How Geshe Tsultrim Gyeltsen changed my life

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Myself with Geshe-la many years later in India, after I had become a monk. Thank you Geshe-la for taking in a scared, lonely 16 year old and showing him so much love and care.

Myself with Geshe-la many years later in India, after I had become a monk. Thank you Geshe-la for taking in a scared, lonely 16 year old and showing him so much love and care.

In my life, I have been extremely fortunate to sit at the feet of great masters to receive teachings from them. Out of my 16 Gurus however, the one I spent the most time with, whether on a personal one-on-one basis or receiving formal teachings, was my second Guru, the Venerable Geshe Tsultrim Gyeltsen. And to think, how I came to meet Geshe-la was totally by chance… now when I look back, it all feels like a dream.

Geshe-la was immeasurably kind to me, as were all of my Gurus. It was through Geshe-la that I met my root Guru His Holiness Kyabje Zong Rinpoche. It was through Geshe-la that I was formally introduced to Dorje Shugden. It was from Geshe-la that I receive many teachings, commentaries and classes on rituals, like Lamrim class every single Sunday for eight years. It was Geshe-la who gave me a home and a roof over my head for eight years, otherwise I might have been homeless. Geshe-la even taught me how to cook lunch in five minutes (I had never even heard of instant noodles before this). It was also Geshe-la who advised me to call my adoptive mother and to try and make peace with her, which I will explain later. So from Geshe-la, I really received a lot.

How I came to meet Geshe-la, as I mentioned, was purely by so-called chance. After I ran away from New Jersey and arrived in Los Angeles, I settled down then started looking for a place to do my practice. Having a shrine and a temple to go to was something I had missed for many weeks and was desperate to find. So I looked in the phone book – at the time, there was no Internet so we looked up everyone in the phone book – and I found a place called Dharmadhatu. After I jotted down the address, I took a bus across town and arrived at their doorstep.

They occupied a shoplot that was facing a main street. I’m not sure if they had the ground floor too, but I know they definitely had the first floor. So I went to the front door downstairs which was blocked by a grille, and I looked up the stairs. At the top of the stairs, there was a Tibetan door curtain to the right, over an opened door. It was flapping lightly, I guess there must have been a light breeze that day. They had a doorbell so I rang it, and I kind of shook the grille and called out, “Hello! Hello! Is anybody there?

The building where the College of Oriental Studies was located, where I met Dr. Leo Pruden who took me to see Geshe-la.

The building where the College of Oriental Studies was located, where I met Dr. Leo Pruden who took me to see Geshe-la.

I could hear voices coming from upstairs and there were lights, but no one came to the front door even though I rang and knocked for a long time. I thought it was just so strange, maybe they were busy, they went for a meeting or something. So after a while, I thought, “Okay, they’re not going to open up” so I went back to the phone book and looked for other places. That’s when I saw an entry for “College of Oriental Studies” and in my baby mind, when I read ‘oriental’, I thought they must have an altar there.

So I went to the college and it was there that I met a very nice man by the name of Dr. Leo Pruden, who has since sadly passed away. Dr. Pruden said to me,

“Well, we don’t have an altar here because it’s a college but there is a Tibetan teacher that I know very well. I can introduce you to him if you like and he might be able to help you. Would you like that?”

I was completely overjoyed because I thought finally, I’ll have a place to pray! So I immediately said yes to Dr. Pruden and he kindly drove me over to another house, this time on St. Andrew’s Place. Later, I learned that the house was actually a Dharma centre called Thubten Dhargye Ling (TDL).

The first location of Thubten Dhargye Ling, where I stayed with Geshe-la for many years before we moved to the centre's next location on LaCienega. It was here that I also met His Holiness Kyabje Zong Rinpoche.

The first location of Thubten Dhargye Ling, where I stayed with Geshe-la for many years before we moved to the centre’s next location on LaCienega. It was here that I also met His Holiness Kyabje Zong Rinpoche.

Dr. Pruden took us both inside and when I walked in, oh my god, I could not believe my eyes. Geshe-la was right there in the living room that had been converted into a teaching and prayer hall. He was in meditation posture, sitting below a Lama Tsongkhapa set of statues, doing his meditations and practice. There was sunlight streaming in through the windows and all around were thangkas and statues. He was glowing and golden, and I thought to myself, “WOW.” I had no other words to describe him, he just looked so beautiful, exactly like what you would think a Tibetan grand master is supposed to look like.

Kind Dr. Leo Pruden on the right, with Most Ven. Dr. Thich Thien An. Together, they had founded the University of Oriental Studies. It was Dr. Pruden who introduced me to Geshe Tsultrim Gyeltsen who changed my life.

Kind Dr. Leo Pruden on the right, with Most Ven. Dr. Thich Thien An. Together, they had founded the University of Oriental Studies. It was Dr. Pruden who introduced me to Geshe Tsultrim Gyeltsen who changed my life.

Immediately I offered three prostrations and then Dr. Pruden introduced me, saying to Geshe-la, “I’m very sorry to disturb you Geshe-la. I wasn’t supposed to come today but I have brought you a guest. This young man is looking for somewhere to pray and he came to our university. We don’t have an altar there so I thought I’d bring him to you.

Then Dr. Pruden said to me, “Ok, I guess this is what you are looking for. I am taking off now.” I thanked him profusely and deeply appreciated his kindness. I was 16 or 17 at that time and was very young. Geshe-la welcomed me and asked me who I was. I introduced myself as a student of Kensur Rinpoche Lobsang Tharchin in Howell, New Jersey, and explained what happened with my family and why I was in Los Angeles. Geshe-la replied, “Oh, I know Geshe Lobsang Tharchin, he’s a very great teacher.” This made me happy to hear, that someone else was praising my Guru and it also told me about Geshe Tsultrim Gyeltsen-la’s own qualities, which was absolutely no jealousy or ego whatsoever. He had total respect for another teacher. That’s how it should be.

After some conversation, Geshe Tsultrim Gyeltsen said, “Okay well, I’m very busy right now so I can’t talk much to you. But you came on a very auspicious day, we are having tsok tonight.” I was really excited when I heard that because since I had run away from New Jersey, I had been looking for a place to do my practice. It was a commitment I had made to Kensur Rinpoche when I received higher tantric initiation from him, and I had never broken it and I was not intending to start breaking it. In fact, I have kept my commitments every single day since I received initiation from Kensur Rinpoche nearly 40 years ago.

Ever since I received higher tantric initiation from Kensur Rinpoche in New Jersey, I had not missed any of my commitments. So after arriving in Los Angeles, I was looking for a place to offer tsok twice a month, and Geshe Tsultrim Gyeltsen allowed me to join them in TDL.

Ever since I received higher tantric initiation from Kensur Rinpoche in New Jersey, I had not missed any of my commitments. So after arriving in Los Angeles, I was looking for a place to offer tsok twice a month, and Geshe Tsultrim Gyeltsen allowed me to join them in TDL.

So immediately I requested Geshe-la if I could join them that night, not to be his student but if I could just be in the centre and join in for tsok. Geshe-la looked at me and said, “You know how to do tsok?” I told Geshe-la that yes, I had received such and such initiations from Kensur Rinpoche. Geshe-la thought about it for a second and said, “Okay, you can come. Come back tonight at 7pm.”

I didn’t want to be late so I rushed back home and packed up my tsok stuff. It was only around 3-4pm and Geshe-la had told me to come back at 7pm so there were still a few more hours to go. Because I didn’t have much money on me, I couldn’t go anywhere so I just wandered around the city for a few hours. Then when 7pm came around, I went back to the centre and when I walked in, the place was packed. There were about 30 to 40 people there and it was just so exciting. It was exactly what I had been looking for. Together, we offered Lama Chopa tsok that night and because I was totally new, later on I found out that everyone had thought, “Who is this strange boy and how did he learn how to do tsok so well?”

My shrine in my room at TDL. I was so happy living here with my Guru Geshe-la, and so happy I was able to have my own altar. I would never have been allowed to have my own altar in New Jersey.

My shrine in my room at TDL. I was so happy living here with my Guru Geshe-la, and so happy I was able to have my own altar. I would never have been allowed to have my own altar in New Jersey.

That night itself, I met all the Dharma students in TDL and to make a long story short, one of the committee members liked me very much so they lowered the rental for an empty room they had in the centre for me. At that time, I had been staying in my cousin Bob’s house since I arrived from New Jersey. Bob was much older than me and married, and had his own life and things to do so he was very kind to give me a place to stay in his house. But Bob thought that it would be good for me to be independent and anyway, I had always wanted to move out to a Dharma centre. So when the offer to live in TDL came up, I immediately grabbed it. I got myself a job at Fotomat and rented the room from the centre for US$150 a month, which at the time was a lot of money for me.

