
Lam Rim Retreat – to be in Book of Records!
(By Tsem Rinpoche) Soon Kechara House will be having a Lamrim retreat in our gompa. At my request, Liaison Yap Yoke Fui has very kindly brought together a committee...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) Soon Kechara House will be having a Lamrim retreat in our gompa. At my request, Liaison Yap Yoke Fui has very kindly brought together a committee...
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Dear Rinpoche, The Grand Setrap obstacle removing retreat has concluded with the following final counts – Mantra : 2,331,336 Serkym : 225,368 Kawang : 224,495 Attached is pix of group...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) Our group just arrived back to Malaysia from a successful spiritual trip from Nepal today Saturday, June 4, 2011. Everyone felt the trip was too short and...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) Kechara Sarawati Arts Dept’s Pat working hard on a 2ft Vajra Yogini I placed an order for. It’s the first of it’s kind. We didn’t have...
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About a month ago, Beng Kooi (Liaison and Director of E-division) was scouting for a new shop-lot within the Sunwaymas area. And she was able to find a shop-lot...
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I requested KECHARA CARE dept headed under Liaison Su Ming to arrange a dinner for our volunteers, staff, liaisons and friends who worked so hard to make Wesak Day...
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Wesak 2011 (By Tsem Rinpoche) Yesterday was Wesak Day, a national holiday in Malaysia. Malaysian Govt recognizes the important spiritual holidays of all religions…it’s beautiful. Wesak Day was the...
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Kechara Discovery (KD) has been working on their very first clay statue! Previously, they specialized in making Buddha images made of bronze and copper. Now they are starting to...
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Yesterday, we had our annual Wesak Fair! It was held at a park within the same community as our Kechara departments and gompa. I have asked one of my...
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Kechara Paradise (KP) under the leadership of Liaison Henry Ooi has spread its wings to Viva Home Mall. They have been looking for many many months since 2010 for...
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The Malaysian International Gourmet Festival (MIGF) is a yearly event that started in 2001. It aims to increase the size of the local fine dining scene, and to establish...
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“Save the Earth Now!” is the slogan for Kechara Earth Project (KEP), and everything that they do revolves around it… As a Kechara division that is keen to bring...
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When I first requested Liaison Irene Lim, who is one of my oldest students and a friend for 19 years now, to open up a Vegetarian restaurant for Kechara,...
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Irene has been a long time student, friend and assistant for me for over 19 years. I have met her for the first time in Kuala Lumpur when I...
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I often send Kechara staff and volunteers to the movies or an outing to appreciate all of them. I really care about all the people working for Kechara. Last...
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My good friend and student of nearly 20yrs, Wan Wai Meng, has recently sent me an update. His pet project named Kechara Earth Project...
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On the 17th of April, Kechara Soup Kitchen (KSK) held a charity dinner in Penang! Held at the E&O hotel, Patsy Gooi (branch manager of KSK Penang) hosted a...
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Eric showed our Kecharians how, with a little DIY, they can recycle their old fashion into something new and trendy. In this intimate class, Eric guided a group with...
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Yet another Dharma House has manifested. This time it is for Kechara Paradise’s hardworking staff! I have named the house Dzambala house, and it will be occupied by Junior...
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Performer of the Month or POTM was something I came up with together with the Ladrang Liaisons. It is to encourage and reward my full-time students (non-liaisons) who work...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) A question from my blog: Rinpoche, why did you choose Setrap for kechara House to practice? I heard that when you were young, you really...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) Tonight, in part of my talk at Kechara House’s Setrap Retreat, I explained about Setrap and why we make wrathful offerings to Dharma Protectors. Setrap is...
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Since 1st of February, 2011, Liaison Kok Yek Yee has officially transferred departments: from Kechara Media & Publications (KMP) to Kechara Care (KC)! As chief Chinese editor for KMP,...
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28th March 2011 was an extremely significant date in Kechara history – it was the official opening of Kechara Soup Kitchen! Y.A.Bhg Datin Paduka Seri Rosmah Mansor, the First...
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A few years back I approached one student to open a restaurant for KECHARA. But the student declined citing various reasons. There are people who find reasons to win...
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I received the good news of the opening of Kechara Vegetarian Express today at our hub in Sunwaymas. Kechara Vegetarian Express (KVE) is a new express lunch take-away stall...
