nature and practice spirituality to bring themselves to a higher consciousness.
An old monk from Gaden Monastery lives in this retreat house. He focuses 80% of the day meditating on Lam Rim, Tsongkhapa mantra recitation and Yamantaka. Often we see his house surrounded by opaque ‘fires’. Someone said it is Kalarupa manifesting to guard this monk while he enters deeper levels of Yamantaka completion stage meditations. Often people see buffaloes roaming around his house yet when we get closer, there are none. We often go to clean his house and bring wood to him. We bring him fresh flowers and veggies from our garden daily. This old monk loves squashes and pumpkins. Many times he will blow mantras on our heads and we feel light and remain in bliss for a few minutes. This monk has lead a life of purity, meditation and dharma and we are so lucky to have him live in our community. I love monks and nuns. I love the holy sangha and making offerings to them.
I am removing the bed from here. This is my meditation room and my room where I keep my most precious dharma books. It is my favorite room because I can look out onto the forest. In the distance we can see bigfoots often and we can identify them from other forest creatures as they have glowing red eyes. They often come nearby if we are not making a lot of noise during our monopoly games. Besides apples they like lettuce from our garden too. You wouldn’t think so, but they do. They bring us horns of animals that had died naturally. From these horns we make small Vajra Yogini and Manjushri and Dorje Shugden pendants to wear. To carve one pendant from the horns takes about a week. They usually leave the horns at our doorstep. I guess it is kinda of a gift from them to us as we give them apples and lettuce. Bigfoots are friendly but shy. They are powerful but never harm the environment. Humans can learn from them. I see them sometimes bring berries to offer to the large Zong Rinpoche statue I have under the tree outside of my porch. They can feel the spiritual energy from these holy statues.
This meditator down the other road is from the Canada. He is an expert in carving malas from wood especially spruce wood and sandalwood. He makes beautiful malas and we all use the malas for our mantras made by this man. He practices Cakrasamvara and Vajra Yogini for over a decade now. He is very devoted to his practice and hold his refuge, bodhisattva and tantric vows very firm and yet he is so light hearted. He is always smiling and he loves to bake apple pie and make Tibetan tea when we visit. Some cannot handle the Tibetan tea with so much better but drink it anyway because this man is so sweet. But his apple pies are heavenly. He always has a sparkle in his eye as he has traveled to Tibet. He stayed in Trode Khangsar (350 year old chapel dedicated to Dorje Shugden) in Lhasa for three years. He cleaned the place. He took care of pilgrims. He did black tea daily and he did a one year retreat on Dorje Shugden in this chapel. Naturally he speaks Tibetan. He learned while in Lhasa. The monks of Trode Khangsar were very supportive and took care of him while he was in retreat. It is said when Dorje Shugden took trance of Panglung Kuten and this man was around, Dorje Shugden gave him a deep hug and whispered advice into his ear. Dorje Shugden is very affectionate towards him. He now lives here with us in our community in this beautiful house with greens surrounding him. He has a beautiful German Sheperd that follows him on walks.
A beautiful elderly lady lives here. She will be taking on the vows of a nun soon. She is so fit and strong. She loves to work in the garden…. and look at the clear running stream she has right next to her house. She adores this stream. There are many small fishes in the stream and she feeds them. She said all her life she wanted to be a nun and she lived like one. She has had her hair shaved for the last 30 years. She said preparation for being a nun was to keep her hair shaved. But she worked in her business and made money for her dharma centre and teacher so they can pay the bills. She was happy to do this. She wanted to support her teacher. Now her teacher told her she can retire. She is very devoted to her teacher. We are so happy for her. Her favorite books are the Lam Rim and the biography of Lord Buddha and Naropa. She reads these often and she read the bio of Naropa out loud to the deers that visit her. She leaves celery out for them. They visit her from the nearby forest. Her favorite meditation is Tara. Some say she and Tara have become one due the merits of serving her guru for so long and so devotedly. Some of our community members ‘caught’ her speaking to her Tara statue on her shrine. When she noticed she was being observed, she stopped. She is humble. She recites the sacred Tara mantra always. She said better to recite mantras than to gossip. She has invited a large Tara statue to put outdoors near the forest so all the animals can circumambulate Tara and be blessed. She sometimes give the oral transmission of 21 Praises to Tara and the Tara mantra. People come from very far to receive this from her. I guess they can see her Tara nature. I can she recognizes her Tara nature within herself.
Two monks and three geshes lives in this house. The house looks small but it has 7 bedrooms and 5 toilets. These monks and geshes write books. They translate too. They have four young students living with them to help in this project. The young students did not want to join the secular rat race of making money, holidays, buying house, having kids, getting old, sick and just dying. They are exceptional kids because they are not materialistic at all. Beautiful people. They are in their early 20’s. They wanted to do more with their lives and so they joined these monks to do translation. They are studying with these monks and their Tibetan written and spoken are becoming top notch! They are just on the other side of the hill about a 15 minute walk from my house. They are in the process of translating the complete teachings of Panchen Sonam Drakpa and Tsongkhapa into English, Japanese, Chinese, Spanish and Korean. They work with other international translators online for these languages.We support them by bringing fresh vegetables, free range eggs and home made yoghurt to them. Yes we keep around 20 cows that roam on our grassy land for milk, cheese and yoghurt. We never take too much milk from the cows so the calves get more than enough. The calves are very fat and happy. The cows too are very happy and free to eat all the grass and roam in the sunshine. They keep the grass trimmed so we don’t need to mow the grass. We are so happy with the works these people are doing. So inspiring.
This house is vacant. But soon I am sure some people are going to move into this house within our community. This one is not far from my house about 20 mins walk. Some lady from Luxembourg in Europe in fact inquired if she can move into this house yesterday by email. She said she will pledge to do the gardening and be in charge of all the plants. She said she will cultivate all the veggies for our growing spiritual community. She does not need help. She said her routine is to do Dorje Shugden practice for two hours in the morning daily. After that she cleans her house and cleans her cat. She then is free. She is very consistent with her schedule she says and she said she is alone and she would like to join and I feel she is a beautiful person. I feel she will make us happy and we will make her happy. She will be part of our family. She said she can help in the evenings with the German translations with the geshes. She said she has always wanted to be a nun. She requests to be one in our community. Well I will write back to her to see how this will work out.
This area is around one hour walk from us. Some young people are enjoying nature here. Yes we own this land but we let people just enjoy the space. When young people come from the city to take a break, we allow them to use our land and the rivers. Our rivers are crystal clear as you can see. They shimmer like diamonds in the sunlight.
I have this house ready for a few older people in our community. It is wheelchair friendly. They will enjoy the garden and reciting Om Mani Peme Hungs on the porch.
There was an old man here with his brother. He was around 90 and his brother 85. Very healthy and fit the both of them. We visited them this morning and the elder one has passed away during his Vajra Yogini retreat. The incredible thing is he was 6ft tall but his body has shrunk down to 12 inches, not decomposing and enveloped by rainbow lights. The Dorje Shugden oracle said he has ascended to Kechara Paradise during bardo which is the transition period of death and birth. This morning Vajra Yogini knocked on their door. When he saw her in a form of a older woman, he recognized her immediately as she had orange darting eyes and he lept at her and hugged her his brother saw and related to us. Next thing you know. He sat down and folded his hands and passed away immediately peacefully. The lady disappeared. After passing, his body started to shrink and many rainbows appeared. His 5 feet Vajra Yogini statue in his room on the shrine has some water (perhaps nectar) dripping from her mouth this morning the brother recounted to our astonished ears. A good omen. Namo Guru Buddha Vajra Yogini. Praise to the Buddha Goddess Vajra Yogini who leads her disciples to a place that never knows suffering. We are going to miss this elderly man. As eccentric as he was, he was very kind. But we know he will be in a better place. He has a wife and two kids (a boy and girl). They are practitioners too but in retreat in Nepal for the last 5 years. We will inform them. His brother who is asthmatic will continue to live in the house and we will watch over him. He is in retreat on Vajra Yogini too. Such beautiful people on our land. So many stories of people on our land to share. But that is it for today. Tsem Rinpoche
Our neighbours Indira and Ramesh really love dogs. They have many dogs although you only see one here. They are great devotees of Tsongkhapa’s guru yoga practice. In their spare time they pickle a lot the of vegetables we have here in our community. I love visiting them sometimes to have Dharma discussions.