When I told Bob that I was moving out to a Dharma centre, he wasn’t surprised. He felt that if I wanted to move out, it was fine but perhaps I should explore the world and see more things before moving into a Dharma centre. At the same time, he was in contact with my parents in New Jersey and they were unhappy about hearing me move into a Dharma centre. They did not want me to go deeper into the Dharma and become a monk, and I guess they thought that if I was suffering in Los Angeles and things were difficult for me, that I would go back to New Jersey. Bob’s wife was a lovely Chinese woman named Pauline from Hong Kong. While I stayed at Bob’s place, Pauline was extremely kind to me, and gave me a lot of advice on how I should live my life and be a good person. She treated me just like an older sister that I wished I had had. She was concerned about me, and she scolded me, and she gave me advice and she generally treated me like her family. When I was moving out of their house, she was very concerned and she talked to me, and she made sure that it was what I wanted to do. I will never forget Pauline’s kindness towards me during a time when I really had no one.

So me moving out of Bob’s place and into a Dharma centre, put an end to all of my parents’ plans for me as it looked like I was one step closer to becoming a monk. So I packed up my two bags – I didn’t have a lot of stuff – and moved into a Dharma centre, which was my dream come true, to live near a teacher, in a Dharma centre, in a monastery – whatever you want to call it. We had our own temple inside, a gompa with thangkas and statues. Most of the time, unless there were events, pujas or teachings, it was just me and Geshe-la alone in the centre because we were the only two people staying there full-time.

Kensur Rinpoche Lobsang Tharchin, my first Guru in New Jersey who gave me permission to stay in TDL and study with Geshe Tsultrim Gyeltsen.

Kensur Rinpoche Lobsang Tharchin, my first Guru in New Jersey who gave me permission to stay in TDL and study with Geshe Tsultrim Gyeltsen.

Eventually, I asked Geshe Tsultrim Gyeltsen if he would formally accept me as his student and allow me to formally receive teachings from him. But as per the teachings on Guru Devotion, I needed to ask my first Guru for permission, so I called up Kensur Rinpoche in New Jersey. If Kensur Rinpoche Lobsang Tharchin-la had said no, I would not have stayed. We need the blessings of our guru for any spiritual pursuits. If we cannot study with our teacher for good reasons and we go to another teacher, we need the blessings of our first teacher, otherwise we will not gain attainments or higher consciousness. The good spiritual relationship (samaya) between teacher and student is extremely vital for gaining higher insights in meditations, especially in higher forms of meditation. Having negative samaya with the teacher not only stunts our spiritual growth in general, but every day the samaya remains broken, heavy negative karma is accumulated daily which will open to bring many obstacles. Obstacles of body and mind. This is clearly stated by Vajradhara and great Indian adepts.

First, I apologised to Kensur Rinpoche for running away. I told Kensur Rinpoche what had happened, where I was and what I was doing. I said that I had never wanted to leave him but my parents and the situation at home were becoming extremely difficult so I felt I had no choice. Also, my parents were spreading very nasty rumours about him and I did not want them to hurt him that way and they wanted to get him deported because of me. I apologised to Kensur Rinpoche for their defamation of him. Kensur Rinpoche listened carefully and said it’s alright, he was glad that I was safe, and said he understood because in reality, he already knew about how my adoptive parents had been treating me. My adoptive parents were going to say he was breaking up families by allowing me to the temple to his teachings and, on those grounds, report him to get his visa status cancelled and deport him. I couldn’t have that. So I had to leave my home. I could not give up my Dharma practice and I could not be the cause of my parents attempting to make such trouble for such a great master. I was so sad to leave home, friends and some relatives I cared about. I had to hitch-hike at 15 years old across the country from New Jersey to California. I thought I would rather die hitch-hiking than not practise and pursue the Dharma at that time.

I explained to Kensur Rinpoche that I could not return to New Jersey in the near future but I wanted to continue studying the Dharma. Then I asked Kensur Rinpoche for permission to take Geshe Tsultrim Gyeltsen as my teacher. It was then Kensur Rinpoche said exactly this to me,

“You are very lucky to meet Geshe Tsultrim Gyeltsen who is the same as I am and his knowledge is very great. You should treat him like you would treat me.

I hung up and prostrated to the phone that I had just used to speak with Kensur Rinpoche. I was totally and completely overwhelmed. Not only had I received permission from Kensur Rinpoche to study with Geshe Tsultrim Gyeltsen, but how Kensur Rinpoche gave me permission instantly made my faith in him grow even stronger (if that was even possible!). Kensur Rinpoche had absolutely no ego about me receiving teachings from another master because the situation deemed it very necessary. If Kensur Rinpoche had told me no or if he had hesitated, I would have left TDL immediately because my first Guru did not give me permission to stay. I must obey my teacher. Later years I would return to visit my first teacher in New Jersey a few times. I kept my relationship with him very sacred and very high priority. I never forgot his kindness. I visited him in Sera Monastery from where he is from in India when I was in India. I was in Gaden Monastery and I would take the bus (16 hours) to Sera Monastery to visit him when he visited Sera.

But all Kensur Rinpoche cared about was my Dharma education and practice, from a qualified master. On top of that, Kensur Rinpoche even praised Geshe-la which he did not need to do. Because of that, my faith in Geshe Tsultrim Gyeltsen instantly grew and I had no doubts because my first Guru told me to treat him as an equal. From that day onwards, I have not doubted Geshe-la once because my first Guru gave me his blessings. I visualised both my gurus as one with the Buddha and honoured them both.

Geshe Tsultrim Gyeltsen, my second Guru and the spiritual guide of Thubten Dhargye Ling in Los Angeles, USA

Geshe Tsultrim Gyeltsen, my second Guru and the spiritual guide of Thubten Dhargye Ling (TDL) in Los Angeles, USA

I rushed to report to Geshe-la what Kensur Rinpoche said, including the praise Kensur Rinpoche had for him. All Geshe-la said was, “Okay, now go and make me a cup of tea.” Geshe-la liked to drink Indian tea so I would make it for him many times daily very often throughout the years I was with him, sometimes up to eight cups a day. But after I reported that to Geshe-la, he had no reaction other than to ask for tea. No “tell me more” or “what else did he say”. Immediately, my faith in him grew a thousand-fold and I thought, what a great master I have come across, someone who is totally disinterested in the Eight Worldly Dharmas and how fortunate I am to have taken refuge in a person with such qualities. Wow.

So as you know, the reason I had run away from New Jersey was because my adoptive parents had been forcefully trying to stop me from pursuing the Dharma. I was very much beaten and punished for many years. It was very painful physically and emotionally. So later, after I had settled down in Los Angeles, Geshe-la had me call up my adoptive mom in New Jersey. Geshe-la said I should apologise for the hurt I had caused her by running away. Balking at the suggestion, I said to Geshe-la, “Apologise to her? But she’s the one who abused me and beat me! I’m the one who got beaten, I’m the one who was screamed at, I’m the one who was slapped, hurt and abused for many years!” I was not trying to be rude or disrespect Geshe-la but I did not understand why I had to apologise to my mom. My mom, Dana, was at heart a warm, wonderful and very generous woman, and I love her very much. To this day, I miss her. But she also had schizophrenia which was not diagnosed until many years later, and at the time she was having breakdowns which were triggered by my father. He was constantly cheating on her, and she had nowhere else to direct her hurt and pain towards so I became a target. Life at home was always very tense and I was always on knife’s edge, because the slightest mistake would trigger her to beat me black and blue. Very often I would return home from school to a house full of smashed plates and everything topsy-turvy, because mom had just found out about another one of my dad’s affairs.

I have been told by monks that when they were very young and living in the monastery, they all called Geshe-la "Geshe Okay" because every time he was asked to do something, he would smile and reply, "Okay!"

I have been told by monks that when they were very young and living in the monastery, they all called Geshe-la “Geshe Okay” because every time he was asked to do something, he would smile and reply, “Okay!” Geshe-la loved and supported Gaden Monastery very much.

To top it off, she did not want me to become a monk. Both my parents wanted me to grow up and go to college, get a job, get married and have children. They were doing everything possible to try and stop me from pursuing Dharma, from going to the temple in New Jersey, from reading Dharma books, from doing prayers. But at the time, I did not know that my mom was schizophrenic or anything like that; all I knew was that she was beating me.

So when Geshe-la told me to call her and apologise, you can imagine why I was surprised. Still, Geshe-la insisted that I call her and when I asked why, he said to me,

“Because you don’t only look at the negative things your mother did – you have to look at the positive. You’re here. Someone fed you. Someone gave you a house. You’re here in the centre learning Dharma due to her kindness. You call her and say you’re sorry for the things you said to her and for the things you thought about her.”

I asked Geshe-la, “But what if she hangs up?” Geshe-la told me, “It’s okay. At least you tried so that when you do your sadhana, it comes from your heart, it is real.” It will be real when I do my sadhana, prayers and practice because from my side I made peace with someone that I had much conflict with and I had to let go of my anger. If they let go or not, it is up to them. But I had to let go of my anger in order to evolve spiritually. Since I am not the type to disobey my Gurus, I called my mom. I apologised to her for running away and as predicted, she hung up immediately.

