(By Tsem Rinpoche) Thich Nhat Hanh is an expatriate Vietnamese Zen Buddhist monk. A teacher, author, and peace activist, Nhat Hanh was born in central Vietnam on October 11, 1926. He joined a Zen monastery at the age of 16, studied Buddhism as a novice, and was fully ordained as a monk in 1949....
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I did a post a while back called “Yesterday I Experienced True Generosity” and in the comments section Kevin wrote a nice story about Buddha, a lamp and old lady. Here is the post. Thanks Kevin, Tsem Rinpoche From Kevin Tan on Sep 11, 2011 at 1:45 am This old lady reminded...
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H.E. Tsem Rinpoche Visits Wat Pho Thailand! I love Wat Po and have visited numerous times. I use to come here in the quiet of the day to do my prayers/sadhanas years ago. Now it’s streaming with tourists non-stop. Very popular place for people to visit and make wishes at this sacred temple....
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When the Chinese Zodiac reached Japan, it met with a very strong and positive response and became very popular among the Japanese...
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This picture says it all…How kind our mothers are to us. How kind our fathers are to us. How kind our teachers are to us. All of us have someone very kind in our lives that nurtured us. Never forget their kindness. Never live your life like you did it on your own…impossible. Repay...
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One of the top 10 great Guru monks of the country (Thailand) is Luang Phor Chong of Wat NaTangNok Temple, BangSai district, Ayuthaya province. He passed away on the Buddhist important MaKhaBuCha day of February 17th, B.E. 2508, with the age of 93. Luang Phor Chong and Luang Phor Parn of Wat BangNomKho are...
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You know we were driving to Wat Po, the Royal Palace area and it took us around 1.45 hours for a normally 25 min ride due to very heavy traffic. At many places we were at a standstill. At one of these standstills, I looked out of the window and guess what??!! I spotted...
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Dear friends, Today I visited four large Buddhist Temples here in Kelantan State in East Coast Malaysia. Afterwards the blog team and I went to the Beach (August 8, 2011) to film a Paranormal episode, teachings on the Yoga of Tsongkapa in abbreviated commentary and also a story about the attitude behind Dharma work...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) Concentration is important in both Dharma practice and ordinary life. The Tibetan word for the practice of concentration is zhi-nay (zhi-gNas). Zhi means peace and nay means to dwell; zhi-nay, then, is dwelling in peace or being without busyness. If we do not carefully watch the mind it may seem that...
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Here is an update from our study group in Johor Bahru (Southern most state in Malaysia). The Kechara Southern Jewel Chapel (KSJC) is very much a part of the Kechara family. Whenever we have an event in KL, there would definitely be someone from KSJC who would come and join in. The chapel members...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) Angulimala’s life story is especially famous within the Theravadan school. His story shows how it is possible to change your life for the better...
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In 1927, Kham (Tibet), His Eminence Khensur Rinpoche Jampa Yeshe was born...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) Last week, I was invited by the Buddhist Maha Vihara Malaysia to attend their special Dana ceremony in celebration of Venerable K. Sri Dhammaratana’s 63rd birthday. This Dana ceremony was also to commemorate the 1st anniversary of the passing away of Ven Chief Dhammaratana’s mother, the late Madam Daya Siriwardena. Dana...
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Dear friends, I went a few days ago with Pastor Loh Seng Piow, Justin Ripley, Ethan and Bryan to CHIN SWEE TEMPLE in Genting Highlands which is about one hour away from our capital Kuala Lumpur. We went up there to shoot a episode of me telling Paranormal stories for TSEM RINPOCHE’S PARANORMAL ZONE...
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In 1987, the China Disabled People’s Performing Arts Troupe was formed. They are a professional performing arts troupe made up of 106 performers with hearing and/or visual impairments or physical disabilities. For the next 20 years, the 106 performers worked hard to turn professional in 2000. By 2004, they gave up their government allowance,...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) I’ve just received a multimedia message from Susan and I’d like to share this news with you. Susan and a few of my students have recently been selected by the Trusol group to join the team. Today, they are out and about to purchase ritual items and also get their uniforms...
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On the 2/7/11 to 3/7/11, Kechara House attempted and officially made it into the Malaysian Book of Records for the Longest non-stop Lamrim Recitation (24 hours). It is wonderful to see so many people committing and fulfilling their commitment with pure dedication and motivation in their hearts. The retreat went on for 5 days, and...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) The lineage of the Lamrim originated from Buddha Shakyamuni himself. Buddha Shakyamuni taught the profound stages of the path (the wisdom of emptiness) and the extensive (method) stages of the path which forms his 84,000 teachings and the source of the Lamrim. The profound part of the teachings was passed to...
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When I first arrived in Gaden in 1987, I had very little money. I had no financial support. I needed only US$50 a month to buy basic needs, some foods and items. The monastery provides one bowl of rice and a large spoon of lentils once a day at the time and sometimes (1x...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) This is my very precious image of the most powerful person in the Universe-Vajra Yogini. I’ve had this sacred image for nearly one and a half decades now. It was gifted to me while I was in Bodhgaya, India. Yes, Bodhgaya is the place where Shakyamuni was enlightened. It is a...
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