A practice to do without initiation
(By Tsem Rinpoche) Dear Rinpoche, I had a couple more questions. Could you please explain the benefits of wearing a Buddhist pendant such as Avalokiteshvara, also I was wondering...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) Dear Rinpoche, I had a couple more questions. Could you please explain the benefits of wearing a Buddhist pendant such as Avalokiteshvara, also I was wondering...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) Pujas (prayer sessions / offerings) have a lot of significance… It is not just a prayer that we make when we need help with something or...
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Huge Statue of Luang Phor Thuad I didn’t know about this place at all. We found this place by total accident and glad we did. Huge statue of Luang Phor Thuad/Long Por Thuat (龙普托) in Thailand, along the way from Bangkok to Wat Muang in Ang Thong Province. I was amazed when I looked out t...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) Dear friends, Look at this unique interior décor of this restaurant. It is really stunning. The enclaves for electric candles behind are beautiful. The pebble table on...
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Tsem Rinpoche Visits Famous Penang Burmese Temple! I visited the famous Penang Burmese Buddhist temple a few days ago again. I loved this temple and so many new...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) Dear friends, I came across this wonderful quote and decided to give a short explanation on it. I hope it bring some clarity to our minds...
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Opening Eye Chenrezig (Migchey Chenrezig) (By Tsem Rinpoche) Dear friends, Due to the ultimate source of our karma ripening, we can experience many problems arising from environment, people, surroundings,...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) Every Monastery has their specially appointed Dharma protector in all Tibetan Monastic institutions For Example: Gaden Shartse Monastery – Protector Setrap Gaden Jangtze Monastery – Pelden...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) When we are afraid to express gratitude, we don’t want to reveal what has been done for us and so we don’t have to ‘pay back’...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) The Royal Song Of Saraha I bow down to noble Manjushri I bow down to Him who has conquered the finite. 1 As calm water lashed...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) Dear Rinpoche, My mother’s eyes open today and she is following movements in the room. Hands and feet still cold. Nurse said it’s the medication they...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) I like to visit Hong Kong from time to time . There is nothing really much in the city for someone like me, except on Hollywood...
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(译文请往下阅读) An excellent teaching by H.E. Tsem Rinpoche on the power of MANTRA which will blow our mind away, we never know that MANTRA can be so effective in changing our mental state before this, let Rinpoche reveal it to us…MUST WATCH!! 詹杜固仁波切开示心咒的力量。从来不知道短短的咒语竟然会有如此大的威力,且听仁波切的精彩阐释,必看!!(附中文口译) &nbs...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) 有些人,当他们想向你索取某些东西而不得逞时,就会变得愤怒。他们从来不曾付出努力来争取自己所要的东西。他们只想要直接从你身上取得那些东西,或干脆让你帮他们完成那些工作...
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In October 2008, I led a group of 61 pilgrims to Nepal to visit the holy power places in Kathmandu valley. During the pilgrimage, I gave many Dharma talks...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) Dear students and friends, I would like to share with you a talk I gave some time ago about khatas. Many people who are new to...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) When we deceive our guru, we will separate from our guru, or we will see our guru’s actions as wrong, or we will illicit wrathful actions...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) I am just an ordinary practitioner: “Some of the Lamas, teachers and practitioners are ignorant. Because they want to eat meat and drink alcohol, they say...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) “So, every time, every day, whenever one completes one advice of guru, every time you become closer to enlightenment. Every time, every day, one advice get’s...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) Whenever we let anger control our actions, it’s a clear indication selfish mind is predominant. ~Tsem Rinpoche Being selfish is the core of many of our...
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I thought I would reproduce the question and answer here as it might benefit others also. I thank Mavis for his question. Tsem Rinpoche Dear Rinpoche, Your...
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Amphawa Floating market is 1 hour from Bangkok with no traffic. With traffic it will take you 2 hours. It is a must visit place for anyone visiting Bangkok.
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Today, August 8, 2011 I visited three large Buddhist temples in Kelantan, East Malaysia. They are Wat Machimmaram, Wat Pikulthong and Wat Photivihan. Wat means Temple or place of...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) Dear Friends, This is very short, precise and to the point. I found on FB and posted it here for your benefit please. Everyone should read...
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A few months ago on my blog chat, I was online and chatting with two of my students. On the chat, I gave a personal instruction for them to...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) Two weeks ago, I instructed one of my students over blog chat to do a write up on guru devotion as she understood very well what...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) The Buddhist grottoes at Baodingshan, 20km northeast of Dazu, were carved during the Southern Song Dynasty under the direction of monk Zhao Zhifeng between 1179 and...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) Dear friends, It’s important to understand what our religious directions are. What we should expect out of religion and what we should be expected to do if we accept a religion. There is nothing judgemental here or I am making criterias, but simply expressing how I feel we ...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) Tilopa’s Mahamudra Instruction to Naropa in Twenty Eight Verses was transmitted by the Great Guru and Mahasiddha Tilopa to the Kashmiri Pandit, Sage and Siddha, Naropa,...