I went to report to Geshe-la what had happened. It was a very emotional, difficult call for me to make and I thought Geshe-la would tell me “good job” or comfort me, or he would praise me for following his instructions but Geshe-la only said, “Okay, now go and make me a cup of tea.” I was like, “Oh” and I went to make Geshe-la his tea. Years later, I realised if Geshe-la had not made me call my mom, there is a chance I might have hung on to the pain for many years. Although my anger towards her could be justified due to the way she had treated me, Geshe-la was teaching me how to let go and how to cut the negative karma so that I would not hurt her again in the future. Also for me not to remain in hurt, I had to let go. This was the best counselling for emotional trauma anyone can get. You see, whether the other person lets go, admits they’re wrong or not, it is not about them. Sometimes the person may have passed away and there is no chance of hearing from them their apologies, so we have to heal anyways. It is about us healing and growing. So when we let go, we heal and we grow. Geshe-la, in his infinite wisdom, instructed me to do this and I obeyed. I didn’t have to go for decades of expensive American counselling to get over my pain and anguish. Buddha’s teachings are excellent for this, among many other things.

Geshe-la said to me, “You didn’t do anything now but you must have done something in your previous life to get this. Either you accept karma or you don’t. He taught me not to be selective of Buddha’s teachings. To pick what was easy and ignore what was difficult but necessary to practice. If you want to practise Dharma, if you want to gain attainments and if you want to progress, you have to accept that it’s your karma. You have to let it go.” With Geshe-la, the Eight Verses of Thought Transformation was not just a prayer but something that is alive, and should be practised and lived.

The Kadampa geshe and master Venerable Geshe Tsultrim Gyeltsen

The Kadampa geshe and master Venerable Geshe Tsultrim Gyeltsen

For the eight years I lived with Geshe-la, I had the tremendous privilege, honour and the merits to cook, clean and serve this great Kadampa style master. Again, most of the time, it was just the two of us in the centre because we were the only ones living there full-time and some of the others went off to work. Everyone else lived and worked outside, and came to the centre for events, pujas and teachings. As for myself, I would go out to work, in places like Fotomat or the realtors Fred Sands and John Douglas. Then I would come back to cook dinner, and sometimes lunch, for Geshe-la depending. I lived downstairs and Geshe-la lived upstairs, and every single day I had the pleasure and meritorious opportunity to clean Geshe-la’s room, to make tea for him up to eight times a day – Geshe-la liked tea a lot – to do his laundry, to clean up the meditation hall (gompa), to do his shopping and to basically maintain his whole house. Sometimes when Geshe-la went out, I had the great honour to accompany him and to help him carry his things.

Geshe-la was the one who taught me how to make tormas. He showed me what ingredients to put, what shapes to make and I memorised it and that was that. Geshe-la only showed me once and after that, I was in charge of making all the tormas for the pujas, including for the monthly Dorje Shugden kangsol. I would have to go out and buy the barley and roast it, and grind it down to make our own tsampa (roasted barley flour) for the tormas. It was not like today where you can just go to the supermarket and buy it, back then everything we had to do by ourselves. If I didn’t pay attention, the barley would burn and I would have to start all over again, and it would take even more time. Wow, some my tormas were really not very good and were too soft and leaned over, or they were too dry and they cracked, or they were different heights but Geshe-la never said anything because he knew I was making them sincerely and doing my best. Sometimes I would be making the tormas then I would accidentally get some red colouring on the white tormas and shoot! I would have to start all over again. The tormas had to be as perfect as I could get them in my own way, because they were an offering to the Buddhas.

Geshe-la (left) with His Holiness Kyabje Trijang Chocktrul Rinpoche and Kyabje Lati Rinpoche. Although many people claim Geshe-la gave up Dorje Shugden, I know he never did because Geshe-la was extremely devoted to Dorje Shugden. I saw this for myself in the eight years I lived with Geshe-la. Also, if Geshe-la had given up Dorje Shugden, he would not have posed for a picture with Kyabje Trijang Chocktrul Rinpoche who is a Dorje Shugden lama.

Geshe-la (left) with His Holiness Kyabje Trijang Chocktrul Rinpoche and Kyabje Lati Rinpoche. Although many people claim Geshe-la gave up Dorje Shugden, I know he never did because Geshe-la was extremely devoted to Dorje Shugden. Later on, he practised secretly. He had too. I saw this for myself in the eight years I lived with Geshe-la. Also, if Geshe-la had given up Dorje Shugden, he would not have posed for a picture with Kyabje Trijang Chocktrul Rinpoche who is a Dorje Shugden lama.

So on some puja days, I would be really rushed for time. I would have to go out to work then I would rush back and buy the torma ingredients, and come back and prepare the tormas and set up for the puja, and also prepare lunch for Geshe-la and myself. On one of those days when I was really rushed, and it was just Geshe-la and me in the centre as usual, Geshe-la said, “Okay, I will teach you how to make lunch in five minutes.” I was slightly incredulous, not because I doubted Geshe-la but because I thought, “Lunch? In five minutes? How?” I had never heard of anything like that.

So Geshe-la took me to the kitchen and he chopped up some veggies like tomatoes and onion and cabbage, and he threw it in a small pot then he added the noodles and powder from the packets and voila. Five minutes later, there was lunch! I was so surprised because coming from New Jersey, I had never seen anything like that. Geshe-la of course, had become familiar with instant noodles from his time living in the refugee settlements in India. Then Geshe-la said, “Okay, now you clean up” and he went upstairs to have his lunch and I stayed back to clean up the kitchen. So there were many personal moments that I had with Geshe-la that were just like that, when it was just the two of us.

Geshe Tsultrim Gyeltsen (left) with another grand master of Tibetan Buddhism, Kyabje Lati Rinpoche who was also one of my Gurus. Both great masters have since entered clear light and passed away, and their reincarnations have been found, recognised and are back in Gaden Shartse Monastery. Kyabje Lati Rinpoche took rebirth and was found in Mustang, Nepal.

Geshe Tsultrim Gyeltsen (left) with another grand master of Tibetan Buddhism, Kyabje Lati Rinpoche who was also one of my Gurus. Kyabje Lati Rinpoche encouraged me to teach dharma to people, serve the monastery and be devoted to Dorje Shugden. Both great masters have since entered clear light and passed away, and their reincarnations have been found, recognised and are back in Gaden Shartse Monastery. Kyabje Lati Rinpoche took rebirth and was found in Mustang, Nepal.

There were many, many teachings that Geshe-la gave us, but never once did Geshe-la give any of us initiation. Geshe-la told us that as long as his Guru His Holiness Kyabje Zong Rinpoche was alive, we should get initiations from Kyabje Zong Rinpoche and there was no need for himself to give it. It was not that Geshe-la was not qualified to give the initiations but as long as his Guru was available, Geshe-la always deferred to his teacher. That is how humble and how devoted Geshe-la was to his Guru.

After Kyabje Zong Rinpoche left the centre, it was Geshe-la who gave us the full commentaries on the initiations we received and gave us all the classes on the rituals and went through the meditations with us. For example, we received Dorje Shugden sogtae (life entrustment initiation) from His Holiness Kyabje Zong Rinpoche, but it was Geshe-la who taught us about the background, history, lineage and origins of Dorje Shugden, using His Holiness Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche‘s text Music Delighting the Ocean of Protectors. And every week for years and years, Geshe-la would teach the real path to enlightenment from just the Lamrim. He taught us that transformation is based on compassion, and if we do not transform then it shows our lack of compassion and this will not make us really happy. It was Geshe-la who taught me that the more compassion we have for others and even for ourselves, the easier it is to transform.

During the time when I lived with Geshe-la, there were a few instances during which Geshe-la scolded me. I know in those times, some people would have thought that Geshe-la was being unreasonable or too harsh on me but Geshe-la was a real practitioner, only interested in benefiting others even if it meant risking his reputation.

On one occasion, many years later, we were expecting a visit from His Holiness the 98th Gaden Tri Rinpoche Jetsun Jamphel Shenphen. Before Gaden Tri Rinpoche arrived at our centre when it was on LaCienega, I noticed that someone had rearranged the altar incorrectly. The centre had been cleaned from top to bottom so that it would be perfect for when Gaden Tri Rinpoche came but someone, whoever it was, had put the Dharma texts lower and the statues higher on the altar.

I saw that so I grabbed a chair from the kitchen, climbed up and rearranged the altar to put the Dharma texts on top. Geshe-la happened to walk in while I was doing it and saw that there were chairs strewn around, and things had been removed from the altar. There must have been 20 to 25 people around at the time. Immediately, Geshe-la manifested signs of displeasure and asked who had done it. I said it was me. In front of everyone, Geshe-la scolded me and said, “Who told you to do this? I never told you to do it this way, Gaden Tri Rinpoche is coming soon.” Gaden Tri Rinpoche really was arriving very soon and Geshe-la did not want Gaden Tri Rinpoche to walk into the centre and see that the altar was a mess, there were chairs in the gompa, there was someone standing on chairs to arrange things, and basically everything was taken out.

I was so embarrassed when Geshe-la scolded me. But I quickly put it all back the way I had found it and brought the chair back to the kitchen. Then I returned to Geshe-la and made three prostrations and apologised.