Mr. Wong has a small house on the other side of the hill as you see here. He has a great library with over 800 books on many subjects. We love to enjoy his generosity because he allows us to borrow his books. He amazingly is very deft in his handiwork with wood. So, he makes many of the wooden furniture we need. Mr. Wong has been meditating on Avalokitesvara seriously for a few years now. He has completed over 15 million Om Mani Peme Hung mantras!
Kiyoko use to work in a large department store in Tokyo. After reading many Dharma books, she realised her calling was not to live her life in the hustle and bustle of the endless city. She enjoyed being with her friends but there was a deep sense of loneliness that she felt. She encountered books by Ekai Kawaguchi who visited Tibet and she was hooked. She knew her destiny was to meditate, and find a solution for her loneliness not in more friends but awakening the mind of enlightenment within herself. She promptly took the Lam Rim as her guide and engages in Lam Rim retreats in her home daily. She makes many offerings of water on her shrine to Amitabah Buddha. This is a Buddha her mother worshiped, except in Japan they called him Amida.
There is a European princess who lives in this house about 1km away from us. I will not tell you her name as she likes anonymity. For a royal, she is very humble. She spends her days meditating on Medicine Buddha. When she first joined our community here in the mountains, she had some ailments that western medicine could not relieve. She was given Medicine Buddha practice and after practising daily, over 90% of her ailments are gone. She loves feeding the wild deer and going for long walks. She is here to stay and she is more than willing to help with chores for seniors in our community. What a beautiful person.
I really love the clean clear water running near this house. I wanted to share this picture as the water attracted me very much. This house is not in the mountains but it’s very green. A German banker resides here with his partner. They both engage in serious Tonglen meditations. I don’t know them well, but I will soon. They are very kind.
Ching Lee from China has been following the Mahayana tradition for decades. She is here living next to this huge big tree which she loves. Ching Lee daily goes tree hugging. Yes, she is a certified tree hugger. But seriously, daily she does intense meditation and mantra recitation on Kuan Yin. She recites the Kuan Yin sutra and mantra daily. She combines this practice with Dorje Shugden as she had some obstacles removed by Dorje Shugden so she finds him very effective to help her on her spiritual journey. She has inherited a great deal of wealth from her grandparents but she donated most of it away to research on cancer, animal farms and a few temples in China. She is very generous and often has a big smile on her face. We can only visit her in the afternoons because during the morning and evening she is meditating on Kuan Yin.
Jack moved in last week. We know he is a computer expert and wanted to live in the mountains near nature and clear skies. He has just started to recite the Heart Sutra daily and focuses on the mantra of perfection. I will find out more.
There is a senior professor of Buddhism living here. He used to live in Lhasa, Tibet for the last 15 years and he studied under several geshes according to the lineage of Kyabje Pabongka Rinpoche. He is working on translating all the 18 volumes of writings by Je Tsongkhapa, as well as the commentaries on Heruka, Yamantaka and Guhyasamaja into English. He is very focused to do this. He told me it will benefit many beings to have these in the English language and eventually Chinese, Japanese and Brazilian.
There is a gentleman from Nigeria living here with his daughter. He encountered Buddhism when he visited Los Angeles. He has since become Buddhist along with his daughter. He does the meditation of Vajrapani daily. He told me he wishes to accomplish 100 million mantras of Vajrapani before he passes away. I was so inspired. His daughter is excellent in doing reiki healing as well as acupuncture. She studied in NYC and Beijing as her father was a diplomat. She does such wonderful healing.
This house is currently unoccupied and available for someone to move in. We keep it clean and ready. The flowers are overgrown but gloriously beautiful.
A group of young college graduates live here. I think around 6 of them, all under 30 years old. Their goal in life is conservation of our natural forests. They are here to study the growth of trees in an area free of pollution. They have rented this house for five years and often join in our meditations and prayers.
Amazing. Water has such good healing energy. To be near water and to hear the sound of water promotes healing. We have a blogger here in this house. We don’t have internet. So he actually writes things and sends them to his company in Malaysia once a month and his staff uploads to his website. He writes on healing through meditation. He is a private man so we leave him to his work and meditations. But don’t you just love the beautiful surroundings of this house. Beautiful.
This is the only building we have which is three stories. No one is occupying it but we come here to gaze on the purple majesty growing naturally.
Cosy. Cosy. Cosy is all I can say about this house and the surroundings. There is a person here from Findhorn. She is meditating on Green Tara and blessing the land to produce bountiful harvests for our community. She has accomplished over three million Tara mantras. She has a statue of Tara that has spoken on several occasions. Amazing. I love the beautiful lake and flowers growing naturally around her home. Her meditations do have results!
Gandy Smith is from Scotland and he often talks to the little people, faeries and elves he said that live abundantly on our land. He does the meditation of Manjushri, the supreme one sitting on a lion. Through his mastery of the Manjushri meditation he has opened his psychic eye and is therefore able to see ethereal beings as well as the little people and so on. He said the little people and faeries are very happy when they hear the chanting of mantras. Gandy is also able to stop and bring rain as and when necessary. We have witnessed this meditational siddhi that he has achieved.
This house is so beautiful. I love everything about his house and land. It is currently serving as guest quarters. When we have short term visitors, they stay here. It’s like our bed and breakfast in the mountains!
Our Green Tara statue within our beautiful community, with many offerings of candles to generate merit for our meditations to be successful
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Jeanne Tlusty on Jan 3, 2024 at 1:19 pm
Very beautiful place@looking for peaceful place to live@enjoy company from friends@neighbors. Where is this place at? Currently, taking care my 92 year old mother@looking for a nice place to live and find new ways to live!
Rinpoche includes someone he loves in his dream home, I feel peace and simple happiness through reading all the captions he wrote. Especially the first one, “There’s lots of nagas but they are the friendly sort and they stay right inside the tree on the right.” This is so cute, like i’m watching a fairy tale but I do believe there are a lot creatures that we cannot see with eyes.
Then the second captions, he was hoping there are no snakes to attract his beautiful chickens, makes me laugh when think about its often to see snakes around KFR now.
When I walk in KFR, sometimes I feel its good to have friends to walk with. The walkway pictures that Rinpoche chose feels harmony, I imagine I see Rinpoche walk down the road with a few colleagues that I know, they are having smiley faces. I wish I could join their discussion and deep conversation! I love it. I read some biography about Alexandra David-Neel, her story is interesting. I look forward to discuss this with Kecharian, also surrounding by the nature when doing this. Life is great and meaningful!
Then not far away from us, we can feel the presence of bigfoots. We pretend not seeing each other but enjoy the silence accompany. I have learn to leave apples out for them and chant mantra on it.
I’m blessed to stay in this quiet, harmony and sustainable community. I like mountain very much, I should collect the pictures and visualise it like Rinpoche too 🙂
I do not know much of Buddhism or meditation. I did love seeing the beautiful land you live in and hearing about your community. It sounds so wonderfully peaceful and fulfilling to live with the land and honor and help your neighbors. I wish our whole world would learn to look at the world in this way. I felt a bit of piece just reading through all of your comments about your land and your community.
thank you, Faith
Generally, human prefers love, kindness, peace, calm and tranquility. We do not need to know a lot of Buddhism in order to achieve what we wanted. We just need to make that choice. Outwardly, we are like living in a world of chaos. Go inward. Find calm in the chaos. ☺️
This quote was shared by my Lama (Guru) before I hope it makes sense to you. Be happy…
Words coupled with imagery has so much power. I found that just reading the words and looking at the pictures I feel so so relaxed. I guess its relaxing when we read about the truth and can see the beauty of this planet of ours.
Thank you Rinpoche for your creativity and blessing us with so many beautiful scenery images.
Thank you, Rinpoche for sharing these stunning pictures of possible future retreat houses. They are very beautiful and serene. They are perfect for people to engage in deep retreats of their Yidam and live a happy, peaceful and useful life. The picture that Rinpoche had painted for us is alluring and made the readers are eager to engage in a life long retreat with their own Yidam.
