(By Tsem Rinpoche) I am just an ordinary practitioner: “Some of the Lamas, teachers and practitioners are ignorant. Because they want to eat meat and drink alcohol, they say that it is necessary since they are followers of Guru Rinpoche, who ate meat and drank alcohol. But Guru Rinpoche was born miraculously, not like...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) Whenever we let anger control our actions, it’s a clear indication selfish mind is predominant. ~Tsem Rinpoche Being selfish is the core of many of our emotional upheavals and unhappiness. ~Tsem Rinpoche Please stop being held back by anger & fear, step into the light. Stop thinking, just relax and just...
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I thought I would reproduce the question and answer here as it might benefit others also. I thank Mavis for his question. Tsem Rinpoche Dear Rinpoche, Your Eminence mentioned in the Lam rim Lineage teaching that the physical constituents that make up a sentient being are egg, sperm, blood. The formless does...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) Dear Friends, This is very short, precise and to the point. I found on FB and posted it here for your benefit please. Everyone should read this carefully, understand, discuss and apply. If you apply, you will surely get the results. The more adversity, the stronger we grow. Accept adversity with...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) Dear friends, It’s important to understand what our religious directions are. What we should expect out of religion and what we should be expected to do if we accept a religion. There is nothing judgemental here or I am making criterias, but simply expressing how I feel we should apply our religious faiths for the benefit of ourselves, people around us and our planet. It is said religion can create heaven or hell within our world by some, but I think it’s not the religion but our expression of it. Our expression of our...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) Dear friends, There are just some people in the world who have great compassion and live their lives according to this compassion. They harm no one, they abide in love, they think of benefitting others, their speech/mind/body is directed to benefitting others and their presence inspires us to be more and...
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Aug 16, 2010 (By Tsem Rinpoche) I recently found out from Jamie that her mother, Datin Jeniffer Khoo, who has been very instrumental in taking care of rescued puppies/ dogs under the Kechara banner, has been doing Setrap practice very sincerely. She has completed over 1 million Setrap mantra to date. Datin does serkym...
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“If you absorb dharma, open your heart, surrender into it, the rest of your life will be fulfilled and happy. Don’t run anymore. Listen, learn, adhere, do not give up, do not look for another ‘better opportunity’. Stick diligently to the holy dharma and devote the rest of your life to it. Don’t look...
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In You Manjushri How much I have explored I find no repose, Pleasant always turns unpleasant revealing unfailingly the true nature of samsara, All attractions look infallible, but all that is infallible appears fallible, Where do I seek a place where my senses can rest, trust and rely? Nowhere have I searched in...
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May 13, 2012 (By Tsem Rinpoche) I like very much for students to give Dharma talks to other students. After all Dharma is to be learned, shared and realized by both teacher and student. So teaching dharma helps both the teacher and student. Take a look at these three who speaks are...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) The other night I was with Paris, David and a few others and I gave them a talk on how when we have something now, we don’t have it later, but the imprints to desire for it are still there creating alot of trouble for us continuously. How does that work?...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) (译文请往下阅读) Dear everyone, students, members and friends, I have been thinking of this for quite a while, and from all aspects. An initiation whether it is lower tantra or higher tantra, specifically plants the seed of enlightenment in the disciple’s mind-stream, so that when they do their practice, hold on to their vows, and keep on to their samaya, it will actualize its seeds in this or future lives. Actualize means to obtain the qualities of the deity of which they are being initiated into. Therefore, I would say 99% of the ...
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4 March 2011 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia As the symbol for compassion and enlightenment, Bodhi trees can be found in almost every Buddhist monastery. This is hardly a surprise given the energy generated by the monastic community’s ultimate goal – to practice undiscriminating compassion, and achieve enlightenment. Recently, Bodhi trees have been sprouting wherever His...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) March 13, 2010 Dear everyone, A few days ago in my audience room in Kechara House 1, there was a leakage on the ceiling, and water fell directly onto Zong Rinpoche’s statue on the altar, not anywhere else. So I was quite concerned and worried. Without asking me, Monlam, who was...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) (译文请往下阅读) November 9, 2010 Turkey Swamp was a large park with huge lake around 3 hours bicycle ride from my childhood home in New Jersey. If you went by car it’s around 45 mins or more. One of my relatives took me there once and I loved it as a kid. I asked my childhood friend Marc Reed to bicycle there with me. He was very agreeable. He is a very outdoor type of person, strong, energetic and game to try any physical activity. So off Marc and I went…it was a real LONG bike ride and physically gruelling 2-3 hours...
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Kechara has a study group called KSJC in the southern most city of Malaysia in Johor Bahru. The group there who are my students started their own place and have classes under the guidance of our main Kechara House here in Kuala Lumpur. Every year KSJC engage in a Lord Tsongkapa’s retreat of...
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) Vajrayogini in the Gelug Tradition It is said that Vajrayogini was Je Tsonkhapa’s (1357 – 1419 C.E.) innermost yidam. There is no evidence for this since the Gelugpas had paid attention to Vajrayogini/Vajravarahi only as the consort of Chakrasamvara being one of their three principal yidams (gsang bde ‘jigs gsum;...
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Dear Rinpoche, Thank you for this video. I enjoyed it very very much. This one is definitely better in video, not audio! I find these teachings to be extremely clear, concise and very useful for beginners to tantra and even those who are not so new. But what struck me the most from the...
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Dear Friends, I have uploaded here very precious audio and video teachings by His Holiness Kyabje Zong Rinpoche. They are very rare and even to hear the voice of this great master is a tremendous blessing. The teachings on Tantra you can listen to if you have the initiation otherwise please do not listen....
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(By Tsem Rinpoche) Swee Keong's altar in his home is so beautiful. In Gaden the monks always have a Je Tsongkapa set like this with Gyaltsab Rinpoche on the left and Kedrub Rinpoche on the right. Mantras and relics will fill the statue...
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