Later, we got a call that Gaden Tri Rinpoche’s arrival was going to be delayed. So Geshe-la came and said to all of us, “Actually, Dharma texts should always go on the top. Burcha was right earlier but I just did not want Gaden Tri Rinpoche to come in and see all that mess” and then had us quickly put it back to exactly the way I had done it before. Geshe-la was exceptionally upset at that incident with me and I was extremely frightened, and I thought, “I’ll just do whatever Geshe-la wants because he always has a reason.” But what I was happy about was I didn’t have any negative thoughts or retaliate. In the many years I lived with Geshe-la, I have never ever retaliated or spoken back to him. I kept my behaviour in accordance with the Guru Devotion texts as best as I could.

In fact, I know there were people in the centre who spoke badly of Geshe-la and whispered things behind his back. I will not repeat what they said here because none of it is true. But I know they were talking because sometimes, I would be in the kitchen washing up after dinner or cleaning and putting things away, and they would come up to me and start talking or try to pull me into the conversation. According to teachings on Guru Devotion, once you have taken refuge in a teacher, you should not disparage them or think negative thoughts about them. In fact, you should not even associate with people who disparage your Guru, let alone sit and talk and gossip with them, because they can affect your practice if you are not strong enough. It’s not me who said this but it is according to tantric code and the Guru Devotion teachings. So I would let these people know politely but firmly that I was not interested in anything they had to say. I think they didn’t like that but I had taken refuge with Geshe-la and received teachings from him and although I was young and liked to have fun just like any other teenager, when it came to my Dharma practice, especially the teachings on Guru Devotion, I was (and still am) very firm and serious about it. Geshe-la was my Guru and that was that.

His Holiness Kyabje Zong Rinpoche with his two well-known disciples, Geshe Tsultrim Gyeltsen (left) and Lama Yeshe (right). Both of them were very devoted to Kyabje Zong Rinpoche and brought benefit to many beings throughout their lives.

His Holiness Kyabje Zong Rinpoche with his two well-known disciples, Geshe Tsultrim Gyeltsen (left) and Lama Yeshe (right). Both of them were very devoted to Kyabje Zong Rinpoche and brought benefit to many beings throughout their lives. This picture was taken when Lama Yeshe came to TDL in Los Angeles to visit Kyabje Zong Rinpoche. It was at this time I was able to meet Lama Yeshe for the first time. He gave me a little gift. A Tibetan aryuvedic pill for healing (rinchen rilbu).

When Geshe-la was with us, he was our teacher but in the presence of Kyabje Zong Rinpoche, Geshe-la became like a young student again. He was meek, humble and basically, the 50 Stanzas of Guru Devotion come to life. If Kyabje Zong Rinpoche did not ask him to sit down, he would remain standing and would not sit down until he was asked to do so. Sometimes Kyabje Zong Rinpoche would forget to tell Geshe-la to sit, so Geshe-la would remain standing for hours, his hands clasped in front of him and his head slightly bowed, listening intently to Kyabje Zong Rinpoche. He would nod from time to time and say ‘yes’ to acknowledge Kyabje Zong Rinpoche, and he would remain like this, unmoving and not fidgeting for hours.

Some people would say this is fanaticism but if you read the accounts of great Indian and Tibetan masters who are attained, you will see all of them have one thing in common, which is great Guru Devotion. The student Naropa and the master Tilopa, the disciple Milarepa and his teacher Marpa, the sisters Mekhala and Kanakhala with their Guru Krsnacharya, or students like Shungsep Jetsun and Nangsa Obum – there are countless more examples to show that attainments are impossible without Guru Devotion and if someone has great Guru Devotion, it is a sign that they are attained or they will gain attainments. Why? Guru Devotion in actuality, is not about prostrating at your teacher’s feet, or serving him or doing his laundry or cooking for him. All those are outer expressions of Guru Devotion. The real Guru Devotion is the inner Guru Devotion which is transformation, and devotion to the Guru is actually devotion to the state of mind that we want to accomplish, which is reflected in the form of our teacher. How devoted you are to your Guru is how much you have transformed since the day you met him. If you have not transformed much, then you have to reflect why and do something about it immediately.

Anyway, I just wanted to share this story with you. That is how I came to meet Geshe Tsultrim Gyeltsen and came to stay in Thubten Dhargye Ling for eight years, until I left Los Angeles for India where I became a monk. I arrived in Thubten Dhargye Ling (TDL) because for whatever reason, Dharmadhatu did not open their doors; because Dr. Leo Pruden showed great kindness to a young boy and drove him to the centre instead of telling him to scram; because Kensur Rinpoche gave me permission to receive teachings from another master; because Geshe Tsultrim Gyeltsen gave me permission to stay in the centre. In fact, Geshe-la could have gotten into trouble because I was not yet 18 years old and so technically still underaged but Geshe-la took the risk and let me in. He educated me, cared for me, gave me so much knowledge that I am able to share with others and benefit them to this day. It was from Geshe-la or through Geshe-la’s connections that I received all of the teachings and knowledge I now pass on to others about Dorje Shugden. So perhaps it will benefit some people to learn a bit more about my experiences with Geshe-la and my time in TDL. Geshe-la touched my life and helped me immeasurably, and I will be forever grateful to him.

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Venerable Geshe Tsultrim Gyeltsen

Geshe-la was very close to His Holiness the Dalai Lama, and over the years, Geshe-la and TDL hosted the Dalai Lama in Los Angeles three times. Geshe-la also sponsored many teachings by the Dalai Lama, some of which I attended with Geshe-la in India. Geshe-la continued to practise Dorje Shugden secretly, yet not rock the relationship with His Holiness.

Geshe-la was very close to His Holiness the Dalai Lama, and over the years, Geshe-la and TDL hosted the Dalai Lama in Los Angeles three times. Geshe-la also sponsored many teachings by the Dalai Lama, some of which I attended with Geshe-la in India. Geshe-la continued to practise Dorje Shugden secretly, yet not rock the relationship with His Holiness.

Ven. Geshe Tsultim Gyeltsen was the founder and spiritual director of Thubten Dhargye Ling. He was born in 1924 in the Kham province of eastern Tibet. His parents named him Jamphel Yeshe and at a young age he was inspired by the example of his uncle who was a monk at the local monastery. When the boy was only seven, he and his family decided that he would enter monastic life. For nine years he studied sutra and tantra and received teachings on dialectics under the tutelgae of Geshe Jampa Thaye, a highly respected teacher from Sera Monastery.

When he was sixteen, Geshe Gyeltsen decided to continue his studies and left for Lhasa, the capital of Tibet, to study for his Geshe degree at Sera Monastery. The Geshe degree in the Gelug school is comparable to a western doctorate in Buddhist philosophy. The difference is that it usually takes more than twenty years to complete.

Geshe-la set out on the thirty-three day trek across twenty-five mountain passes, the only monk in a party of fifteen merchants and pilgrims. Near Lhasa, they stopped near Gaden Monastery where some monks invited Geshe-la for tea the following day. The next morning as he climbed the hill toward Gaden, he saw the great monastery for the first time looking as though it would touch the sky. He wept tears of joy and knew without question that it was here, and not Sera, where he would continue his studies. That day was the anniversary of Lama Tsong Khapa’s enlightenment. In the evening the light offerings of butter lamps and the sound of chanting filled every room in the monastery and Geshe-la felt deeply moved by its spiritual atmosphere.

He joined Shartse College, one of Gaden’s two main colleges. The abbot at that time was the late Kyabje Zong Rinpoche who took a special interest in the young monk’s progress. Geshe Gyeltsen studied logic, wisdom, compassion, ethics, phenomenology and mind training at Gaden for twenty years and later became a teacher of junior monks.

After the Tibetan Uprising of March 10th, 1959, word reached Gaden that the Dalai Lama had left Tibet. Geshe-la and a group of six other monks left the monastery after evening prayers and made their way to India across the Himalayas; members of a mass exodus fleeing the oppression of the Chinese Communist occupation. Geshe-la was one of the few senior monks who managed to escape out of the twenty thousand monks that had lived at Gaden, Sera and Drepung, Tibet’s three largest monasteries.

Geshe Gyeltsen, with fifty of the most highly regarded monks from each monastery, resettled at Dalhousie in northern India where he studied for two more years before taking his final Geshe examinations. These were attended by masters from all schools of Tibetan Buddhism. The last week of his exams took place in Dharamsala where Geshe-la engaged in rigorous debates under the scrutiny of the Dalai Lama and his two senior tutors, the late Ling Rinpoche and the late Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche. He passed with honors and was awarded the highest degree of Lharampa Geshe.

In 1963 Geshe-la traveled to Sussex, England to teach at the Pestalozzi International Children’s Village. He arrived with twenty-two Tibetan children who were mostly orphans or the children of parents still living in Tibet. For seven years Geshe-la instructed these children in Tibetan writing, grammar, culture and Buddhist philosophy.

Geshe Gyeltsen came to the United States in 1976 and briefly held positions at USC, UC Santa Barbara, and at UCLA where he taught meditation and Tibetan language. His university students requested that he start a teaching center and in 1978 Geshe-la founded a center for the study of Buddhism in Los Angeles.

