It’s simple, if killing is not allowed in any form, how is eating meat ok? ~Tsem Rinpoche Everyday you eat meat, you are not really practicing compassion which is the core of dharma. ~Tsem Rinpoche  

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(By Tsem Rinpoche) As a Vajrayana practitioner, do you not partake of meat at vajra feasts? I am a great admirer of the late Kalu Rinpoche. Now in Sukumvati. He was very clear on this subject. On page 124-125 in his book, “Foundations of Tibetan Buddhism”,… he goes through the root Vajrayana downfalls. Let...

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Thoughts now: Why teach the dharma when no one wishes to transform or sincerely tries. You only offend them, make them angry, and because they can’t face themselves, become hateful of you. They even run away… These days, one of the best ways to make enemies, is to teach others dharma or tell them...

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Kechara Media & Publications (KMP) is the publishing arm of Kechara. With 10 talented people in the team (including admin staff etc), they have published 25 books, 4 box sets (2 in Chinese, 2 in English) and 5 prayer books!!! Wow! The wonderful team (photo; right) is led by Li Kim (center). With her leadership,...

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I woke up this morning and guess what? Sengpiow made me vegetarian hot dogs American style! What a nice surprise! Yes the ‘meat’ is made from Vegetables!!  It tastes really good…It tasted like the real thing actually better with relish, sauerkraut, mustard, ketchup, etc…it was delicious. They have non-dairy cheese too available these days. Some...

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(By Tsem Rinpoche) （译文请往下阅读） My dear blog friends I am so glad you can join me here to read information I share with everyone. Blogging is not something I look forward to…but I blog as part of my practice, and to achieve a bigger goal I have in mind….whether I can achieve the goal or not is another story, at least in this lifetime….. But, I am very glad many people inform me that my blog is wide in range of subjects as it represents my interests and that it helps them very much…some say it opens their minds…..that ...

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Under PETA's "Action Center", they have a video where Sir Paul McCartney (lead singer of The Beatles) speaks about why people should go vegetarian...

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(By Tsem Rinpoche) Thailand is an amazing place, where spirituality is still practiced by a large percentage of the population. This has resulted in an abundance of spiritual places that are unique to the country...

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His Eminence Kyabje Lati Rinpoche was a real living Buddha in so many ways. His death was a great loss to Gaden Shartse Monastery, Gaden, Sera Drepung, Gelug Lineage, Buddha dharma of Tibet and for Tibet on the whole. I have written more extensively on Rinpoche on another post. Kyabje Lati Rinpoche passed away...

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Gaden Monastery is split into two colleges, Shartse and Jangtse. This is done for administrative purposes and it takes places with all of the larger monasteries. For example, Drepung Monastery is split into Loseling and Gomang, while Sera Monastery is split into Sera Mey and Sera Jey. Then within each college the monks are...

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In Chinese traditional medicine, there are some incredible sources of natural remedies for all kinds of ailments. One of these many interesting remedies believed to be able to cure various conditions is called a bezoar...

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A massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake shook Japan on Friday, unleashing a powerful tsunami that sent ships crashing into the shore and carried cars through the streets of coastal towns....

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About 6 months ago, Kechara Soup Kitchen (KSK) opened a soup kitchen-cum-office off Jalan Imbi. Having a soup kitchen in the heart of KL gave them a permanent place from which to feed the homeless every week. Currently, 1,200 homeless people regularly come to get hot food, medical assistance, do their laundry, apply for...

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Oprah and some members of her staff recently took on a challenge... to go vegan for one week...

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Many people live in link houses here in Malaysia, with a little yard in the front. When they open their autogate, their dogs can run out...

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Here is some research sponsored by Siemens, to measure the environmental performance of the 22 major cities in Asia. This study has graded the cities accordingly and placed them under 5 performance categories...

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Below is a video of a discussion between two religious teachers from two different religions… Jean Danielou (left) gave his opinion about vegetarianism from the Catholic Christian perspective. He is a historian, cardinal and theologian of the Christian faith. With a doctorate in theology, his expertise placed him as an expert on the Second...

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Below is a photograph of a 55ft (16.2 meter) snake found in China! So far, this is the only article about this incident that is available online. There aren’t many people who reported the story..However, a man died from shock upon seeing the snake… Do take a read. Imagine seeing a snake the length...

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One of my heroes since the 80’s from when I was in Los Angeles is Mother Teresa. I saw a documentary film in LA on her in the cinema and cried throughout most of the film. She still is one of my heroes…I went again and again and took friends to see the documentary...

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KP staff releasing fish..beforehand doing Shantideva’s prayers… Fishes released!!! After releasing the fish, Kechara Paradise (KP) Dept staff, friends and family with KC Nicholas do dedication prayers…. It’s Tibetan and Kalmuck New Year’s for me. In Tibetan it’s called LOSAR and Kalmuck it’s TSAGAN. As you know I am half Tibetan and half Mongol...

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