23 Responses to Tidbits that touched me

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   Samfoonheei on Mar 12, 2020 at 3:37 pm

   Thanks Rinpoche and the team who had work hard bringing in valuable information and videos related to Tsem Rinpoche. Well… heart warming to seeing pictures and hearing from many people having connection with Rinpoche and spoke beautifully all about Rinpoche as a child and growing up. Rinpoche’s story will definitely benefit more people who read it. Rinpoche’s childhood is qualitatively filled with memories.

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   sarassitham on Aug 15, 2019 at 2:39 pm

   Thanks for the sharing the wonderful experience with a lovely team who helped to achieve and successfully putting up Rinpoche blog. Great work, I have been reading a lot from them.

   Childhood is the most innocent phase of an individual’s life. With the passage of time, it fades into adolescence and adulthood. Yet the sweet memories of childhood linger on. Memories get us through the hard days and keep us chipper in the good ones. The past is what makes us who we are. It shapes how we act, how we treat others, and simply just what we do on a day to day basis. Memories are the little things that keep this world running smoothly.

   Childhood memories plays a very important role in our life, a lot of concern, a lot love and care. Every movements are wonderful and teaches us a beautiful journey of life.

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   Valentina Suhendra on Oct 31, 2018 at 10:25 am

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   A poem inspired by seeing a picture of my teacher, Kyabje Zong Rinpoche…

   In the sport of correct views,
   all that is correct is just a view,
   without permanence or substance.
   As long as we hold onto views,
   our sufferings are gathered 
   to be experienced without end.

   Without the strong methods of emptiness
   and compassion, bereft of merit,
   we sink deeper without respite.
   To arise from this samsara is but
   a dreamscape on the deluded mind.
   Therefore seek the guru, who confers the yidam,
   hold your vows and fixate on liberation 
   free of new creations. Free of new experiences as 
   there are none. 

   ~ Tsem Rinpoche

   Composed in Tsem Ladrang, Kuala Lumpur on July 7, 2014

   

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   Pastor Adeline Woon on Jul 29, 2018 at 1:29 am

   A poem by Tsem Rinpoche

   

   

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   Valentina Suhendra on Jul 26, 2018 at 10:41 am

   I was walking past a second hand shop on Western Ave selling old things. They had a Japanese-style clay Buddha which was beige in colour on the floor, holding the door open. I thought the shopkeeper would collect a lot of negative karma without knowing if he kept such a holy item on the floor as a doorstop. So I went in to talk to him, but he didn’t look like he wanted to talk or that he even cared. So I asked him the price and he said US$5. I purchased it so he did not collect more negative karma. I was 17 years old and that was in 1982.

   I escorted my new Buddha home and washed it lightly and wiped it. I placed it on my altar and was happy with the Buddha. I would do my meditations, prayers, sadhanas, mantras and prostrations in front of this shrine daily. When I left for India in 1987, I could not bring this Buddha along and gave it to a friend. It was a nice size and I made offerings to this Buddha for many years in Los Angeles. In front of the Buddha I placed His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s photo. I remember I was so relieved that the price was affordable. But US$5 that time was still expensive for me but worth it I thought. But I was happy to have brought the Buddha home. Tsem Rinpoche

   https://www.tsemrinpoche.com

   

   

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   Pastor Shin Tan on Jul 20, 2018 at 7:05 pm

   Tsem Rinpoche at Kechara Forest Retreat, Bentong, Malaysia

   

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   Edwin Tan on Oct 10, 2014 at 4:13 pm

   Wonderful blast from the past.

   Thank you Bio team, for taking time and efforts to have the videos taken and the realisation of “The Promise” book.

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   Wan Wai Meng on Apr 7, 2014 at 12:31 am

   When I bring some of my guests to visit the Kechara Gallery at Sunway Mas, I always tell with amazement to the how did a young child like Rinpoche is able to get the inspiration to draw all sorts of Buddhas. And this was in America, young children will be more inclined to draw Superman or the Incredible Hulk. But here we have a young child who draws images of Buddhas that are beneficial for oneself and others.

   Looking at the video interviews many people old and young would be very surprised and intrigued with how Rinpoche conducted himself despite so young and under such difficult circumstances. How he held himself together.

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   Uncle Eddie on Feb 15, 2014 at 11:41 am

   Seeing this young handsome face of Rinpoche in this photo, brings back memories of the obstacles of struggles, tortures and hardships that Rinpoche has had to face throughout his young life. Such a reminiscence would make anyone ordinary, feel bitterly, angersome, depressed, hateful or even perhaps to the point of insanity! The drastic battles young Rinpoche had to face to practise Dharma,and the harsh conditions he has to endure for almost half his life, just to seek a perfect practice of Dharma for the sake of wanting to help others to avoid sufferings and achieve happiness are just abominable. Thanks to the wonderous blessings of the Victors, today Rinpoche has become that single brightly peacock, with the glimmering beacon of light and hope to help all sentient to achieve this AIM.

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    Low KHJB on Feb 3, 2014 at 9:31 pm

    We would like to thank the hard work and detail work of the bio team for providing us this information .This was to enable us to understand our dear Rinpoche better.
    From the interview,we get to know that our dear Rinpoche have very strong affinity to learn and practice dharma since a very age.His growing up age was very difficult and yet he could understand that it was due to impermanence and could see through the good nature of all beings.
    Through the sharing from his hands on experience with real everyday Life encounter.Rinpoche could relate his true life experience as common person and a lama to enable us to understand the dharma better first hand.
    Thank you the bio team for making the publishing of “THE PROMISE” possible.