Geshe-la requested His Holiness the Dalai Lama to name the center and His Holiness gave the name of Thubten Dhargye Ling, which means Land of Flourishing Dharma. Thubten Dhargye Ling is now based in Long Beach where Geshe Gyeltsen’s teaching tradition continues through classes in meditation, retreats, celebrations of religious holidays and the regular weekly teachings of traditional Buddhist texts.

Geshe-la requested His Holiness the Dalai Lama to name the center and His Holiness gave the name of Thubten Dhargye Ling (TDL), which means Land of Flourishing Dharma. Thubten Dhargye Ling is now based in Long Beach where Geshe Gyeltsen’s teaching tradition continues through classes in meditation, retreats, celebrations of religious holidays and the regular weekly teachings of traditional Buddhist texts.

Geshe Gyeltsen was the author of “Compassion: The Key to Great Awakening,” a commentary on the Eight Verses of Mind Training and the Thirty-seven Practices of a Bodhisattva, and a free book on emptiness “Mirror of Wisdom“. He founded centers in both Colorado and Texas and has students based in Mexico, Alaska, Omaha and England. Geshe-la was involved in the Buddhist Sangha Council of Southern California, a group of representatives from various Buddhist countries dedicated to further understanding between Buddhist cultures. He actively worked for human rights and true autonomy for the Tibetan people. One of his goals was to further education and religious study in Tibetan communities throughout India.

Geshe Gyeltsen was known for his great compassion and personal warmth; yet he retained a very traditional and uncompromising approach to teaching the Dharma. His strength of vision and devotion to his practice transcended time and culture, and he continues to inspire his students with the legacy he brought from Tibet.

Geshela passed away on February 13, 2009 and is greatly missed by all his students and friends.

Source: https://gstdl.org/teacher

 


 

Photos and videos of Geshe-la

Below are some more photos and videos of Geshe-la, I miss him so much. After the ban on Dorje Shugden, I was never able to speak with him again but I know Geshe-la never forgot me, as I came to learn from some of his students. If I had spoken to Geshe-la, then the Tibetan government in exile will make problems for Geshe-la. The reason being, Geshe-la went underground and secret with his practice of Dorje Shugden but I went open with it. So in 1996, when the Tibetan government proclaimed their ban against Dorje Shugden, many people went underground. I went underground for a while and then came out. Geshe-la never said one negative word against Dorje Shugden.

There was no freedom within Tibetan settlements in India contrary to what is ‘marketed’ to the west. The Tibetan government in exile and their ‘rule’ of the Tibetan refugees in India and Nepal was far from the utopian Shangril-la methods they like to portray. Many Tibetans are disillusioned with the Tibetan leaders I am told. I lived there and I know. Many monks and lay people left as it was very controlling. They are still leaving now. Geshe-la entered clear light on February 13, 2009 and completed his meditation over three days later, on February 16 at around 4pm. His reincarnation has since been found and recognised by His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, which you can see in the video below.

Myself (far right) with His Holiness Kyabje Zong Rinpoche (second from left) and Geshe-la (far left). This is the last photograph I ever took with Kyabje Zong Rinpoche, and it was shot just before Kyabje Zong Rinpoche left TDL after spending six wonderful months with us. After that, I would never see Kyabje Zong Rinpoche again so this photo is very bittersweet for me.

Myself (far right) with His Holiness Kyabje Zong Rinpoche (second from left) and Geshe-la (far left). This is the last photograph I ever took with Kyabje Zong Rinpoche, and it was shot just before Kyabje Zong Rinpoche left TDL after spending six wonderful months with us. After that, I would never see Kyabje Zong Rinpoche again so this photo is very bittersweet for me.

His Holiness Kyabje Zong Rinpoche (right) with Geshe-la (left) and John Denver in Aspen, Colorado

His Holiness Kyabje Zong Rinpoche (right) with Geshe-la (left) and John Denver in Aspen, Colorado

Taken in Yucca Valley in 1981. Kyabje Zong Rinpoche, with the beard, is seated with Geshe-la (without glasses) on his left. Surrounding them are some of the TDL students.

Taken in Yucca Valley in 1981. Kyabje Zong Rinpoche, with the beard, is seated with Geshe-la (without glasses) on his left. Surrounding them are some of the TDL students.

 

Renunciation and the six realms
by Ven. Geshe Tsultrim Gyeltsen

Or view the video on the server at:
https://video.tsemtulku.com/videos/GTGRenunciation.mp4

 

Karma, the origins of suffering and the path to enlightenment
by Ven. Geshe Tsultrim Gyeltsen

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https://video.tsemtulku.com/videos/GTGKarmaSuffering.mp4

 

A short interview
with Ven. Geshe Tsultrim Gyeltsen

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https://video.tsemtulku.com/videos/GTGInterview.mp4

 

His Holiness Kyabje Zong Rinpoche explains
Dorje Shugden initiation and benefits

Kyabje Zong Rinpoche was an erudite scholar, ritual master and practitioner of the highest degree from Tibet. At the request of Geshe Tsultrim Gyeltsen, one of the pioneers who taught Tibetan Buddhism in America, Kyabje Zong Rinpoche gives clear explanations and advice about the life-entrustment initiation of Dorje Shugden and how to go about the practice and get the maximum benefits in this video.

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https://video.tsemtulku.com/videos/ZongRinpocheConfersDorjeShugdenInitiationSubtitle.mp4

 

H.H. the 14th Dalai Lama cuts the hair
of Geshe Tsultrim Gyeltsen’s reincarnation

Geshe-la’s incarnation seems to be not pleased with His Holiness the Dalai Lama if you notice in this video. Unusual. Most incarnations are very happy to meet the Dalai Lama again.

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https://video.tsemtulku.com/videos/HHDLGTGHaircutCeremony.mp4

 

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  1. S.Prathap on May 20, 2020 at 3:05 pm

    Thank you very much for the good article.From this, I feel that the devotion, respect and faith will arise spontaneously and effortlessly. We must learn to see the good qualities of other, even though we may have received only harms.
    The story about calling the adoptive mother is a very good example of how by having guru devotion, following the guru’s instruction we are able to get ourselves out of suffering and become a better person.

  2. Lester on Sep 21, 2019 at 11:10 pm

    Dear Rinpoche, when you were with us, I could hardly complete reading an article as such. But with your passing, your words then became lucid to me. This is a very deep article that illustrates the significance of guru devotion profoundly, that the outer gestures is a manifestation of as well as a training to reinforce mind transformation, which itself is the ultimate devotion. It is my poor karma and inadequate merits that I am not equipped to serve any guru directly and in person. Please return to us soon so that your great deeds to propagate the lineage can come into their most perfect fruition!

  3. Wai Meng Wan on Jul 6, 2019 at 12:24 am

    Great Buddhist masters comes in all shapes and sizes and with varying conditions. From Rinpoche having met an erudite abbott of Sera Monastery, then carrying on his studies with another great master Geshe Tsultrim Gyeltsen after that, leading to meet the great Zong Dorjechang. Even high level Bodhisattvas look for teachers whom they have a strong karmic connection with them, to to find teachers who have strong affinity with us overrides other factors like having a famous teacher or one with a big name etc.

  4. Tsa Tsa Ong on Jun 3, 2019 at 1:24 pm

    Interesting sharing how Rinpoche encountered with the great Geshe Tsultrim Gyeltsen that had changed Rinpoche’s life. Everytime when Rinpoche recounted the incredible stories of Rinpoche’s Guru and the personal life that Rinpoche had with them, it fills me with joy and immediately I will want to read it. Reading Rinpoche’s stories about the younger days is very uplifting. Thank you very much Rinpoche and blog team for this wonderful sharing. Looking forward for more stories to come????????

  5. Yee Yin on Mar 19, 2019 at 1:38 am

    Thank you Rinpoche for always sharing with us the story about how Rinpoche’s guru has changed Rinpoche’s life. Reading Rinpoche’s article is very uplifting, it is always full of positivity and gives hope to us. Sometimes when we are down, we need to read stories like this to keep ourselves going.

    What I like about this article is the part where Geshela told Rinpoche to call the adoptive mother to apologise to her. Rinpoche was puzzled because he was the one who got hurt, why did Rinpoche have to apologise? How Rinpoche thought is how we will normally think too. When we feel hurt, we hold anger in us, we expect the other person to apologise to us. But we fail to understand if we keep holding the anger in us, we are actually hurting ourselves even more. To heal from the pain we have suffered, it is actually to forgive and let go. Rinpoche’s personal experience is proof that it works.

    Geshela was very kind to advise Rinpoche to apologise to Rinpoche’s adoptive mother. Geshela did not explain too much but Rinpoche just followed the instruction. Rinpoche did not know why in the beginning but later he understood. Rinpoche benefitted a lot from following Geshela’s instruction. The story about calling the adoptive mother is a very good example of how by having guru devotion, following the guru’s instruction we are able to get ourselves out of suffering and become a better person. If we surrender to our guru, we will get only good things, never bad things.

