By Kay Sakamoto In Japan, dining and drinking with your coworkers is very common, in fact it can be an unspoken requirement in some companies. Many Japanese feel that after work parties are an important way to enhance relationships. It can be useful to understand who your coworkers are, their typical mindset when...

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A Buddha statue in Mars? Is this for real? Buddhists know that there are other worlds, lifeforms and sentient beings out there in the universe. Planet Earth is not the only hospitable planet and we are not the only beings to exist in the whole universe. In Buddhism, there are six realms of existence:...

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Creativity is not something that everyone is blessed with. But if we try hard and stay committed, there are so many things that we can achieve in a creative sense… we may not even be aware of our own talents and capacity for creativity! I recently came across a website showcasing cabins that were conceptualized...

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Do you choose to hate? Do you allow yourself to be influenced to hate others? Or do you have a mind of your own to see the distinction between right and wrong? I read this British soldier’s message on Facebook, of how he was expected to be the cover boy to hate Muslims, but...

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Apart from raising family, retirement is one of the most important things that most people plan for. However, can we really be sure that the retirement we plan for will turn out as we expect it to? Can we be sure that the children and family we depend on will be alive and available...

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(By Tsem Rinpoche) If you look at the influential lamas of today who are doing great works around the world, it would be safe to say all of them can count His Holiness Kyabje Pabongka Rinpoche as their direct teacher or lineage teacher. As a young monk Pabongka Rinpoche was not known to be...

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Dear friends, This is truly an important article to read for the healthy lives of our pets. It certainly was an eye opener for me. We would often think that feeding our pets with supposedly “human food” would slowly poison them or will make them sick, but it seems like there’s an explanation to contradict that. It...

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I have always been very interested in astrology, chinese zodiacs, and divination. Some people may label these practices as unscientific or superstitious. However, astrology have existed for centuries and it is a system that was developed by careful observers after thousands of years observing astrological signs and it’s results. So, there must be a...

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（译文请往下阅读） (By Tsem Rinpoche) Thank you so much Pastor Shin, Beatrix, Pastor David, Abby, Pastor Lanse, Pastor Jean Ai and a few others for working these few days on getting the Manjushri post out. Thank you for having it translated into Chinese so many more can practice this sacred Manjushri. I know all of you have put in a lot of effort and late nights. Manjushri is very special to our Gelugpa lineage as he is in all lineages and traditions. It is the main Yidam of Lama Tsongkhapa and Manjushri confers all types of mental perfections to help u...

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It’s amazing how many people in the world live in such conditions that many would deem intolerable. But due to circumstances they are in this situation. So many in Hong Kong live this way as depicted in the picture. You have the urban poor in every country of course. Most of us would not...

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Dear Friends, I want to summarize somewhat how I feel about this article by a comment left by Mr. Nicholas Yu. I find it apt: “Russia is the largest country in the world, covering more than one-eighth of the Earth’s inhabited land area. Russia is also the world’s ninth most populous country with nearly 144 million people...

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Dear friends, I was sent this article from a friend from the BBC News and it was surprising. In this article it seems that there are factions of the Indian government displeased with some recent comments. Does anyone know anything more about this? Tsem Rinpoche   “I think the article was referring to a statement the...

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Dear fellow Bigfoot enthusiasts, I have watched scores of Bigfoot documentaries. Some are very interesting, some are so-so and some are just not believable. But this particular one is very good. I wanted to share this one – “Watched in the Wilderness”. One of the better accounts of a sighting as in believability. As...

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(By Tsem Rinpoche) Vajrayogini is well known to have emanated within the Himalayan regions of Nepal, Tibet, Mongolia and even China. According to Buddha Shakyamuni, as years progressively become more distant from the time when the Buddha was alive, the “effectiveness” of the Tantras will diminish as the merits to uphold these teachings decrease. But for the Heruka and Vajrayogini tantras, it is the opposite. As we get further away from the time of the Buddha, our desires increase. Thus, the effectiveness of the Heruka and Vajrayogin...

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（译文请往下阅读） I have always held a deep appreciation for Chinese culture. I find it fascinating that one nation can have such a large influence in the world and that until today, it has given rise to so many powerful leaders and thinkers. If you look at its neighbouring countries like Korea, Japan and Vietnam, you will see there is a strong Chinese influence in their food, architecture, clothing and even their language. When Chinese migrate all over the world, they carry their beautiful Chinese culture with them and they keep the traditions alive n...

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Dear friends, All results come from karma. All karma comes from our actions. All actions come from our mind. Our mind’s creations arise from projections and deep seeded ignorance. The good news is all karma can be purified, therefore we can purify our actions and our mind also. When we leave karma as it...

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Dear most meritorious friends around the world, This is totally wonderful. A priceless treasure. Nothing can be more precious than listening to the supreme path to enlightenment from a enlightened master. In this incredible video with very clear translations by Ven. Gonsar Rinpoche you will be blessed with incredible dharma nectar. One of the...

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（译文请往下阅读） (By Tsem Rinpoche) One of my students came across the inspiring story below and shared it with me. It is about how a Buddhist practitioner had a revelatory experience which increased his/her faith in the Dharma. As it was originally written in Chinese, I had it translated into English for all of my blog readers, in hopes that you may benefit from this incredible story about both a pilgrim and a great Vajrayogini practitioner. In this day and age, people want to kick back and relax on their holidays… e.g. most people choose to va...

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Dear friends,  I find this ‘simple’ article has many ramifications. If India wins this case, it opens up an avalanche of many other items that the British has taken from India. What I find interesting is this statement from Historian Andrew Roberts told the Mail on Sunday: “Those involved in this ludicrous case should recognise...

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Dear friends, I am glad you are visiting this blog post. Reincarnation is not a truth or phenomena restricted to only  people of certain faiths. But there are over 2 billion officially in the world who officially adhere to the doctrine of reincarnation namely Buddhists, Hindus and a sect of Islam. But there are...

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