This is the Kechara Forest Retreat that we are working towards here. I can imagine these small retreat hut spouting everywhere in Kechara Forest Retreat when Kecharians engaging in deep retreats in them. Everyone will live harmoniously and support each other.
What a beautiful community to be in the rest of our lives. I understand Rinpoche’s vision on building such a place now. It will be a spiritual and conscious community where everyone is spiritual and engaging in spiritual activities. Living harmoniously along with each other and support each other on our spiritual path. It will be a Vajrayogini’s Kechara paradise on earth.
Very interesting each pictures tells us a beautiful stories of occupants staying in the mountains. Beautiful , quiet healthy living environment such as in the mountains is the way we should have live in. A clean and healthy environment in the forest is part and parcel of the wealth and quality of life. A wonderful place for us to mediate and living in such a greener pastures has many health benefits. Scientist have discovered living in the forest is beneficial for our brain and health.
Thank you Rinpoche for sharing your thoughts with us.
This is very beautiful and enjoyable. Now I’m going to send a very beautiful book of poems to Rinpoche by a monk who lived in the mountains hundreds of years ago. Perhaps he will enjoy it so much that he will write about it too! I hope so. Not many people know about this book, but the poems are like blessings! I will post it tomorrow so Rinpoche can share it with you if he likes!
This is a page I come back to again and again. There’s real magic here. Imagination is really just a kind of vision. There’s something so welcoming and loving and a generosity of spirit about the imaginings here. It’s hard to explain.
Although the captions are the imagination of Rinpoche, I do hope it’s for real. It’s like a vision for us to materialise it. Reading it all the way till the last picture of Mother Tara makes me feel warmth and happy.
In one of the captions, Rinpoche mentioned about Alexander Neel’s and Arya Nagarjuna’s works and it reminds me of them too. Looks like I have some reading to catch up. Thank you Rinpoche.
Lovely and relaxing beautiful stories with beautiful pictures to relax a stressful mind. I guess some of the stories are related to some Kecharians. It’s also very inspiring to read these light and entertaining stories. Thank you very much Rinpoche and blog team for this lovely write up??☘️??
Nowadays people are busy with secular work rather than spending time in the spiritual growth. Even if we wish to excel in our spiritual path, no matter how strong the will is to practise the dharma, we need an environment or a supporting community to fulfill our spiritual path.
Thank you Rinpcohe for sharing with us your thoughts.
Looking at the beautiful scenery pair together with Rinpoche’s imagination, it is as if i am actually living in one of the houses in this spiritual community, which i wish very much _/\_
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The Kechara Forest Retreat is a unique holistic retreat centre focused on the total wellness of body, mind and spirit. This is a place where families and individuals will find peace, nourishment and inspiration in a natural forest environment. At Kechara Forest Retreat, we are committed to give back to society through instilling the next generation with universal positive values such as kindness and compassion.
The great master of sutra and tantra, His Holiness Kyabje Zong Rinpoche, a Gelug Lama was a strong practitioner of Dorje Shugden. He was also a disciple of the third Trijang Rinpoche, junior tutor of the 14th Dalai Lama. Famous as a sharp analyst and master of philosophical debate, as well as a Tantric practitioner. At a young age , he went to Lhasa studied effortlessly and became renowned as a powerful debater. Living a simple lifestyle with shabby robes, he was well known throughout the three great Gelug monasteries of central Tibet. As a master of philosophical debate who possessed an extraordinary memory and he became renowned for healing activities. He had inspired had many Western disciples throughout the West ,in Tibet and India and gave many empowerments and teachings. H.H Kyabje Zong Rinpoche was an incredible Gelugpa master who returned to our world lifetime after lifetime to lead sentient beings out of samsara. Merely listening to his voice from the video is a blessing.
Thank you Rinpoche for this great sharing
Reading this post again regarding this huge Buddha statue in Thimpu, Bhutan. Construction began in 2006, as in the post, it was completed only in 2015. The completed work is one of the largest Buddha Statue in the world located in the southern mountains of Bhutan. At 177 feet (54 m) this gigantic Shakyamuni Buddha statue houses over one hundred thousand smaller Buddha statues which are made of bronze and gilded in gold. It has become a must-visit tourist destination in Thimphu Valley, Bhutan. Having a Huge Buddha Statue has benefited thousands of people just looking at it . Merely by looking is a blessing. Would love to visit this stunning Buddha statue to see for myself .
Thank you Rinpoche for this sharing.
Yading, Daocheng County is a county of western Sichuan Province, China. A visit to Daocheng Yading is worth visit. As it has the very beautiful lakes Milk Lake, Pearl Lake and Wuse Lake as well as the three holy mountains named Chenrezig, Jampayang and Chenadorje. Having a population of about 33 thousands where many of them are many Dorje Shugden lamas, geshes and Dorje Shugden practitioners in Yading. H.E. Gyara Rinpoche a reincarnation of a great master in the Drikung Kagyu lineage has been visiting different villages in Yading, giving and sharing Dharma teachings to thousands people there. Gyara Rinpoche an incumbent of Shar Gaden Monastery, India and had studied under H.E. Kyabje Dagom Rinpoche and many other erudite lamas. An erudite scholar, Gyara Rinpoche received many teachings, instructions, initiations, commentaries and empowerments of both Sutra and Tantra .As in the post Gyara Rinpoche gave Dorje Shugden’s life entrustment initiation to thousands monks and lay people in Yangting Dechen Ling Monastery. Other than the Dorje Shugden sogtae, Gyara Rinpoche also gave Lamrim teachings and Guhyasamaja initiation in Yangding Monastery. Looking at the people in those pictures tells all. Apart of that Gyara Rinpoche also gave a logical explanation of the Dorje Shugden controversy and the unlawful ban imposed by the CTA, to create awareness of the truth behind the Dorje Shugden controversy.
Thank you Rinpoche for this sharing of a great Lama.
It was H E Kyabje Gangchen Rinpoche that first recognised our Guru Kyabje Tsem Rinpoche as a tulku back in 1987. Lama Gangchen Tulku Rinpoche was an important Tibetan Italian lama of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism. He was the last generation of lamas from the ‘old Tibet’. At a young age he was recognised as the reincarnation of the lama healer Kachen Sapen. He was a direct disciple of the greatest lamas of the Gelugpa school of the twentieth century, such as Kyabje Trijang Dorje Chang, Kyabje Zong Rinpoche, who taught him Tibetan medicine, healing methods and astrology. He worked tirelessly as a spiritual teacher and healer. He travelled tremendously throughout India, Nepal, Sikkim, Europe and finally settled in Italy. Lama Gangchen has travelled extensively ,providing healing and gave teachings worldwide. He has also led many pilgrimages to some of the most important holy places of different religious and spiritual denominations in the world. He founded numerous centres all over the world. Kyabje Gangchen Rinpoche has worked tirelessly for many decades to promote world peace and had received many awards and recognitions for his work. Lama Gangchen will remain in the hearts of all those who met him as a teacher of great love and profound wisdom.
Years back our Guru Kyabje Tsem Rinpoche did sent students to Kyabje Gangchen Rinpoche ’s centre in Albagnano, Italy with many offerings and updating projects of Kechara as well.
Thank you Rinpoche for this great sharing
nteresting read of how a common nomad boy became an Oracle Lama. Reading the biography of a selfless Dorje Shugden Oracle Lama again had me understand more. Venerable Choyang Kuten Lama became a renowned oracle, who had contributed greatly in Tibet’s history. Choyang Kuten Lama was a respected oracle for a manifestation of enlightened Dharma Protectors Dorje Shugden, and was told he would be very beneficial to beings in the future. During the Chinese invasion he remained in Tibet although the situation was tense, helping countless people escape safely to India. As the situation worsened in Tibet in 1959 Kuten Lama escaped life not only as an oracle, but also contributing in various ways. Giving the Tibetan community lengthy advice and even Dharma teachings. He also served his countrymen in difficult times in Tibet and in refugee camps in India regardless of the tradition or school of Tibetan Buddhism. He raised funds for monks’ quarters in many monasteries including Gaden, Drepung as well as other Nyingma and Sakya monasteries.
Thank you Rinpoche for this sharing .