  6. Samfoonheei on Mar 18, 2019 at 11:57 am

    Interesting stories how Rinpoche encountered with the great Geshe Tsultrim Gyeltsen that had changed Rinpoche’s life. Geshe Tsultim Gyeltsen was a Tibetan lama and human rights activist living in the United States. And also the founder and spiritual director of Thubten Dhargye Ling. Its in United states that Rinpoche met him and have had the immeasurable good fortune to have been guided. His advice was always appropriate and beneficial to Rinpoche. He was known for his great compassion and personal warmth that attracted and inspired Rinpoche. He continues to inspire many of his students with the legacy he brought from Tibet. We have Geshe Tsultrim Gyeltsen to thanks as Rinpoche received all of the teachings and knowledge and now pass on to others about Dorje Shugden.
    Thank you Rinpoche for this wonderful sharing of a Great Lama.

  7. Jacinta on Mar 7, 2019 at 11:36 am

    Dear Rinpoche,

    Everytime when Rinpoche recounted the incredible stories of Rinpoche’s Guru and the personal life that Rinpoche had with them, it filled me with joy and immediately I will want to read it. In this article, I learnt that we should be grateful for whatever we have encountered and should always remember the kindness of others, particularly our Guru. From this, I feel that the devotion, respect and faith will arise spontaneously and effortlessly. We must learn to see the good qualities of other, eventhough we may have received only harms. We should look into many angles as to why they behaved in such manners. Through this, we will become more receptive of the things happening around us and even to gain acceptance of self and others. It’s a practice for us to maintain pure view too.

    Everyone will decipher the actions differently but as long as we keep our mind in check, we will naturally see the goodness in it. It must have been a tough moment for Rinpoche for not being able to communicate with your Guru after the Dorje Shugden ban. I’m sure Rinpoche is happy that His reincarnation is back! I pray that His incarnation will continue to bring Dharma to many and benefitting others. May He becomes a great spiritual lineage holder himself in this and many lives thereafter.

    For the last video, I do not know what His Holiness Dalai Lama was saying but I can clearly see the reaction of the child (Geshe Tsultrim Gyeltsen’s reincarnation) . May His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama resolves this problem as soon as possible and all the Lamas and lineage holders will work closely together, hand in hand expounding the Dharma to all corners of the world.

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  • Samfoonheei
    Friday, Oct 18. 2024 06:39 PM
    n Tibetan culture, it is a popular and customary practice for families to invite monks to perform spiritual ceremonies such as Trusol rituals. The monks have had the opportunity to offer such ceremonies for individuals or their families. Such ceremonies purify the elements of the environment which helps those living or visiting there to experience good health, success and well-being. The sacred ritual of ‘bathing’ the Buddhas and consecration through which negativities, sicknesses and obstacles will be cleared. Where by filling those areas with positive energies and good vibes through this Trusol consecration puja. Water is an essential part of this puja and symbolises the cleansing of all negativities and impurities. Through this puja it also pacifies local deities and other unseen beings in the surrounding areas. We are indeed fortunate that Tsem Rinpoche has taught Kecharians this practice and it has benefited many.
    Thank you Rinpoche with folded hands

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  • Samfoonheei
    Friday, Oct 18. 2024 06:37 PM
    Reading this post had me gain some knowledge of Shifter Werewolves. Any article regarding rare creatures or paranormal articles are of my interest since young. In European folklore, a werewolf is a man who turns into a wolf at night and devours animals, people, or corpses but returns to human form by day.They have the ability to transform from an ordinary human appearance to a partially-lupine form with pointed ears, mutton chops, claws and fangs, and a ridged brow . Wow… werewolf tends to be vicious and unable to control his blood thirst. Their underlying common origin can be traced back to Proto-Indo-European mythology. In many depictions, these bloodthirsty beasts are evil where they kill animals and innocent people. They are humans who transition into wolf-like creatures, after being placed under a curse. In folklore, most werewolves originate from being cursed or bitten by another werewolf. That’s what they do believe. According many enthusiasts, there’s many different type of werewolves such as Alpha wolves, Beta wolves , Deltas, Elders, some survive as loners while others move in packs. How true it is no one knows. I do believe their existing . Many interesting stories related to these wolves in the past history.
    Thank you Rinpoche for this sharing.

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    Friday, Oct 18. 2024 06:35 PM
    Beautiful Dorje Shugden at Malacca. One should pay a visit there, located at a busy tourist place. It was such an auspicious occasion that a grand Puja was held there. Dedicated students and volunteers were there getting the place ready for the grand puja. Well the Grand Dorje Shugden puja was conducted by very own Kechara puja team to commemorate the chapel’s 3rd anniversary. Many people attended the Puja that’s wonderful to receive the powerful Protector Dorje Shugden blessings. More people will make a connection and get to know Manjushri, the Buddha of Wisdom, in the form of a Dharma Protector. May Dorje Shugden’s practice flourish to benefit those tourists and locals.
    Thank you Rinpoche for this sharing.

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  • Samfoonheei
    Friday, Oct 18. 2024 06:34 PM
    Venerable Geshe Rabten Rinpoche is a highly realised meditation master known as a debater, scholar, and meditation master, was the first Tibetan Buddhist master to introduce the complete Vinaya-tradition. He had also introduce the study of the five major topics of Buddhism to the West. He became the ‘path breaker’ of the complete and complex teachings of Buddhism in the West. Many masters, who are famous in the West today, were Geshe’s students. enerable Geshe Rabten. Geshe Rabten wrote the beautiful and Manjushri’s prayer called Gangloma and gave a profound explanation. We are so fortunate to learn about this Manjushri’s sacred prayer. May all be blessed by the practice of Lord Manjushri and Geshe Rabten’s explanation.
    Thank you Rinpoche for this sharing.

    https://www.tsemrinpoche.com/tsem-tulku-rinpoche/buddhas-dharma/praise-to-manjusri-explanation-by-geshe-rabten.html
  • Samfoonheei
    Sunday, Oct 13. 2024 05:04 PM
    The begging bowl or alms bowl is one of the simplest but most important objects in the daily lives of Theravada Buddhist monks. The alms bowl still stands as an emblem of how all Buddhas, as numerous as grains of sand in the Ganges, practiced to end their desire. All those who receive the alms bowl should focus their mind to act with self-control and self-respect. Almsgiving is a tradition of Theravada Buddhists, majority in Thailand, Cambodia, Myanmar, Sri Lanka and Laos. In those early days of Buddhism, monks would take their bowls and go out begging for food. As today in Thailand one could see monks woke up before dawn every morning and carried his bowl through the roads or paths wherever he was staying. Local people would place food in the bowl as a donation, through the generosity of lay people. They accept whatever food is offered for them and eat whatever been given, serve as a blessing for the giver.
    One bowl has held the food of a thousand families. A solitary monastic travels on his journey of a hundred thousand miles seeking liberation from the cycle of birth and death.
    Thank you H.E. Tsem Rinpoche for explaining the meaning of begging and gave us more reasons to be vegetarian . Create a awareness among us not killing animals to be one.

    https://www.tsemrinpoche.com/tsem-tulku-rinpoche/one-minute-story/why-buddha-has-a-begging-bowl
  • Samfoonheei
    Sunday, Oct 13. 2024 05:03 PM
    Ajahn Siripanyo, the son of billionaire Ananda Krishnan, chose to abandon his inheritance and become a Buddhist monk in pursuit of spirituality. A Thai-Malaysian monk born in London and educated in UK. He was ordained in Thailand and lived there, leaving behind a life of immense wealth and privilege. He did surprised many and his choice was unexpected. Initially as a temporary measure, but somehow later evolved into a permanent way of life. Ven. Ajahn Siripanyo is now the Abbot of hermitage Dtao Dam on the Thai-Burmese border in Saiyok National Park, Thailand.
    He was in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia years back giving an enthralling Dhamma talk on the timeless teachings of Ajahn Chah.
    Thank you Rinpoche for this inspiring sharing.

    https://www.tsemrinpoche.com/tsem-tulku-rinpoche/buddhas-dharma/ajahn-siripanno.html
  • Samfoonheei
    Sunday, Oct 13. 2024 05:02 PM
    The Tibetan diaspora began in 1959 after the People’s Liberation Army entered the country. Thousands of Tibetan and the Dalai Lama fled into exile to India. The Indian government led by Jawaharlal Nehru kind enough to offer land which was scattered throughout the country. The Tibetans as refugees on which the Tibetans would be able to reestablish themselves. After 60 years of protests, campaigns and fundraising, the Tibetan movement has not been fruitful, increase the living welfare condition and Tibetans continue to depend on the kindness of their host countries. Due to these many Tibetan in exile left India to elsewhere and other countries seeking a better future. In the last 60 years, the Tibetan leadership have not been successful in making progress with their political goals. Surprisingly the Tibetan Spiritual leader Dalai Lama said in an interview published letter that Europe has accepted “too many” refugees . While there is many protests and attempts to pressure Europe to accept more refugees.
    Further more the unethical ban against Shugden making life more difficult for many Dorje Shugden practitioners . Because of the ban against Dorje Shugden the whole Tibetan Buddhist world is divided until now. May all be harmonious soon even recently .Dalai Lama had said we could practice Interesting read. Interesting read.
    Thank you Rinpoche and Khong Jean Ai for this sharing.

