Many of my close students know that I admire Findhorn… a spiritual community, education centre and eco-village located in Scotland. It was founded in 1962 by 3 people (Eileen Caddy, Peter Caddy and Dorothy Maclean), and now they have a community of 400 people living there! Those within the community abide by their 3 founding principals: deep inner listening (and...
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I have always had a deep sense of appreciation for beautiful, minimalistic designs and architecture, especially the ones that makes us feel closer to nature.
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As society becomes increasingly more health conscious, many people count the number of calories in their food. Below is a fun pictorial example of what 200 calories look like for 35 different types of foods. Some of them only fill 10% of the plate… whereas some fill the entire plate AND is piled! Scroll...
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It just came to my knowledge that the great meditator, S.N. Goenka has recently passed away at the age of 90 years old.
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Yesterday, the slaughter at the Gadhimai festival ended. Although the festival officially started on the first week of November, the sacrificial slaughter took place over the last 2 days, 28th and 29th of November. Over 5 million people attended the month-long Hindu festival that is held every 5 years at the Gadhimai temple of...
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When I was around 9 years old, my parents took me to the circus in New York, about a 2 hours drive from where we lived.
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Dear friends, Recently, I received yet another wonderful update from Valentina. I was informed that Yayasan Kechara Indonesia (YKI) received an award by the West Jakarta Mayor! YKI was recognized as one of the social organizations in Indonesia who showed significant achievements throughout the year… so on Indonesia’s Independence Day, Valentina attended the award...
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As most of my blog readers know, I regularly blog about Bigfoot (aka Yeti and Sasquatch)… on various Bigfoot sightings, new-found evidence, Bigfoot sighting locations, documentaries etc. These mysterious creatures, that has managed to escape from human discovery for centuries, has been one of my deep interest since I was a young child. I...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) There are many reasons why the topic of death and impermanence are particularly emphasized in Tibetan Buddhist teachings. For those who lack understanding, the contemplation of death may seem morbid. However, for pure practitioners the consistent contemplation of death gradually result in positive outcomes. There are many motivational speakers today who center...
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The Kechara KPMG Park carved in stone. Throughout this year, I have continuously received wonderful news from Valentina about Kechara Indonesia. One of them was that Kechara Indonesia, together with corporate sponsor KPMG Indonesia, created a community park for the locals in West Jarkarta! They also rebuilt a toilet for a nearby kindergarden,...
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On the 15th of November, a long time student of mine, Patsy, organized an event called ‘Bags of Love’. It was held at Penang Times Square, on the 1st Floor Concourse Area. The event was kindly graced by the presence of YB Chow Kon Yeow, the State Local Traffic Management and Flood Mitigation Chairman....
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Personally, I don’t enjoy drinking water… but have always been told by people that drinking water is good for our health. As there are increasingly tastier substitutes, it’s easier to go for days without drinking a single glass of water! I came across an article below that influences their readers to view water as medicine....
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What is interesting is when we learn the dharma and we don’t consistently apply it we wonder why we don’t change and after a few years feel disheartened? Change is what will motivate us to reach higher achievements within dharma. It empowers us to want to achieve more as we can see results within...
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Dear everyone, To see any picture of His Holiness the Dalai lama is a great blessing. He is a pure monk, just on that basis alone, the blessings are great. Nevermind His many other incomparable qualities. He is Chenresig. This picture is highly unusual as He is in tantric dress. Done only in secret...
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So much thought has been put into nature versus nurture in regards to why we do what we do and how we do it… I believe nothing is simple and uncomplicated as a straightforward answer can imply. Our minds, karmas and hundreds of thousands of lifetimes of imprints are at work within each of...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) Dear friends, In the Tibetan Buddhist Tradition, when one’s teacher is ill, we can request great lamas to compose special prayers that invoke the blessings of the Three Jewels to increase the life of our teacher. Or if our teacher has the ability from meditation to increase his own life then...
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In 1989, The Herald Times Online featured an article about a down-to-earth Mongolian princess from Xinjiang who was pursuing her doctorate at the Indiana University in Bloomington. She is H.E. the 25th Tsem Rinpoche’s biological mother, Mongolian Princess Torghut Noyen, Dewa Nimbo. Xinjiang is an autonomous region in the northwest of China. In the...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) Dear blog friends, Please take a look at these incredibly beautiful and HUGE STATUES of various Buddhas and Bodhisattvas throughout China. I am so amazed by these statues and I hope to visit in the future. I wish to pay my respects to them very much. China traditionally had Buddhism flourishing and deeply entrenched into their vast/rich culture for thousands of years. It’s resurging now again….May everyone be benefited by these holy Buddhas. Share these with your friends. Let them be amazed also. Much care, Tsem Rinpoche &nbs...
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I have just received news that Dato’ Ruby appeared on BBC news, representing Kechara Soup Kitchen! I am very proud of Kechara Soup Kitchen and our team headed by Dato’ Ruby. Kechara is our Buddhist organization and we have 13 departments of which Kechara Soup Kitchen is one of them. Each department in order...
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Jessie Earhart is young, intelligent and very compassionate. She also has her priorities right. It is amazing to find people who can do this. Jessie is a genuine human being as she displays selflessness over her own needs or wants. Too many times we see people cannot ‘afford’ to help animals, charities or any...
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Kechara Pastor Tat Ming is conducting a blessing prayer for a traveling tour bus at our holy place, Kechara Forest ...
Kechara Pastor Tat Ming is conducting a blessing prayer for a traveling tour bus at our holy place, Kechara Forest ...
Kechara Pastor Tat Ming is conducting a blessing prayer for a traveling tour bus at our holy place, Kechara Forest ...
Kechara Pastor Tat Ming is conducting a blessing prayer for a traveling tour bus at our holy place, Kechara Forest ...
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Group picture of the end of the Inner Peace Retreat, June 2019. More info: http://bit.ly/2GvGl7A
Inner Peace Retreat Day 2: Debrief & Closing More info: http://bit.ly/2GvGl7A
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