Awesome life’s story and legacy of Ondor Gegeen Zanabazar the first Jebtsundamba Khutuktu of the Gelugpa lineage of Tibetan Buddhism in Mongolia and his profound impact on Mongolian Buddhism. Zanabazar a man of all trades was a prodigious sculptor, painter, architect, poet, costume designer, scholar and linguist .He was a descendant of Chingis Khan, born into a prominent Oirot Mongol family. Considered to be a living reincarnation of one of the important earlier Buddhist leaders in Mongolia. Zanabazar showed signs of advanced intelligence, linguistic abilities, and religious devotion from an early age. He is much revered for his contributions to Buddhist learning and for his reforms of Mongolian Buddhism. He was best known for his intricate and elegant Buddhist sculptures. Viewed as one of Mongolia’s most prominent historical figures, celebrated for propagating Tibetan Buddhism throughout Mongolia to this day.
Thank you Rinpoche for this sharing of the first high saint of Mongolia.
Due to the Dorje Shugden controversy many practitioners are still oppressed due to their choice of religion. Yet there are complaisant, and obliging people too who barely understand the situation, poorly informed of the issue and behave in a way they knew what’s going on regarding the ban on Dorje Shugden. There are many good bits of wisdom and worthy words in this article. Well-intentioned people make mistakes, lots of them. Mistakes must be expected and being held accountable for. Oppression will still exist no matter how compassionate sharing with others. If we are willing to risk making mistakes we can still do something. We must constantly try to find out ways to use our privilege to push forward the voice of the oppressed. Do not allow ourselves to be immobilized by lack of knowledge.
Thank you Rinpoche and Sarah for this sharing.
Inspiring read of Scott Neeson a most influential person in the movie industry,walked away from Hollywood to start a charity. Left everything he had built,been famous, wealthy and living a life of luxury for the sake of those children living in the slump in Cambodia. He decided to leave Hollywood behind and moved to Cambodia and founded Cambodian Children’s Fund . It was on a trip to Phnom Penh, Scott saw hundreds of children and their families living and working on the Steung Meanchey garbage dump, one of the most toxic environments. It was a moment that changed his life, helping thousands of vulnerable children and their families escape a world of forced labour, child trafficking and desperate poverty into safety and independence. From being a self-serving person, to an extremely giving person truly inspiring. Scott has been living in Phnom Penh where his journey still captivates, inspires and bewilders people from all over the world.
Thank you Rinpoche for this inspiring post
Vairochana Shugden, pacifying form of Dorje Shugden is revered by many for his ability to purify one’s negative karma, pacify natural disasters and calamities. And is especially efficacious for overcoming illness and disease as well. Shize or Vairochana Shugden is the emanation of Dorje Shugden who embodies the enlightened activity of pacification. Shize’s practice is very effective in helping us to receive prophecies or develop clairvoyance. Shize’s practice is excellent for calming ourselves down and increasing our merits. His practice results in our minds becoming much happier and being alleviated from depressions. Wow we can also rely on Shize’s practice to overcome serious illnesses. It can also be engaged where the area, there are a lot of natural disasters. On the whole its practice has many benefits. When we do the practice correctly, with good motivation, Shize will bless and guide us.
Thank you Rinpoche for this great teachings on Shize who is a direct emanation of Dorje Shugden who is none other than the enlightened Manjushri.
Interesting article. I never thought meditation can help oneself quit smoking without consumption of medication or drugs. According to an article in The Buddhist Review, not smoking is a result of developing calm and reducing clinging through authentic Dharma practice. Mindfulness-based interventions can help people learn to pay attention to and work with negative feelings, cravings, and other symptoms of nicotine withdrawal. By focusing on our breathing the mind becomes calm and single-pointed. Many are aware of the health risks and addictive properties of nicotine that are harmful. Buddhism is very effective to inspire transformation in people. Good read of how a Yale psychiatrist bringing together neuroscience and Buddhist practices to help people overcome their addictions. Thank you Dr. Judson for the great research work.
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Trode-khangsar a 400 year old Dorje Shugden Temple in Lhasa, had me having great memories. Having a privileged to visit it in May 2019,with my Dharma brothers and sisters. It such a Holy Temple with great stories behind it . Located in Lhasa, that is over 300 years old which is dedicated to the controversial protector deity Dorje Shugden. The Temple is a Gelugpa monastery of Tibetan Buddhism, built in the 17th century by the Fifth Dalai Lama. The Great 5th Dalai Lama composed a praise to Dorje Shugden and created a statue to honour and recognize him as a Dharma protector as apology. Trode Khangsar itself is now registered as a national heritage memorial. That’s awesome as more and more people will get to know about this Holy temple. Merely by looking at those fading murals and Holy statutes is a blessing for all who came to visit this Trode-khangsar. A place worth visiting.
Thank you Rinpoche for this sharing.
The concept of rebirth has a long association with Buddhism. Rebirth in Buddhism refers to the teaching that the actions of a sentient being lead to a new existence after death, in an endless cycle called saṃsāra. One will begins a new life in a new body that may be human, animal or spiritual depending on the moral quality of the previous life’s actions. What they are reborn as depends on their actions in their previous life rather kamma. As a Buddhist we should believe in rebirth but still many people don’t . Buddha taught us that choices of rebirth make a difference and can shape many lifetimes. Buddhists believe that nothing that exists is permanent and everything will ultimately cease to be. There is a belief in rebirth
Thank you Rinpoche for sharing this profound article.
Against the odds two inspiring nuns fought all the way to become ordained, fighting for their rights to practice Buddhism . Interesting read of how they went through , bringing equality for women in Thailand. Buddhism is the predominant religion in Thailand. Officially, only men can become monks and novices in Thailand under a Buddhist order. The country does not recognize female monks or novices. In recent years, more Thai Buddhist women seeking to become full-fledged female monks, have been defying the tradition getting ordained overseas, in Sri Lanka or India. Buddhist women have been fighting for years for equality and social acceptance in Thailand. They just can’t be ordained by Thai monks. Ven. Dhammananda, 68 year old former university lecturer and activist became Thailand’s first Theravadin bhikkhuni after going the odds. Inspiring read biography on Ven. Dhammananda and Ven. Dr. Lee. They had gone through great hardships, discrimination and against the many odds in bringing equality to women in Buddhism in Thailand.
Thank you Rinpoche for this great inspiration post.
The unseen things are spiritual realities that are eternal and invisible to our physical eye. There are many forces and phenomena that are not visible to the naked eye. There are many things that humans cannot see yet there are some could see. For what is can be seen is only. Things do exist even we can’t see, believing their existence is our choice. Things that we can’t see in the world opens up a curiosity and exploration by some. Whether through scientific inquiry, or spiritual exploration, the pursuit of knowledge about the unseen can lead to profound insights about ourselves and the universe.
Malacca City is the historic capital of the coastal state of Malacca, in Malaysia serving as a link between east and west for over 500 years. Famous for breath-taking sights with rich heritage, ancient dark culture and history with many old centuries buildings with an interesting past and a colourful ghost story. For that reason alone it is worth visiting as is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site owing to its well-preserved historical center. There’s many historical mansions been passed down generation to generations and with many ghostly sighting by the locals and visitors. There’s the reason many unseen beings loitering and attached to these places. Such an interesting and incredibly creepy watching the video in this blog host by Li Kim. Li Kim had done a great work all along with her team to share with readers about our historic Malacca .
Thank you Rinpoche and Li Kim for this sharing.
The concept of rebirth has a long association with Buddhism. Rebirth in Buddhism refers to the teaching that the actions of a sentient being lead to a new existence after death, in an endless cycle called saṃsāra. One will begins a new life in a new body that may be human, animal or spiritual depending on the moral quality of the previous life’s actions. What they are reborn as depends on their actions in their previous life rather kamma. As a Buddhist we should believe in rebirth but still many people don’t . Buddha taught us that choices of rebirth make a difference and can shape many lifetimes. Buddhists believe that nothing that exists is permanent and everything will ultimately cease to be. There is a belief in rebirth
Thank you Rinpoche for sharing this profound article.
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Tsem Rinpoche
About Rinpoche
Name
H.E. Tsem Rinpoche
Root Guru
H.H. Zong Rinpoche
Ordained by
H.H. the 14th Dalai Lama
Affiliations
Pukhang Khangtsen, Gaden Shartse Monastery
Founder and Spiritual Advisor, Kechara House Buddhist Association Malaysia
President, Tsem Rinpoche Foundation, Inc.
