Pav bhaji is one of my favorite fast food Indian dishes. This vegetarian dish comes from Maharashtra in India and it consists of a thick vegetable curry usually prepared in a buttery sauce and onions and served with a soft bread roll. I usually get this dish from Namaste Restaurant or from Saravana Bhavan....

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Dear friends around the world, Cancer is one of the most feared diseases because it can stay dormant for decades until the condition turns critical. Although most cancers are now curable with chemotherapy and a series of modern treatments, it’s still better for us to take precautionary actions. With cancer rates rising around the...

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Dear friends around the world, I have an interesting blog post here for you. Have you ever read a book and felt incredibly connected to its content and message? Not all of us may have had this strong experience however, unless we have a very strong imprint of the particular topic perhaps from another...

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Dear friends around the world, What I like about the USA and many democratic countries around the world is that you have full religious freedom and protected by state and federal governments. The Satanic temple would have scared many ‘religious’ people and churches back in the middle dark ages, but today we live in an...

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Dear friends, I personally do not enjoy travelling but what I have always longed for is to live in the mountains with trees, streams, greens and nature ever since I was young. I would like to stay in the mountains in a small little hut with trees surrounding me. I would live there on...

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In the 1970s, when scientists discovered the thinning of the ozone layer above our earth and its detrimental effects on life on this planet, it caused a huge scare and spurred a global movement to heal our planet. Due to the awareness created from the thinning of the ozone layer, people became more conscious...

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(By Tsem Rinpoche) As many of you may know, Kechara Forest Retreat regularly organizes Inner Peace Retreats. I came across the article ‘Why Silence is So Good for Your Brain‘ and I wanted to share it so that those who are planning to attend these retreats in KFR can harness the full benefits of...

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Dear friends around the world, The number of Jews who were killed in the genocide is overwhelming. They were beaten up, spat upon, stripped naked for public humiliation, tormented, killed, and subjected to all sorts of violence that their tormentors could come up with, just because they were Jews and did not adopt a...

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Dear friends around the world, Many times we do not do well with relationships that we cling onto for the sake of not losing them. We will do anything to not lose this person and in the end we lose them anyways or we are just miserable. We don’t delve deeper to see if the...

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(By Tsem Rinpoche) In the Heruka and Vajrayogini tantras, it is mentioned that there are 24 holy places that are empowered with the energy of Heruka and Vajrayogini. Within these 24 power places, a very powerful deity that is worldly in aspect and samsaric in nature abides there in the past. Therefore, many people...

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In the 1960s, Rexie was a German Shepherd living in Australia in the home of the Nagys. They adopted her after she came wandering into their tavern, and she quickly became a beloved family pet. But Rexie wasn’t an ordinary dog. Over time, the Nagys realised that even though she had never received formal training,...

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I was online when day when I came across a book about the 5th Noyon Hutagt, Danzan Ravjaa (1803 – 1856). Titled Lama of the Gobi: How Mongolia’s Mystic Monk Spread Tibetan Buddhism in the World’s Harshest Desert, it is authored by Michael Kohn and when I read it, I found Danzan Ravjaa’s personality...

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(By Tsem Rinpoche) Dear friends around the world, I like this article by Mr. Craig Lewis and sharing it for educational purposes. I like it when world leaders show respect to other cultures and religions. Each country have cultures and unique traditions that is one of the treasures of mankind and when leaders pay...

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Dear friends, In the past, believing in God was almost a cultural trend in America and other Western countries; it was just what most people did. But as society becomes increasingly modernised, people are less inclined to lean in this direction. With the tremendous amount of information and knowledge that is freely available today,...

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Dear friends, It is a very common occurrence for birds to fly into windows. Most of our windows are clear and transparent, and birds will fly straight into the window thinking that they are heading towards an open space. Most birds do not survive this type of collision so it is very important for...

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Dear friends around the world, I have come across so many stories of suffering, pain and abandonment but sometimes one stands out stronger than the rest. What happened to this little boy doggie is heartbreaking. I am re-posting here to create awareness and to bring attention to the heroes that help animals and create...

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(By Tsem Rinpoche) Dear friends around the world, I came across this interesting article on my Facebook news feed. I read it and realised that it is something I should share with others. What caught me is the author’s realisation: “My self-deception was exposed for the sham that it was, and what was revealed...

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Dear friends around the world, I was quite surprised by this article. Nepali and all foreign workers do not leave their country to work in another country because they are doing well or able to survive. Obviously they are not doing well and due to dire circumstances they must leave their beloved family, friends,...

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(By Tsem Rinpoche) Dear friends, Before Tibetan Buddhism became very big in the West, there were many great explorers, scholars and spiritualists who connected to Tibet. They were fascinated by the Eastern religions and stories about mystical powers and lamas, and travelled there to explore these stories for themselves. Some travelled there and became...

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Dear friends, As most of you know, I have always been very interested in supernatural and extraterrestrial subjects and whenever I come across articles like this, it excites me to blog about it so that more people can be educated about these mysterious beings. We are not alone. I hope you enjoy the article...

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