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Kechara Discovery (KD) seems to have no boundaries when it comes to expanding. They have just recently moved into their new office. This place has been blessed many times...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Below are the photos and description of the two Vajra Yogini statues. Do take a look at the care and fine details KSA made on these statues… ( A)Vajra Yogini...
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People sometimes wonder how I choose or select individuals to go for these expeditions or spontaneous good works with me from time to time….well it depends on you…If...
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While spring cleaning through my personal items, the Ladrang staff and I sorted through several cards (greeting cards, birthday cards etc). One of them had a beautiful photo of...
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MPH (Malaya Publishing House) has 18 outlets all over Malaysia and they are one of the biggest bookstores in the country. We have had many associations with them in...
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The head of the dept is Li Kim and she leads by care, generosity, time….although she is not much older than some and younger than some of her crew,...
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Our Liaisons, staff, students, members, volunteers, friends have worked super hard…..and this grand and beautiful new Gompa (prayer hall) with well laid out Admin offices completed. I am so proud of...
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In 2009, Mr Ngeow started conducting the ‘Simplified Lamrim‘ classes at Kechara House, every alternate Sunday. These classes were held for those who could not commit to attending the...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) About 2 months ago, it was decided by the Kechara Education Committee that they wanted to step up their education classes. They wanted to hold classes...
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From the 12th January till the 1st February, Kechara Paradise will be having a roadshow at 1Utama! The KP team has gotten themselves a 300sq metre roadshow space in...
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On Sunday night, Kechara Paradise (KP) had their annual Chinese New Year dinner for their staff of 16! Datuk May Phng and Dato’ Ruby Khong, who were invited as...
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Those who follow me/Kechara on Facebook will know that a group of Kecharians have been running a booth at Amcorp Mall’s flea market every Saturday and Sunday. Last Sunday,...
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Everything in Kechara actually came from Kechara Paradise (KP), our Dharma outlets. The first place I started teaching was in Kechara Paradise in SS2, and then from there we...
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The photo above was sent to me by Paul Yap (originally taken by Choi Sheem). It shows the lantern and prayer flag display that has been put up...
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Kechara Paradise’s new location in SS2 recently opened its doors to the public. Kechara Paradise SS2 is our first Dharma store that wa established in the year 2000, a...
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Kechara Oasis first opened in 2009. Led by Irene Lim, my long-time student, she has since been taking the restaurant to greater heights. Just a month ago, they won...
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No it’s not a new department hehe….it’s Kechara Soup Kitchen (KSK) that has officially launched its very first weekday mobile soup kitchen! Since September 2010, KSK has opened their...
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Kechara Paradise outlet will be opening our 5th outlet in Viva Mall, Cheras! This mall will be the biggest out of all our beautiful outlets. We currently have outlets...
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The people in Kechara work very hard. Most people don’t see what goes behind the scenes, but most of them work till late with the sole motivation to spread...
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As everyone knows KECHARA www.kechara.com has 13 depts in total and growing. Kechara Oasis (our Vegetarian Restaurant) and Kechara Paradise both purchased a van each for transport purposes. Our...
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Every year, Women’s Weekly holds an event called the Great Women of Our Time Awards. The awards highlight Malaysian women who displays leadership, excellence and performance. The judges and...
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Last year on Sept 24th, Tan Sri Azman Hashim (Chairman of Ambank Group), Tuan Syed Annuar (Director of Corporate Public Affairs for Ambank Group) and Datuk Dr Victor Wee...
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Levi Tumanguil has been working for Tsem Ladrang for a few months, as part of the Ladrang team. She is from the Philippines and is in Malaysia working very...
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A visual of how are recognizable signage went up… nice… Kecharians were very proud of this moment…they deserve to be proud… they work very hard and committed. Tsem Rinpoche...
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Kechara Saraswati Arts (KSA) had their official opening! Around 50 Guests started arriving around 7.30pm. There were some already there from volunteering in one of the many different activities...
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This beautiful married couple, Phoebe Chong and Adrian Wee, have offered me the first batch of incense on behalf of Xtra Leap Sdn Bhd. Instead of importing the bulk,...
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Last Wednesday, Kechara In Motion (KIM) had their official opening! Another one of Kechara’s 13 depts has their own premises!!! Finally after two years, KIM has their very own premises...
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A day before the new Gompa opening, Kechara Saraswati Arts (KSA) decided to do some in-house flower arranging for the upcoming special occasion. It was Paul Yap‘s (liaison and...
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