Malaysia is a country that truly embraces diversity, creating a wonderful tapestry of cultures, races and religions living together in harmony. An example of this is the festival of Thaipusam among the Hindu Indian (Tamil) communities. This festival is celebrated with a lot of energy, ceremony and religious devotion. While celebrated all over the...
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One of the best things about living in or visiting Malaysia is the food everyone says. It is cheap and plentiful. I wanted to share with all of you some of the absolutely delicious dishes that Malaysia has to offer. I know many of them are meat based and I am not promoting meat, but...
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Dear friends, This news is indeed interesting because China is the world’s largest economy officially now and the U.S. is second according to this report. The PPP measure of output makes India the third largest economy, followed by Japan in fourth and Germany in fifth. Russia, Brazil, France, Indonesia and the UK make up...
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Dear friends, I have always been very interested in human psychology which has compelled me to read and learn more about different types of people and personalities, especially those who do not conform to normal societal conventions. One such group of people is serial killers. It is their psychology that fascinates me because I...
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Dear friends around the world, We are very honoured to have been given this opportunity to write on His Eminence the 25th Tsem Rinpoche’s blog. We wanted to get this information out to create more awareness on basic human rights that are denied to ‘minorities’ within society, such as widows. We wanted to educate...
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Dear friends, Every single living being is different in their own ways, and we all have our own quirks and idiosyncrasies. People have their habits and sometimes they do strange things that others may not understand. Reading up on some of these habits, as well as unusual and weird addictions may actually help us...
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Dear friends around the world, Many times we do not do well with relationships that we cling onto for the sake of not losing them. We will do anything to not lose this person and in the end we lose them anyways or we are just miserable. We don’t delve deeper to see if the...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) Dear friends around the world, I like this article by Mr. Craig Lewis and sharing it for educational purposes. I like it when world leaders show respect to other cultures and religions. Each country have cultures and unique traditions that is one of the treasures of mankind and when leaders pay...
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Dear friends, In the past, believing in God was almost a cultural trend in America and other Western countries; it was just what most people did. But as society becomes increasingly modernised, people are less inclined to lean in this direction. With the tremendous amount of information and knowledge that is freely available today,...
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Dear friends around the world, I have come across so many stories of suffering, pain and abandonment but sometimes one stands out stronger than the rest. What happened to this little boy doggie is heartbreaking. I am re-posting here to create awareness and to bring attention to the heroes that help animals and create...
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Dear friends around the world, I was quite surprised by this article. Nepali and all foreign workers do not leave their country to work in another country because they are doing well or able to survive. Obviously they are not doing well and due to dire circumstances they must leave their beloved family, friends,...
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Issues of religious discrimination have been going on for hundreds of years, it must stop now. This discrimination has brought nothing but pain and sorrow and so each person should be given religious freedom to adopt whichever religion they wish to. Some people in Bangladesh do not understand that violence is not the way...
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Dear friends around the world, I like to provide educational information that helps people in their daily lives. Here is another post I am sharing for strictly educational purposes and I hope it will help. Prevention is the best but if infected, this post might help also. I hope no one is infected by...
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Dear friends, I came across this article and found it very somewhat interesting. I don’t like the title or words that infer racism, but I am just reproducing from the original here but not agreeing with the title and all the views. I have nothing against white people or any people of any color....
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Dear friends around the world, In Asian cultures, especially Chinese culture, getting married is considered a very essential part of life. Therefore marriage is very much encouraged. Nine out of ten families think very highly of marriage because having a family bloodline is considered as honouring the ancestors and bringing glory to the family....
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Dear friends, Violation of religious freedom and human rights is a growing issue because as our society is moving forward and becoming more advanced, we naturally ask more questions. When there are questions, there is conflict and disagreement, and from there arises discrimination. Especially in this era in which an internet connection is so...
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Buddhism is said to be one of the fastest growing religion in the West. Although Buddhism was first brought into the West 150 years ago when the Chinese migrated to the west, it was only 50 – 60 years ago when Buddhist temples and centres started to establish themselves by great scholars from all...
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I found this article to be very intriguing as well as interesting. In Buddhism, it is said there is no beginning but there is an end to our individual existences once we reach enlightenment. Also time and our rebirth has no beginning whatsoever but upon the destruction of the non-existent ‘I’ then our ego based...
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Dear friends around the world, It is very important to take good care of our pets because keeping a pet is equivalent to taking care of a child. Once we have decided to take care of them, it is our responsibility to make sure they are healthy and treated well. For modern-day people, due...
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Dear friends around the world, I find it infinitely fascinating that in the Grand Canyons in the state of Arizona, USA you can find massive ancient carvings of figures that look like Lord Buddha. Please read carefully and ask yourself these questions? Who carved these? Why? Are there further evidence this is Buddha or...
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