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    Grace Leu(KHJB) on Jan 27, 2014 at 11:26 am

    Thanks for the team’s hardwork to bring in valuable informations and video related to Tsem Rinpoche. Tsem Rinpoche’s true life story have inspired us outside environment can not affected you as long as your motivation is pure, positive and sincere. Choice are in our hand.

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    Jun Zhen on Jan 26, 2014 at 10:36 pm

    Oh and I can see how appreciative Rinpoche is towards those who had made this possible!

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    Jun Zhen on Jan 26, 2014 at 10:34 pm

    It is very heartwarming to see and hear from so many people whom Rinpoche has come in contact with speaks so lovingly about the guru. The compassion is overflowing with joy, the love for others and the nature of giving are such wonderful qualities to have. He would be someone whom I would aspire to be – kind, compassionate and full of wisdom. (of course, if I can achieve just a 10th of that, it would be humbling). Having said that, I would strive to achieve even more.

    And a great effort on the whole team for making this video a reality.

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    Patrick Lim on Jan 26, 2014 at 5:58 am

    As I have just finished writing the first part, Diana Pereyda just replied my Facebook message. She is doing fine aside from the cold. How coincidental and fortunate. Thank you Rinpoche

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    Patrick Lim on Jan 26, 2014 at 5:49 am

    Dear Rinpoche, please let me first to apologize to Rinpoche as this is the first time that I saw this video of Rinpoche thanking all the people that were involved in the Bio project. I felt bad because I feel that I could do more. Much more to make the documentation even better. How my ignorant mind worked or still works. As I am writing this from the bed at Kechara Forest Retreat, I hope that I can learn much much more from Rinpoche. I am nearly 4 years late but I hope I am not too late. Too many I’s already. Please also let me thank you from my heart that Rinpoche gave me that opportunity to be in the Bio team. My hope is that I am worthy to take in any challenges that Rinpoche gives to me. Thank you again, Rinpoche

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    Leu Chong Hin (KH JB) on Jan 24, 2014 at 2:56 am

    After gone through the video, it given me a opportunities to knew more details about Rinpoche childhood. They description and explanation about Rinpoche character as a child that full of care, love and compassion to others. It is very impress and inspire me.

    Thanks to bio team their hard works and determination to completed and bought back so much valuable information and compile it to became a book.

    It definitely will benefit people whom read it.

    Thanks Rinpoche sharing

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    Casteven Lim (KH JB) on Jan 20, 2014 at 9:25 pm

    Thanks for the Bio team hard works that make a complete Bio of Tsem Rinpoche to publish into “The Promise”.

    An unusual Childhood of an Enlighten High Lama, keep Promise to His guru hence benefit all sentient beings especially in Beautiful Malaysia.

    Salute to Rinpoche with folded hands…

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    sarahyap on Jan 20, 2014 at 9:06 pm

    Rinpoche’s childhood is certainly filled with much memories, both good and bad. It’s really touching to see how people that have experienced Rinpoche’s kindness with a sense of gratitude will always remember the kindness they receive so fondly. Some of Rinpoche’s friends even kept the letters that they exchanged during the time when Rinpoche was a monk in India… we only keep letters and momentous of a person we truly care about.

    I like how watching and reading about Rinpoche’s life story tells me that, hey… reincarnation exists! And whatever you do in this life, you will continue in your next life. All the effort we put into our spiritual practice, if we do well, we will continue at where we left of.

    This video only tells us a very small portion of Rinpoche’s life… There’s so much more to tell.

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    May Ong on Jan 20, 2014 at 1:51 pm

    These tidbits stories of Tsem Rinpoche’s memories, his life, his family, friends and people he connected with all his life – may seem to be ordinary to many of us who reads them, like any other stories about someone.

    In another perspective, Tsem Rinpoche’s is a LIVING being who is human, embodies the qualities of Buddha’s enlighten mind, came to earth to SHOW us how we can live our life RIGHTFULLY to our utmost potential to be peaceful and happy.

    If we get to the chance to be connected to Tsem Rinpoche and be influenced by him, then we already received his blessings for a happy mind.

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    Sean Wang on Jan 18, 2014 at 9:56 am

    There is so much hard work and guru devotion in play as you see the bio team has done so much to help us learn about Rinpoche’s life story which is amazing. Thank you to the bio team for doing this.

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    red_flower on Jan 17, 2014 at 5:09 am

    It’s lovely to hear everyone’s memories. . they
    remember you very clearly, that’s nice. .
    and your kindness. . must mention it’s a lovely photo
    with loads of cute, happy looking kids
    I hope that you are well Rinpoche,
    you are precious (and important. ) to so many now. . but I also hope that you will find a place to retreat : )
    with plenty of ‘greens. .

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    Sharon Saw on Jan 16, 2014 at 4:53 pm

    Wow.. what a blast from the past… the journey to research Rinpoche’s life story was amazing and the USA trip was very memorable because we met so many people who were close to Rinpoche when Rinpoche was a young boy in America. I hope Rinpoche has had the opportunity to meet up with some of these people who cared very much for Rinpoche while Rinpoche is in America now, such as Anila Thupten Chonyid https://www.tsemrinpoche.com/tsem-tulku-rinpoche/current-affairs/anila-thupten-chonyid-carmen-kichikov.html

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    henry ooi on Jan 15, 2014 at 10:44 am

    The hard work by the bio team has culminated in the result of The Promise, A Tsem Tulku Biography.

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