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I recently watched a video on youtube entitled 'Hardest thing about being Buddhist'. I find it entertaining as to how others think being a Buddhist is hard. In my...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche and Phng Li Kim, CEO of Kechara Media & Publications) * For the Chinese translation, click here. In 2006, His Eminence Tsem Rinpoche led 63 pilgrims...
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On March 15-24, a 9 foot tall (2.6 meters) “Jade Buddha for Universal Peace” will be arriving in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia! The Buddha Shakyamuni statue was carved out from...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) Dear friends, There are just some people in the world who have great compassion and live their lives according to this compassion. They harm no one,...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) In a recent exclusive interview with Telegraph UK, His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama mentioned he gets angry quite often..
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) The contents below about His Holiness Kyabje Pabongka Rinpoche were extracted from Wikipedia. I want to share with my blog readers more about Pabongka Rinpoche.
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) Today, my personal attendant, Liaison Pastor Loh Seng Piow showed me a few pictures of Fo Guang Shan monastery in Taiwan. I have heard about this...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) The 84 Mahasiddhas represent all those who have, within a single lifetime, attained direct realization of the Buddha’s teachings. Their life stories represent what they have...
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Aug 16, 2010 (By Tsem Rinpoche) I recently found out from Jamie that her mother, Datin Jeniffer Khoo, who has been very instrumental in taking care of rescued puppies/...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) A few days ago, a few students and I went to Viva Home for a shopping trip. I was browsing around a few Oriental shops and...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) This Manjushri tsatsa just arrived today. It contains part of the ashes of my student and friend Mr Justin Ripley who passed away due to heart failure not too long ago. Part of his ashes were consecrated and mixed with clay and other holy objects and made into Manjushri tsatsas by...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) (Beautiful painting by talented Keith Dowman) This Mahasiddha is Kukkuripa (the dog lover). He loved dogs so much. When he meditated in the cave he had...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) I love interfaith harmony. It is my hope these videos so beautifully produced will contribute to interfaith harmony, understanding and peace among all living beings.
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) Dear friends, I came across this and was extremely inspired. Here’s a Gebchak nunnery with 400 nuns (largest in Tibet) that are focused on life long retreats...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) THIS IS A INTERESTING SHOW ON BUDDHA’S LIFE STORY. Adults would find it refreshing, and children would find it a nice way to learn. Please take...
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May 13, 2012 (By Tsem Rinpoche) I like very much for students to give Dharma talks to other students. After all Dharma is to be learned, shared and realized by both teacher and student. So teaching dharma helps both the teacher and student. Take a look at these three who speaks are spe...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) The other night I was with Paris, David and a few others and I gave them a talk on how when we have something now, we...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) Dear friends, I was instructed by one of my teachers years ago to do a book on my biography. I didn’t want to do it. I...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) (译文请往下阅读) Dear everyone, students, members and friends, I have been thinking of this for quite a while, and from all aspects. An initiation whether it is lower tantra or higher tantra, specifically plants the seed of enlightenment in the disciple’s mind-stream, so that when they d...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) Yesterday was Wesak Day. In celebration of the day when Buddha was born, gained enlightenment and entered clear light; many countries declared Wesak as a public...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) Dear friends, This is wonderful and auspicious news for our beloved Justin Ripley. 1. As you know I have requested a beautiful Manjushri statue to be...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) Dear friends, I was on blog chat the other day. I starting talking about stupas and Lord Atisha. Everyone was very interested. Our chat became very...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) Hecelus wrote me a beautiful card stating that he wishes to do more for his next Retreat!
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) March 13, 2010 Dear everyone, A few days ago in my audience room in Kechara House 1, there was a leakage on the ceiling, and water...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) Yesterday, a long time student of mine Irene informed me she was hosting a group of Sangha members for dinner at Kechara Oasis (KO), Jaya One...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) Tan Sri has 3 children and the shocking news is his only son is a monk!
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) Ajahn Siripanno (Ajahn Siripanno gives an enthralling Dhamma talk on the timeless teachings of Ajahn Chah. The talk was given at the Ajahn Chah Remembrance Day...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) (译文请往下阅读) November 9, 2010 Turkey Swamp was a large park with huge lake around 3 hours bicycle ride from my childhood home in New Jersey. If you went by car it’s around 45 mins or more. One of my relatives took me there once and I loved it as a kid. I asked my childhood frie...
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