    https://www.tsemrinpoche.com/tsem-tulku-rinpoche/current-affairs/dalai-lama-says-too-many-refugees-in-europe.html
  • Samfoonheei
    Sunday, Oct 13. 2024 05:01 PM
    The Kalmyks are the only traditionally Buddhist people living within Europe. As Tibetan Buddhists, the Kalmyks regard the Dalai Lama as their spiritual leader. Kalmykia is a historical crossroads on the Silk Road. The Western Mongol Kalmyk tribes. The Kalmyks live primarily in the Republic of Kalmykia, a federal subject of Russia located in the southeast European part of Russia. The Kalmyks are the only inhabitants of Europe whose national religion is Buddhism. They embraced Buddhism in the early part of the 17th century and belong to the Tibetan Buddhist. Like other Mongols, the Kalmyk are very spiritual Tibetan Buddhists, but their Buddhism has a strong admixture of indigenous beliefs and shamanistic practices. Buddhism spread among Mongols during the time of the Mongol Empire. They have come a long way till now, with rich traditions in song, dance, music, arts and a powerful heritage ,strong convictions.
    Thank you Rinpoche for this interesting information of the hidden Kalmykia society.

    https://www.tsemrinpoche.com/tsem-tulku-rinpoche/art-architecture/kalmykia-lore-and-memory-at-the-far-side-of-the-buddhist-world.html
  • Samfoonheei
    Sunday, Oct 13. 2024 05:01 PM
    Thaipusam is a Tamil Hindu festival celebrated on the first full moon day of the Tamil month. The festival is celebrated to commemorate the victory of Hindu God Murugan over the demon Surapadman. The festival commemorates the triumph of good over evil by many devotees throughout Malaysia. For Hindus, Thaipusam is a day to cleanse oneself of sins and to repent for any transgressions in the past year.Devotees place a great deal of emphasis on the Vel. Silver, gold, lead, copper, and iron which is the five metals. It is said to be able to absorb all negative energy, spread positivity, and destroy all dangerous energies. Wearing yellow during Thaipusam as Lord Murugan’s favourite colour. Well Yellow is also associated with new beginnings, peace and happiness. On that day many devotees will be wearing yellow in color. Devotees will carry heavy ornate structures called kavadis while others have their tongues, cheeks and backs pierced with hooks and skewers. They then walk barefoot up 272 steps to the Batu Caves temple. Women devotees will carry the milk pots on that day. Thousands of locals and tourist from around the world of different faith will be there to witness this auspicious festival.
    Thank you Rinpoche for this sharing.

    https://www.tsemrinpoche.com/tsem-tulku-rinpoche/art-architecture/special-hindu-festival.html
  • Samfoonheei
    Monday, Oct 7. 2024 01:10 PM
    Dorje Shugden controversy began when the Dalai Lama made successive attempts to wrongly assert the nature of the Dharma Protector Dorje Shugden to be a harmful spirit. The great lineage masters such as Kyabje Pabongka Rinpoche and Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche’s teachings are amongst the greatest dharma that forms the foundation of Gelugpa education. As confirmed that Dorje Shugden is an emanation of Manjushri. Dorje Shugden is an enlightened Dharma Protector who manifested about 400 years ago from a lineage of erudite masters. They cant be wrong . Dorje Shugden via the Panglung oracle had helped the Dalai Lama in his great escape out of Tibet. There are so many highly attained lamas who practices Dorje Shugden and their reincarnations have been coming back again and again. Even 5th Dalai Lama composed a prayer to Dorje Shugden and built a Protector chapel dedicated to Dorje Shugden as well. That’s Trode Khangsar in Central Lhasa which is still there. The ban of Dorje Shugden is unnecessary and illogical as the bigger purpose of Dorje Shugden,is the preservation of the Dharma. The Tibetan Leadership (CTA) has instituted this ban against Dorje Shugden for many years and its time to lift the ban. May more people read and understand the ban and the real reason behind this controversy.
    Thank you Rinpoche and Pastor David for sharing this post.

    https://www.tsemrinpoche.com/tsem-tulku-rinpoche/great-lamas-masters/our-lama-vs-the-dalai-lama-the-underlying-reasons-for-the-ban.html
  • Samfoonheei
    Monday, Oct 7. 2024 01:08 PM
    Panchen Sonam Dragpa a scholar ,great master, writer, abbot of all monastic universities. Well known for writing 11 definitive volumes of philosophical teachings. He was the unmistaken incarnation of the pure monk Duldzin Drakpa Gyaltsen who was a direct disciple of Je Tsongkhapa.Panchen Sonam Dragpa was unique in having served as abbot of the three main Gelug monasteries that is Ganden, Sera and Drepung. The only person ever to have received this honour. Panchen Sonam Dragpa’s collected works spans volumes, constituting the main textbooks which is still used today.
    Worth reading over and over again this great Lama life’s story.
    Thank you Rinpoche for this great sharing.

    https://www.tsemrinpoche.com/tsem-tulku-rinpoche/buddhas-dharma/the-most-illustrious-panchen-sonam-drakpa.html
  • Samfoonheei
    Monday, Oct 7. 2024 12:59 PM
    Troll is a being in Nordic folklore, described as trolls dwell in isolated areas of rocks, mountains, or caves, live together in small family units, and are rarely helpful to human beings. Trolling behaviors involve tactical aggression to incite emotional responses, which can adversely affect the target’s well-being. Troll represented aspects of life and nature that were beyond human control or understanding. They can be found all over Norway with mysterious rock formations and mountains with troll-like-shapes , sometimes possessing magic powers too. Reading this post had me get to know there’s other forest creatures that existed long ago. An eye opener reading it .
    Thank you Rinpoche for this great sharing.

    https://www.tsemrinpoche.com/tsem-tulku-rinpoche/science-mysteries/the-hidden-nature-of-trolls.html
  • Samfoonheei
    Monday, Oct 7. 2024 12:58 PM
    Dice divination, a fascinating and ancient method of fortune-telling, has been used by various cultures throughout history. Dice hold different meanings and symbolism in various religious traditions, representing chance, fate, and the connection between humans and the divine. Dice are commonly used as divination tools in modern witchcraft and are interpreted to seek insight and guidance from higher powers. Despite all the different rules and approaches, all forms of dice divination are basically the more same.
    In Tibetan Buddhism there are a number of divination methods. Even within dice divination there are many forms, and these are associated with many different deities such as Manjushri, Palden Lhamo and Dorje Shugden. Dorje Shugden divination method is well known to be extremely accurate , very beneficial and effective.
    Our Guru H E Tsem Rinpoche had received the entire transmission and commentary of the Dorje Shugden divination lineage from Dorje Shugden himself. One should maintain very good guru devotion and have clean samaya with our guru with ,have respect for the Dharma and have the deepest faith in the great and powerful enlightened protector Dorje Shugden to do the divination.Tsem Rinpoche has helped thousands of people through his divination methods in Malaysia. Interesting read , more to understand about it.
    Thank you Rinpoche for this sharing with us .

    https://www.tsemrinpoche.com/tsem-tulku-rinpoche/buddhas-dharma/dorje-shugdens-dice-divination.html
  • Samfoonheei
    Tuesday, Oct 1. 2024 01:58 PM
    Visualizing deities while meditating or when we are performing a puja is one of the principal methods used in the Tibetan tradition. Deities are highly symbolic representations of awakened minds that have appeared to past masters in visions. Deities are represented in thangkas and paintings. As more and more people embrace the Tibetan Buddhist path with sincerity and dedication, they understand better and could visualize through the practice. It is not about appeasing a deity, but engaging in formal meditational practices to transform ourselves. The actual practice in Buddhism is to purify karma, accumulate merits by way of Buddha-deity practice, and to create the causes and conditions for spiritual realisations.
    Thank you Rinpoche and Pastor David for these great teachings.

    https://www.tsemrinpoche.com/tsem-tulku-rinpoche/buddhas-dharma/deity-practice-in-buddhism.html
  • Samfoonheei
    Tuesday, Oct 1. 2024 01:50 PM
    Lama Thubten Phurbu a prominent Gelug lama born in a village in Shanglaxiuxiang, Qinghai.As a young child, he showed extraordinary intelligence. Lama Thubten Phurbu is at the forefront of spreading Je Tsongkhapa’s tradition and Dorje Shugden inside Tibet. Lama Thubten Phurbu is responsible for propagating this Dharma Protector’s practice to many. Well respected by many in Kham, Tibet and is a deeply respected local figure known for his work in the community and have done much more for the Tibetan people than the CTA have. Lama Thubten Phurbu’s great works have benefited many sentient beings in Tibet and China. He travels occasionally to the West, India and Nepal to give teachings on Lama Tsongkhapa’s precious lineage as well as Dorje Shugden’s practice. Visited many places spreading Lama Tsongkhapa’s teachings, teaching the Lam Rim as well as the Mind Transformation teachings, and promoting the lineage of Dorje Shugden with the support from the Chinese government . Great sharing of a great Lama.
    Thank you Rinpoche and Pastor David for this sharing.

    https://www.tsemrinpoche.com/tsem-tulku-rinpoche/great-lamas-masters/incredible-lama-thubten-phurbu-and-his-activities.html