Honorary Doctor of Psychology, The Open International University
Hear the holy voice of Kyabje Zong Rinpoche giving advice on the practice of Dorje Shugden to those who had received the life-entrustment initiation. Kyabje Zong Rinpoche wanted to make sure those present received the maximum benefits from their practice, and that they kept their practice well. LEARN MORE >>
In Tibetan Buddhism, it is always said that whatever we practice must come from an enlightened source to be beneficial in our spiritual journey. As such in this video, Kyabje Zong Rinpoche shares with us the history and reincarnation lineage of Dorje Shugden to explain how great this Dharma protector is through the examples of his previous lives, showing us his powerful spiritual attainments. LEARN MORE >>
Dear everyone... This is a good condensed talk I gave on Guru Yoga of Tsongkapa. This is the one you should share with others when they are interested in a not too lengthy explanation. It is the perfect practice for everyone who wants simplicity yet effective blessings. You can share this with more people, it will be good.
"If you say you don't have money to help a animal shelter, why then do you have money to buy meat?"
~ Tsem Rinpoche
"Eating animals is not our God-given right, but being kind to them is."
~ Tsem Rinpoche
"What makes us good humans is not how we abuse animals, but how much we allow them to live and be happy freely."
~ Tsem Rinpoche
"We need another and wiser and perhaps a more mythical concept of animals.... We patronize them for their incompleteness, for their tragic fate of having taken form so far below ourselves. And therein we err, and greatly err. For the animal shall not be measured by man. In a world older and more complex than ours they moved finished and complete, gifted with extensions of the senses we have lost or never attained, living by voices we shall never hear. They are not brethren, they are not underlings; they are other nations, caught with ourselves in the net of life and time, fellow prisoners of the splendour and travail of the earth."
~ Henry Beston, The Outermost House
"Not eating animals is only unnatural when we are not used to it."
~ Tsem Rinpoche
MOTIVATIONAL QUOTES
"We may encounter defeat, but we must not be defeated."
~ Tsem Rinpoche
"What you are today, is the choice you made yesterday."
~ Tsem Rinpoche
"You think you can choose your life? What an ego trip!"
~ Lama Yeshe
"If TODAY you are dissatisfied, you must make the changes to create different results for TOMORROW."
~ Tsem Rinpoche
SPIRITUAL QUOTES
“Meditating on Dorje Shugden while reciting his mantra will open the gateways to higher dimensions, blessings and protection.”
~ Tsem Rinpoche
“If one does the recitation of the Lama Tsongkhapa guru yoga prayer for even one month using one of the visualizations for great or clear or quick wisdom, one will definitely see development of that wisdom. It is proved by experience. There is no doubt that by doing the Lama Tsongkhapa guru yoga practice one can meet Lama Tsongkhapa’s teachings from life to life. And furthermore, it gives one the opportunity to be born in the pure realm of Lama Tsongkhapa, Tushita, whenever death happens.”
~ Pabongkha Rinpoche
"I was 18 years old in 1983. That was a very special year as I met His Holiness Kyabje Zong Rinpoche and received innumerable precious teachings and empowerments from Him at Thubten Dhargye Ling Centre in Los Angeles, California. It was the best time of my life. A time that seems so magical and surreal to me. Kyabje Zong Rinpoche is Heruka Buddha and I met Heruka."
~ Tsem Rinpoche
"If being me offends you, maybe I'm not the problem."
~ Tsem Rinpoche
"Never abandon your spiritual teacher no matter how many inner obstacles you need to overcome."
~ Tsem Rinpoche
"Actions to force something to be permanent makes all the karmas arise."
~ Tsem Rinpoche
"The dharma is not easy to listen to… because some people take it as criticism. But Dharma should not be just feel good only for the moment but for deeper contemplations."
~ Tsem Rinpoche
"Whether we do work and suffer but for others or we do work and suffer for ourselves, either way we have to suffer. That is the nature of samsara. So let us suffer for others and then suffering has meaning."
~ Tsem Rinpoche
"Those who really want the dharma to grow within themselves and to grow for others should never fear hard work, timing, difficulties, struggles, disappointments because it is for a good cause. Working for Dharma is not a prison or work, but it is purely spiritual practice. It is purely collection of merit and purification. Actually not doing dharma work is the real prison."
~ Tsem Rinpoche
"His Holiness Zong Rinpoche stressed the need to continue to practice even when we come up against obstacles, and that we should continually review our progress. He stated that a happy, luxurious life was like a good dream, and that obstacles and difficulties were like a bad dream. We should give them no significance, but simply carry on working towards real, everlasting happiness."
~ Ngala ’ö-Dzin Tridral
"Things in samsara always go wrong. That's its nature. Don't be surprised."
~ Tsem Rinpoche
"Knowledge never quenches the thirst, only application."
~ Tsem Rinpoche
LIFE QUOTES
"I pity men who occupy themselves exclusively with the transitory in things and lose themselves in the study of what is perishable, since we are here for this very end-that we may make the perishable imperishable, which we can do only after we have learned how to approach both."
~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
"Money amplifies negative characteristics and that can cause problems.
To walk away from that was actually very easy. I didn't even consider it."
~ Angeline Francis Khoo
"I shall not commit the fashionable stupidity of regarding everything I cannot explain as a fraud."
~ Carl Jung
"There is a devil there is no doubt, but is he trying to get into us or trying to get out?"
~ Tsem Rinpoche
"If you love someone, show it by being honest, respectful & honorable with them."
~ Tsem Rinpoche
"It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see."
~ Henry David Thoreau
"If I can just be the way I am & you the way you are & we accept each other, world peace is near."
~ Tsem Rinpoche
"I am Asian, you are some other beautiful color. Together we make diversity so beautiful."
~ Tsem Rinpoche
"It's amazing how some people have never met me or know who I am, but based on a few things they read here & there & rumours, they have formulated a new personality for me & all the things I've never done they passionately speak about....I find it funny and entertaining now. I guess we can't spend our lives fighting rumours...we just have to work hard & then rumours get proven wrong on it's own as a by product. No point explaining repeatedly. Just do our work & show results!!"
~ Tsem Rinpoche
"There's a difference between patience and laziness. Patience comes from respect while laziness from disrespect of others."
~ Tsem Rinpoche
"Although outwardly we have so much, we have so many conveniences, inwardly we have become more unhappy, so, acquisition is not the secret to happiness. The more we get, the more we have, the more unhappy we become."
~ Tsem Rinpoche
"Before we experience any pain, we already had a fixed view of how things should be. When the experience we encounter contradicts our views, then the pain arises. The pain arises due to our fixed views not so much the experience itself. So the secret is changing the views. Re-educating ourselves on our views."
~ Tsem Rinpoche
"You know since very young, for better or worse, I always did the things that others told me not to do. I wasn't really good at following the rules. Even now with how I share Dharma and my practice, I just do it the way I think it should be done but I do it sincerely. Not what others tell me what I can and can't do."
~ Tsem Rinpoche
"Love me or hate me, both are in my favor... If you love me, I'll always be in your heart... If you hate me, I'll always be in your mind."
~ William Shakespeare
"One isn't necessarily born with courage, but one is born with potential. Without courage, we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can't be kind, true, merciful, generous or honest."
~ Maya Angelou
Devotional Songs
Sung by Mary Fewel Tulin, these mystical songs in praise of the guru originate from the Sikh tradition. Yet, they are applicable to all traditions for those who want to venerate their guru.
The Known and unknown are both feared,
Known is being comfortable and stagnant,
The unknown may be growth and opportunities,
One shall never know if one fears the unknown more than the known.
Who says the unknown would be worse than the known?
But then again, the unknown is sometimes worse than the known. In the end nothing is known unless we endeavour,
So go pursue all the way with the unknown,
because all unknown with familiarity becomes the known.