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Look at how attentive of the members during Dharma talk. It is through hearing, contemplation and practicing Dharma, one is able to eradicate delusions and march towards liberation. 28/9/2024 Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta
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Look at how attentive of the members during Dharma talk. It is through hearing, contemplation and practicing Dharma, one is able to eradicate delusions and march towards liberation. 28/9/2024 Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta
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Pastor  did dharma sharing on KFR retreat puja, purification after retreat and karma. Kechara Penang weekly puja. Pic taken by Siew Hong.
Under the guidance from Pastor Seng Piow, Kechara Penang Study Group members completed our weekly Dorje Shugden Puja. 28th September 2024 by Jacinta.
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Under the guidance from Pastor Seng Piow, Kechara Penang Study Group members completed our weekly Dorje Shugden Puja. 28th September 2024 by Jacinta.
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24th Aug 2024, Kechara Penang Study Group members have completed weekly puja. A variety of kuihs and fruits were offered up on behalf of sponsors. By Jacinta
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Offerings being set up, getting ready to start the first day of Kechara Penang Group's retreat. By Jacinta
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10th Aug 2024. Kechara Penang Study Group completed DS puja, led by Siew Hong. Uploaded by Jacinta.
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10th Aug 2024. Kechara Penang Study Group completed DS puja, led by Siew Hong. Uploaded by Jacinta.
Thank you Pastor Seng Piow for the dharma sharing and leading today's puja 3rd August 2024. Pic by Siew Hong and uploaded by Jacinta.
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Thank you Pastor Seng Piow for the dharma sharing and leading today's puja 3rd August 2024. Pic by Siew Hong and uploaded by Jacinta.
Puja sponsorships packages of RM100, RM 50 and RM30. Really appreciate the continuous support for our Penang DS Chapel. 28/7/2024 By Jacinta
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Puja sponsorships packages of RM100, RM 50 and RM30. Really appreciate the continuous support for our Penang DS Chapel. 28/7/2024 By Jacinta
Completed weekly puja at Penang DS Chapel. 27th July 2024 by Jacinta.
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Completed weekly puja at Penang DS Chapel. 27th July 2024 by Jacinta.
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For those Penang members who were back in Penang, instead of having a weekend off, they chose to go to Penang DS centre and did a DS puja for the benefits of all beings. 20th July 2024, Saturday. By Jacinta
So proud of Penang Kecharians for attending initiations given by Venerable Chojila at Kechara Forest Retreat, Bentong on 20th - 21st July 2024. Against all odds, many of us made it there. (Not in the pic Mr. Teo and Sunny) By Jacinta.
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So proud of Penang Kecharians for attending initiations given by Venerable Chojila at Kechara Forest Retreat, Bentong on 20th - 21st July 2024. Against all odds, many of us made it there. (Not in the pic Mr. Teo and Sunny) By Jacinta.
Wishing all sponsors' wishes be fulfilled and thanks for supporting our Kechara Penang Puja packages on 13/7/2024. By Jacinta
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Wishing all sponsors' wishes be fulfilled and thanks for supporting our Kechara Penang Puja packages on 13/7/2024. By Jacinta
#throwback 13th July 2024, Kechara Penang Study Group completed DS puja. We have special guest that day, Paul, a long time senior Kecharian with his friends. By Jacinta
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#throwback 13th July 2024, Kechara Penang Study Group completed DS puja. We have special guest that day, Paul, a long time senior Kecharian with his friends. By Jacinta
Beautiful offerings arranged by Choong. Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta.
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Beautiful offerings arranged by Choong. Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta.
7/7/2024 Kechara Penang weekly puja completed. Kechara Penang Study Girup by Jacinta.
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7/7/2024 Kechara Penang weekly puja completed. Kechara Penang Study Girup by Jacinta.
This week's puja offerings sponsored by a few people and we hope their wishes be fulfilled. Pic taken by Choong and uploaded by Jacinta.
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This week's puja offerings sponsored by a few people and we hope their wishes be fulfilled. Pic taken by Choong and uploaded by Jacinta.
29th June 2024. Kechara Penang Study Group completed weekly Dorje Shugden cum Manjushri Namasangiti. Pic taken by Choong and uploaded by Jacinta
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29th June 2024. Kechara Penang Study Group completed weekly Dorje Shugden cum Manjushri Namasangiti. Pic taken by Choong and uploaded by Jacinta
Need a dose of spiritual nourishment or perhaps any spiritual protection? Do take up our Kechara Penang food/candles offering packages. Do not hesitate to contact our member Choong for more info. Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta.
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Need a dose of spiritual nourishment or perhaps any spiritual protection? Do take up our Kechara Penang food/candles offering packages. Do not hesitate to contact our member Choong for more info. Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta.
Different food offerings offered on Penang Kechara Chapel's altar behalf of the sponsors. May sponsors' wishes be fulfilled. Great effort from Choong Soon Heng, one of our Kechara Penang dedicated members who thought of this way for people to generate merits while clearing obstacles. Uploaded by Jacinta.
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Different food offerings offered on Penang Kechara Chapel's altar behalf of the sponsors. May sponsors' wishes be fulfilled. Great effort from Choong Soon Heng, one of our Kechara Penang dedicated members who thought of this way for people to generate merits while clearing obstacles. Uploaded by Jacinta.
These are some of the offerings offered on behalf of our sponsors. We have different offerings packages which one can choose from or just simply sponsor our weekly puja in dedication to our loved ones. Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta.
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These are some of the offerings offered on behalf of our sponsors. We have different offerings packages which one can choose from or just simply sponsor our weekly puja in dedication to our loved ones. Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta.
We hope you enjoyed our pictures, as much as we enjoyed our Wesak Day together in Penang. Let us carry the energy and enthusiasm we experienced so far and inspires many more. Happy Wesak Day! 22/5/2024 KPSG by Jacinta
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We hope you enjoyed our pictures, as much as we enjoyed our Wesak Day together in Penang. Let us carry the energy and enthusiasm we experienced so far and inspires many more. Happy Wesak Day! 22/5/2024 KPSG by Jacinta
Puja offering packages. Thanks to those who sponsored the puja. May all your wishes be fulfilled. KPSG by Jacinta
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Puja offering packages. Thanks to those who sponsored the puja. May all your wishes be fulfilled. KPSG by Jacinta
Colourful altar with plenty of offerings. We had DS puja with Praise to Buddha Shakyamuni as we celebrate this special day of Buddha's Birth, Enlightenment and Parinirvana. KPSG by Jacinta
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Colourful altar with plenty of offerings. We had DS puja with Praise to Buddha Shakyamuni as we celebrate this special day of Buddha's Birth, Enlightenment and Parinirvana. KPSG by Jacinta
Some of the activities done during the Wesak Day Celebration in Penang. Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta.
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Some of the activities done during the Wesak Day Celebration in Penang. Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta.
Wesak Day Celebration in Penang!Buddha's Bathing Ritual. 22/5/2024 Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta.
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Wesak Day Celebration in Penang!Buddha's Bathing Ritual. 22/5/2024 Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta.
11/5/2024 Saturday @3pm. After puja, all members helped out clearing the offerings and we shared out the blessed food offerings with our families, friends and even animals. Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta
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11/5/2024 Saturday @3pm. After puja, all members helped out clearing the offerings and we shared out the blessed food offerings with our families, friends and even animals. Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta
11/5/2024 Saturday @3pm. Activities during puja. Members chanting Dorje Shugden mantras. We've completed Dorje Shugden puja cum Namasangiti. Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta.
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11/5/2024 Saturday @3pm. Activities during puja. Members chanting Dorje Shugden mantras. We've completed Dorje Shugden puja cum Namasangiti. Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta.
11/5/2024, Saturday @3pm. Activities : Offerings of khata to Rinpoche, garland of flowers to Dorje Shugden and a new Tibetan butterlamp being offered on the altar. Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta
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11/5/2024, Saturday @3pm. Activities : Offerings of khata to Rinpoche, garland of flowers to Dorje Shugden and a new Tibetan butterlamp being offered on the altar. Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta
Today we have an inaugural cancer free diet talk and info sharing by Mr. Ooi. Mr. Ooi is a Penangite and like any other man, he has a family to provide for. From colon cancer stage 4,he is now known as a cancer-free man. Learn more about his story and his acquaintance with Dorje Shugden here https://youtu.be/x7i-yXJBUwM?si=A-5O0udxjg52iS58
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Today we have an inaugural cancer free diet talk and info sharing by Mr. Ooi. Mr. Ooi is a Penangite and like any other man, he has a family to provide for. From colon cancer stage 4,he is now known as a cancer-free man. Learn more about his story and his acquaintance with Dorje Shugden here https://youtu.be/x7i-yXJBUwM?si=A-5O0udxjg52iS58
Kind-hearted sponsors sponsored these kuih-muih & flowers for today's puja @ 4th May, 2024. Should you wish to contribute these or sponsor our weekly puja, do contact us for more details. Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta.
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Kind-hearted sponsors sponsored these kuih-muih & flowers for today's puja @ 4th May, 2024. Should you wish to contribute these or sponsor our weekly puja, do contact us for more details. Kechara Penang Study Group by Jacinta.
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