~Tsem Rinpoche
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According to legend, Shambhala is a place where wisdom and love reign, and there is no crime. Doesn't this sound like the kind of place all of us would love to live in? https://www.tsemrinpoche.com/?p=204874
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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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Dharmapalas are not exclusive to Tibetan culture and their practice is widespread throughout the Buddhist world - https://www.tsemrinpoche.com/?p=193645
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One of our adorable Kechara Forest Retreat's doggies, Tara, happy and safe, and enjoying herself in front of Wisdom Hall which has been decorated for Chinese New Year
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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
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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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Kechara Forest Retreat is preparing for the upcoming Chinese New Year celebrations. This is our holy Vajra Yogini stupa which is now surrounded by beautiful lanterns organised by our students.
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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)
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Second picture-Standing Manjushri Statue at Chowar, Kirtipur, Nepal.
Height: 33ft (10m)
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First picture-Standing Manjushri Statue at Chowar, Kirtipur, Nepal.
Height: 33ft (10m)
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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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Very powerful story! Tibetan Resistance group Chushi Gangdruk reveals how Dalai Lama escaped in 1959- https://bit.ly/2S9VMGX
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At Kechara Forest Retreat land we have nice fresh spinach growing free of chemicals and pesticides. Yes!
Fresh eggplants grown on Kechara Forest Retreat's land here in Malaysia
6 years ago
Most Venerable Uppalavanna – The Chief Female Disciple of Buddha Shakyamuni - She exhibited many supernatural abilities gained from meditation and proved to the world females and males are equal in spirituality- https://bit.ly/31d9Rat
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. 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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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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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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This is pretty amazing!
First Sri Lankan Buddhist temple opened in Dubai!!!
6 years ago
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
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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
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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
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
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Mongolian (Oymiakon) Shaman in Siberia, Russia. That is his real outfit he wears. Very unique. TR
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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
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Manjusri Kumara (bodhisattva of wisdom), India, Pala dynesty, 9th century, stone, Honolulu Academy of Arts
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5 years ago
Pig puts his toys away
Animals are so intelligent. They can feel happiness, joy, pain, sorrow, just like humans. Always show kindness to them. Always show kindness to everyone.
5 years ago
Always be kind to animals-They deserve to live just like us.
Whales and dolphins playing with each other in the Pacific sea. Nature is truly incredible!
5 years ago
Bodha stupa July 2019-
Rainy period
5 years ago
Cute Tara girl having a snack. She is one of Kechara Forest Retreat’s resident doggies.
6 years ago
Your Next Meal!
Yummy? Tasty? Behind the scenes of the meat on your plates. Meat is a killing industry.
6 years ago
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.
6 years ago
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.
6 years ago
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!
6 years ago
What happened at Fair Oaks Farm?
The largest undercover dairy investigation of all time. See what they found out at Fair Oaks Farm.
6 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
6 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
6 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.
6 years ago
Beautiful Monastery in Hong Kong
6 years ago
This dog thanks his hero in such a touching way. Tsem Rinpoche
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
6 years ago
Beautiful new casing in Kechara for Vajra Yogini. Tsem Rinpoche
6 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.
6 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.
6 years ago
Beautiful
Beautiful sacred Severed Head Vajra Yogini from Tsem Rinpoche's personal shrine.
6 years ago
My little monster cute babies Dharma and Oser. Take a look and get a cute attack for the day! Tsem Rinpoche
6 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
6 years ago
Cruelty of some people have no limits and it’s heartbreaking. Being kind cost nothing. Tsem Rinpoche
6 years ago
SUPER ADORABLE and must see
Tsem Rinpoche's dog Oser girl enjoying her snack in her play pen.
We were told by Uncle Wong he is very faithful toward Dorje Shugden. Dorje Shugden has extended help to him on several occasions and now Uncle Wong comes daily to make incense offerings to Dorje Shugden. He is grateful towards the help he was given.
6 years ago
Tsem Rinpoche’s Schnauzer Dharma boy fights Robot sphere from Arkonide!
6 years ago
Cute baby owl found and rescued
We rescued a lost baby owl in Kechara Forest Retreat.
6 years ago
Nice cups from Kechara!!
Dorje Shugden people's lives matter!
6 years ago
Enjoy a peaceful morning at Kechara Forest Retreat
Chirping birds and other forest animals create a joyful melody at the Vajrayogini stupa in Kechara Forest Retreat (Bentong, Malaysia).
7 years ago
This topic is so hot in many circles right now.
This video is thought-provoking and very interesting. Watch! Thanks so much to our friends at LIVEKINDLY.
7 years ago
Chiropractic CHANGES LIFE for teenager with acute PAIN & DEAD LEG.
7 years ago
BEAUTIFUL PLACE IN NEW YORK STATE-AMAZING.
7 years ago
Leonardo DiCaprio takes on the meat Industry with real action.
7 years ago
Do psychic mediums have messages from beyond?
7 years ago
Lovely gift for my 52nd Birthday. Tsem Rinpoche
7 years ago
This 59-year-old chimpanzee was refusing food and ready to die until...
she received “one last visit from an old friend” 💔💔
7 years ago
Bigfoot sighted again and made it to the news.
7 years ago
Casper is such a cute and adorable. I like him.
7 years ago
Dorje Shugden Monastery Amarbayasgalant Mongolia's Ancient Hidden Gem
7 years ago
Don't you love Hamburgers? See how 'delicious' it is here!
7 years ago
Such a beautiful and powerful message from a person who knows the meaning of life. Tsem Rinpoche
7 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
7 years ago
This video went viral and it's a must watch!!
7 years ago
SEE HOW THIS ANIMAL SERIAL KILLER HAS NO ISSUE BLUDGEONING THIS DEFENSELESS BEING.
This happens daily in slaughterhouse so you can get your pork and Bak ku teh. Stop eating meat.
ASK A PASTOR
A section for you to clarify your Dharma questions with Kechara’s esteemed pastors.
Just post your name and your question below and one of our pastors will provide you with an answer.
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Seema Purohit asked:I have exam on 13 November. It is showing very bad day as per mawa. I am aged 41 and struggling. I failed 3 times. Can u suggest way to turn the tide. I am working hard but luck is never on my side.pastor answered:Dear Seema Purohit,
Thank you for your question. Astrological influences do not necessarily mean that things on that day will go bad. There are methods that we can use to overcome any negative influences and make those days very successful and productive.
First since this has to do with exams, you should be practical about it, make sure that you know the exam material well, make sure that you eat properly before the exams, and make sure that you remain calm before and during the exam. If you know the material well, if you are too nervous then it may cause you issues during the exam.
From the spiritual angle, you can make offerings on your altar before your exam. Actually, it would be good for you to make offerings on your altar daily from now until then, to generate merit so that your exam will be successful. You can also engage in Dorje Shugden's mantra - OM BENZA WIKKI BITANA SOHA. Dorje Shugden a Dharma Protector who helps us to overcome obstacles and be succesful. He is an emanation of Manjushri, who is the Buddha of Wisdom. So, his practice is especially powerful for things to do with study, exams, etc.
You can read more about Dorje Shugden here: https://www.tsemrinpoche.com/tsem-tulku-rinpoche/buddhas-dharma/beginners-introduction-to-dorje-shugden.html
Hope this helps. And you have our prayers for success in your exams.
October 29, 2024 04:06
Nelson asked:Tashi Delek Pastors!
I have some questions about some things that may pastors help me understand:
Today, I receive some gifts from a Dharma Friends that four small bags during his visit trips to Tibet:
Tamdrin Dudtsi Mendrup or Hayagriva Holy Nectar Pills from Sera Ngakpa Tretsang.
Mani Rilbu or Mani Blessing Pills from Drashi Gonkhang.
Dorje Shugden Rilbu or Dorje Shugden blessing pills from Sampheling in Tibet.
Kagye Drupchen holy nectar pills from Mindroling Monastery.
What's is different between these three holy pills?
How i should use or supply better these pills for anyone or my self?
What's meanings of these pills and benefits of this?
Thank you so much.pastor answered:Dear Nelson,
You have received some very powerful and blessed holy pills from your friend. In general, all the pills are made from dried crushed herbs and holy items and then consecrated during long pujas, dedicated to a particular deity to imbue them with certain energies. Here is a little bit of information about them:
Tamdrin Dudtsi Mendup - these pills are made from holy nectar and consecrated using the practice of Hayagriva, who is a wrathful emanation of Chenrezig (the Buddha of Compassion). Generally, any blessed item using the practice of Hayagriva is good for protection from spirits and nagas, negative forces or energies, etc. They are also good for healing illness and diseases, especially effective for any type of skin disease. Mendup pills are also specifically made for healing physical illnesses. Sera Ngakpa Dratsang is the tantric college of Sera Monastery in Tibet, where they learn and practice the different types of tantric systems within the Gelug lineage.
Mani Rilbu - these are pills blessed with the energies of Chenrezig using the Mani mantra - OM MANI PEME HUNG. They are great for general healing and well-being and are very potent sources of the compassionate energies of the Buddha. Drashi Gonkhang is a protector chapel dedicated to Drashi Lhamo who is a form of Palden Lhamo. This chapel is affliated with Sera Monasery which is of the Gelug lineage. You can read more about Drashi Lhamo here: https://www.tsemrinpoche.com/tsem-tulku-rinpoche/buddhas-dharma/drashi-lhamo-the-protectress-with-the-rolled-out-tongue.html
Dorje Shugden Rilbu - are pills blessed with the energies of Dorje Shugden. They are are excellent for providing protection and swift assistance to overcome worldly and spiritual obstacles. Sampheling Monastery also belongs to the Gelug tradition and the Sangha there are known to be very strong practitioners of Dorje Shugden. It is also considered to be the home monastery of one the most important incarnation lineages within the Gelugpa tradition - the line of Trijang Rinpoches.
Kagye Drupchen holy nectar pills - these are pills made from blessed nectar and consecrated using the Kagye practice, which is a practice incorporating eight different tantric deities. Mindrolling is also one of the most famous Nyingma lineage monasteries. It is one of the six Mother Monasteries of that lineage. I do not know much about the benefits of this rilbu as we practice the Gelug tradition in Kechara, and this practice belongs to the Nyingma tradition. While certain practices are shared in common throughout all traditions, the Gelug lineage does not have this particular practice.
Here is some general advice of what you can do with the pills:
> Insert into Buddha statues and stupas at the appropriate level to increase their blessings and positive potential. It’s said that if one has very good samaya with the guru, the holy rilbus placed in a stupa will miraculously multiply and grow.
> Place a holy rilbu in your water bottle and drink throughout the day for general protection, healing and blessings. The water can be topped up daily until the pill has completely dissolved.
> In times of need, a rilbu can be consumed on its own. Swallow it whole with water, or crush into powder and consume with water.
> Dissolve in bathing water to relieve skin problems and for general protection.
> Place in the mouth of a dying person or animal to help them pass on peacefully.
> Place in the mouth of a deceased person or animal to help them take a better rebirth.
The pills should be store in a cool, dry and respectful place when not using them, otherwise they might go bad depending on the climate where you live.
I hope this helps. Thank you.
Thorim asked:Hello dear Pastors,
Is there a mantra / visualisation specific to help to sleep? I try Bhaiṣajyaguru before going to sleep but it doesn't work for that
Thanks :)pastor answered:Dear Thorim,
Thanks for your question. Getting good sleep is very important. Medicine Buddha mantra is good for this, but should be recited very softly and slowly. Perhaps you are chanting too fast. You can try using it again to sleep, but focus on the sound of the mantra that you are making while you recite. Another mantra you can try is Dorje Shugden's mantra. Many people have tried it when their sleep is disturbed and it helps.
Another thing you can try is breathing meditation or even Nine-Round Breathing before you sleep, you can learn more here: https://www.kechara.com/how-to-practise-nine-round-breathing-meditation/
You can also read and try the methods on this article. Tsem Rinpoche advised this for students who had trouble sleeping as the general advice was very good and people found it really helpful https://www.tsemrinpoche.com/tsem-tulku-rinpoche/current-affairs/10-sleep-mistakes-and-their-solutions.html
There are tecnhiques and visualisations used during sleep, but those are actually meditational techniques unique to higher tantric practice. They are not specifically for being able to get to sleep or having sound sleep, etc.
I hope this helps.
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4 weeks ago
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2 months ago
Look at how attentive of the members during Dharma talk. It is through hearing, contemplation and practicing Dharma, one is able to eradicate delusions and march towards liberation. 28/9/2024 Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta
2 months ago
Pastor did dharma sharing on KFR retreat puja, purification after retreat and karma. Kechara Penang weekly puja. Pic taken by Siew Hong.
2 months ago
Under the guidance from Pastor Seng Piow, Kechara Penang Study Group members completed our weekly Dorje Shugden Puja. 28th September 2024 by Jacinta.
2 months ago
Sponsors' packages nicely decorated nd offered up on behalf. Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta.
2 months ago
Completed Dorje Shugden puja cum recitation of Namasangiti on 14th September 2024. Kechara Penang Study Group, uploaded by Jacinta.
2 months ago
Known as Merdeka Day (31st Aug 2024), our Kechara Penang members celebrated this day with Dorje Shugden and his entourage by doing a DS puja together with recitation of Namasangiti. Uploaded by Jacinta.
2 months ago
24th Aug 2024, Kechara Penang Study Group members have completed weekly puja. A variety of kuihs and fruits were offered up on behalf of sponsors. By Jacinta
4 months ago
At the point of the passing, the only thing that will help us and our loved ones is the Dharma. Hence, try to chant mantra, do pujas, giving alms and etc during this period. Bereavement puja by Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta.
4 months ago
Bereavement puja by Kechara Penang Study Group. May the deceased has good rebirth and the family members find solace in the Three Jewels. Thanks to Rinpoche for He always taught us about practising compassion through action. By Jacinta
4 months ago
Thanks to Sharyn, the florist came and arranged on the spot! What a lovely and colourful bunch flowers attractively arranged to Buddha as offerings. 2nd Penang DS retreat of the year (2024), uploaded by Jacinta.
4 months ago
As usual, a retreat will not be complete without nice tormas. Pastor Patsy and our dear Penang members ~ Swee Bee, Tang, Jasmine and Siew Hong came together as a perfect and united team in completing it. Penang DS Retreat 17-18th Aug 2024 by Jacinta.
4 months ago
A picture that says all. Thanks to Pastor Seng Piow, 12 retreatants and 51sponsors that make this event a successful one. See you all in our next retreat. Kam Siah. A simple yet full of gratitude note by Choong, uploaded by Jacinta.
4 months ago
Offerings being set up, getting ready to start the first day of Kechara Penang Group's retreat. By Jacinta
4 months ago
As H. E. The 25th Tsem Tulku Rinpoche had mentioned a retreat is time taken away from our ordinary, daily, mundane activities specifically to focus on deeper meditation, deeper meditational practices to gain some benefits. Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta
4 months ago
Retreat started for the second half of the year, 17th Aug 2024. We have new participants and those regulars. Thanks to Pastor Seng Piow and Choong for organising it. Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta.
4 months ago
10th Aug 2024. Kechara Penang Study Group completed DS puja, led by Siew Hong. Uploaded by Jacinta.
4 months ago
Thank you Pastor Seng Piow for the dharma sharing and leading today's puja 3rd August 2024. Pic by Siew Hong and uploaded by Jacinta.
4 months ago
Puja sponsorships packages of RM100, RM 50 and RM30. Really appreciate the continuous support for our Penang DS Chapel. 28/7/2024 By Jacinta
4 months ago
Completed weekly puja at Penang DS Chapel. 27th July 2024 by Jacinta.
4 months ago
For those Penang members who were back in Penang, instead of having a weekend off, they chose to go to Penang DS centre and did a DS puja for the benefits of all beings. 20th July 2024, Saturday. By Jacinta
4 months ago
So proud of Penang Kecharians for attending initiations given by Venerable Chojila at Kechara Forest Retreat, Bentong on 20th - 21st July 2024. Against all odds, many of us made it there. (Not in the pic Mr. Teo and Sunny) By Jacinta.
4 months ago
Wishing all sponsors' wishes be fulfilled and thanks for supporting our Kechara Penang Puja packages on 13/7/2024. By Jacinta
4 months ago
#throwback 13th July 2024, Kechara Penang Study Group completed DS puja. We have special guest that day, Paul, a long time senior Kecharian with his friends. By Jacinta
5 months ago
Beautiful offerings arranged by Choong. Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta.
5 months ago
7/7/2024 Kechara Penang weekly puja completed. Kechara Penang Study Girup by Jacinta.
5 months ago
This week's puja offerings sponsored by a few people and we hope their wishes be fulfilled. Pic taken by Choong and uploaded by Jacinta.
5 months ago
29th June 2024. Kechara Penang Study Group completed weekly Dorje Shugden cum Manjushri Namasangiti. Pic taken by Choong and uploaded by Jacinta
6 months ago
Need a dose of spiritual nourishment or perhaps any spiritual protection? Do take up our Kechara Penang food/candles offering packages. Do not hesitate to contact our member Choong for more info. Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta.
6 months ago
Different food offerings offered on Penang Kechara Chapel's altar behalf of the sponsors. May sponsors' wishes be fulfilled. Great effort from Choong Soon Heng, one of our Kechara Penang dedicated members who thought of this way for people to generate merits while clearing obstacles. Uploaded by Jacinta.
6 months ago
These are some of the offerings offered on behalf of our sponsors. We have different offerings packages which one can choose from or just simply sponsor our weekly puja in dedication to our loved ones. Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta.
7 months ago
We hope you enjoyed our pictures, as much as we enjoyed our Wesak Day together in Penang. Let us carry the energy and enthusiasm we experienced so far and inspires many more. Happy Wesak Day! 22/5/2024 KPSG by Jacinta
7 months ago
Puja offering packages. Thanks to those who sponsored the puja. May all your wishes be fulfilled. KPSG by Jacinta
7 months ago
Colourful altar with plenty of offerings. We had DS puja with Praise to Buddha Shakyamuni as we celebrate this special day of Buddha's Birth, Enlightenment and Parinirvana. KPSG by Jacinta
7 months ago
Some of the activities done during the Wesak Day Celebration in Penang. Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta.
7 months ago
Wesak Day Celebration in Penang!Buddha's Bathing Ritual. 22/5/2024 Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta.
7 months ago
11/5/2024 Saturday @3pm. After puja, all members helped out clearing the offerings and we shared out the blessed food offerings with our families, friends and even animals. Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta
7 months ago
11/5/2024 Saturday @3pm. Activities during puja. Members chanting Dorje Shugden mantras. We've completed Dorje Shugden puja cum Namasangiti. Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta.
7 months ago
11/5/2024, Saturday @3pm. Activities : Offerings of khata to Rinpoche, garland of flowers to Dorje Shugden and a new Tibetan butterlamp being offered on the altar. Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta
7 months ago
Today we have an inaugural cancer free diet talk and info sharing by Mr. Ooi. Mr. Ooi is a Penangite and like any other man, he has a family to provide for. From colon cancer stage 4,he is now known as a cancer-free man. Learn more about his story and his acquaintance with Dorje Shugden here https://youtu.be/x7i-yXJBUwM?si=A-5O0udxjg52iS58
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Very beautiful place@looking for peaceful place to live@enjoy company from friends@neighbors. Where is this place at? Currently, taking care my 92 year old mother@looking for a nice place to live and find new ways to live!
Rinpoche includes someone he loves in his dream home, I feel peace and simple happiness through reading all the captions he wrote. Especially the first one, “There’s lots of nagas but they are the friendly sort and they stay right inside the tree on the right.” This is so cute, like i’m watching a fairy tale but I do believe there are a lot creatures that we cannot see with eyes.
Then the second captions, he was hoping there are no snakes to attract his beautiful chickens, makes me laugh when think about its often to see snakes around KFR now.
When I walk in KFR, sometimes I feel its good to have friends to walk with. The walkway pictures that Rinpoche chose feels harmony, I imagine I see Rinpoche walk down the road with a few colleagues that I know, they are having smiley faces. I wish I could join their discussion and deep conversation! I love it. I read some biography about Alexandra David-Neel, her story is interesting. I look forward to discuss this with Kecharian, also surrounding by the nature when doing this. Life is great and meaningful!
Then not far away from us, we can feel the presence of bigfoots. We pretend not seeing each other but enjoy the silence accompany. I have learn to leave apples out for them and chant mantra on it.
I’m blessed to stay in this quiet, harmony and sustainable community. I like mountain very much, I should collect the pictures and visualise it like Rinpoche too 🙂
I love how you do this. I also caption the photos of my upcoming homes in the present tense, as thoughts become things. Thank you.
I do not know much of Buddhism or meditation. I did love seeing the beautiful land you live in and hearing about your community. It sounds so wonderfully peaceful and fulfilling to live with the land and honor and help your neighbors. I wish our whole world would learn to look at the world in this way. I felt a bit of piece just reading through all of your comments about your land and your community.
thank you, Faith
Generally, human prefers love, kindness, peace, calm and tranquility. We do not need to know a lot of Buddhism in order to achieve what we wanted. We just need to make that choice. Outwardly, we are like living in a world of chaos. Go inward. Find calm in the chaos. ☺️
This quote was shared by my Lama (Guru) before I hope it makes sense to you. Be happy…
Words coupled with imagery has so much power. I found that just reading the words and looking at the pictures I feel so so relaxed. I guess its relaxing when we read about the truth and can see the beauty of this planet of ours.
Thank you Rinpoche for your creativity and blessing us with so many beautiful scenery images.
Thank you, Rinpoche for sharing these stunning pictures of possible future retreat houses. They are very beautiful and serene. They are perfect for people to engage in deep retreats of their Yidam and live a happy, peaceful and useful life. The picture that Rinpoche had painted for us is alluring and made the readers are eager to engage in a life long retreat with their own Yidam.
This is the Kechara Forest Retreat that we are working towards here. I can imagine these small retreat hut spouting everywhere in Kechara Forest Retreat when Kecharians engaging in deep retreats in them. Everyone will live harmoniously and support each other.
What a beautiful community to be in the rest of our lives. I understand Rinpoche’s vision on building such a place now. It will be a spiritual and conscious community where everyone is spiritual and engaging in spiritual activities. Living harmoniously along with each other and support each other on our spiritual path. It will be a Vajrayogini’s Kechara paradise on earth.
Very interesting each pictures tells us a beautiful stories of occupants staying in the mountains. Beautiful , quiet healthy living environment such as in the mountains is the way we should have live in. A clean and healthy environment in the forest is part and parcel of the wealth and quality of life. A wonderful place for us to mediate and living in such a greener pastures has many health benefits. Scientist have discovered living in the forest is beneficial for our brain and health.
Thank you Rinpoche for sharing your thoughts with us.
Thank you Rinpoche for sharing.
It is such a beautiful and peaceful place to stay and medidate.
Wish to live in such a peaceful environment and near to mother earth.
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This is very beautiful and enjoyable. Now I’m going to send a very beautiful book of poems to Rinpoche by a monk who lived in the mountains hundreds of years ago. Perhaps he will enjoy it so much that he will write about it too! I hope so. Not many people know about this book, but the poems are like blessings! I will post it tomorrow so Rinpoche can share it with you if he likes!
This is a page I come back to again and again. There’s real magic here. Imagination is really just a kind of vision. There’s something so welcoming and loving and a generosity of spirit about the imaginings here. It’s hard to explain.
Although the captions are the imagination of Rinpoche, I do hope it’s for real. It’s like a vision for us to materialise it. Reading it all the way till the last picture of Mother Tara makes me feel warmth and happy.
In one of the captions, Rinpoche mentioned about Alexander Neel’s and Arya Nagarjuna’s works and it reminds me of them too. Looks like I have some reading to catch up. Thank you Rinpoche.
Now that Rinpoche has temporarily left us, these little massages are even clearer and make more sense to me.
We look forward for Your swift return, Rinpoche. 🙏
Lovely and relaxing beautiful stories with beautiful pictures to relax a stressful mind. I guess some of the stories are related to some Kecharians. It’s also very inspiring to read these light and entertaining stories. Thank you very much Rinpoche and blog team for this lovely write up??☘️??
Nowadays people are busy with secular work rather than spending time in the spiritual growth. Even if we wish to excel in our spiritual path, no matter how strong the will is to practise the dharma, we need an environment or a supporting community to fulfill our spiritual path.
Thank you Rinpcohe for sharing with us your thoughts.
Looking at the beautiful scenery pair together with Rinpoche’s imagination, it is as if i am actually living in one of the houses in this spiritual community, which i wish very much _/\_