Dear friends, Social media can be a platform for the spread of love, compassion, acceptance, tolerance and human values which can benefit us all. Unfortunately there are those out there who use social media to spread hate, disharmony and attack others. I myself have been the target of such hate online for many years,...
Tags: dorje shugden, social media
Posted in Current Affairs & News, Dorje Shugden | 30 Comments »
Dear friends, I was inspired to tweet the following on my twitter page. I thought I’d share it here for all of you. Tsem Rinpoche Racism, hatred, prejudice & intolerance never leads to ‘God’ but our own private hell. Accept all & be at peace. ~#tsemtulku My religion may not suit you...
Tags: Buddhism, dorje shugden, inspiration, religion, social media
Posted in Dorje Shugden, Inspiration & Worthy Words | 60 Comments »
Recently His Eminence the 25th Tsem Rinpoche had a series of conversations with a ‘supposed’ follower of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama on Twitter. When we look at the tweets carefully, we see that the messages Tsem Rinpoche received are exactly what other Dorje Shugden practitioners receive online on a daily basis. Tsem...
Tags: Buddhism, dalai lama, dorje shugden, religion, social media
Posted in Buddhas, Dharma & Practice, Dorje Shugden, Guest Contributors | 59 Comments »
(By Pastor Niral Patel and Beatrix Ooi) For over 400 years, the practice of Dorje Shugden has been propagated within all four major traditions of Tibetan Buddhism. Originating in the Sakya tradition, it was eventually adopted by the Gelugpas but has also been practised within the Nyingma and Kagyu traditions. This all changed when...
Tags: black magic, Buddhism, discrimination, dorje shugden, nyingma, social media, thangka
Posted in Current Affairs & News, Dorje Shugden | 39 Comments »
This is the hatred that this nun has expressed on Tsem Rinpoche's Facebook page. Rinpoche has not harmed her in any way. The only reason Rinpoche is subjected to such abuse is because...
Tags: abuse, bhutan, discrimination, dorje shugden, facebook, sangha, social media
Posted in Current Affairs & News, Dorje Shugden, Guest Contributors | 51 Comments »
Dear friends, Bullying and defamation of any sort, including the online variety, is definitely something not to be tolerated. It should never be encouraged in any shape or form. Thus, I am very happy and appreciative to have come across this article and to read about what the Malaysian government is doing for its...
Tags: facebook, social media, twitter
Posted in Current Affairs & News, Malaysia | 9 Comments »
In today’s world, social media is such a huge distraction in our lives that some people and even experts have expressed concerns. We may feel we are more connected but in reality, it’s just an illusion. At the same time, I have also seen the good that social media platforms like Facebook can bring...
Tags: environment, lifestyle, social media
Posted in Etc | 13 Comments »
Dear friends, Good news for so many victims! The Internet and social media is now very, very prevalent and significant in our lives. I don’t particularly like social media much myself but I spend time online because it is a very useful tool to share inspirational news and events and also Buddhist teachings, and clearing...
Tags: current affairs, news, social media
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Dear friends, Some people just put in the effort to learn, succeed and stay ahead of the game. I find stories on people determined to make it my cup of tea. What they succeed in may not be what I want, but it’s the effort, stamina, hard work and consistency they apply to their...
Tags: current affairs, facebook, news, social media
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Dear friends on FB, I am reaching the limit of 5,000 friends allowed. I have around 4,800 now. Once reached, I am unable to accept new friends as per Facebook’s rule. So I might switch to a fan page which is unlimited. I will see how and keep everyone informed on FB and here...
Tags: current affairs, news, social media, Tsem Rinpoche
Posted in Current Affairs & News, Etc | 5 Comments »
By Agence France-Presse | Updated: 5/26/2011 Hackers are out to trick Apple computer users into infecting Macintosh machines with malicious code pretending to be legitimate security software. Apple on Wednesday was warning about a “phishing scam” that stealthily directs Mac users to fake websites which pop-up bogus warnings that computers are infected with viruses....
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By Agence France-Presse, Updated: 5/11/2011 US computer security firm Symantec has said that Facebook accidentally left a door open for advertisers to access profiles, pictures, chat and other private data at the social network. Facebook leaked keys to account data: Symantec US computer security firm Symantec has said that Facebook accidentally left a door...
Tags: current affairs, news, social media
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By Agence France-Presse, Updated: 5/10/2011 YouTube is beefing up its roster of movies for “rent” online in the United States to woo viewers away from television and take on booming Internet service Netflix. “You’re spending just 15 minutes a day on YouTube, and spending five hours a day watching TV,” YouTube head Salar Kamangar...
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Dear Rinpoche, Jean Ai is giving a training session to some of the special project members on how to comment on Rinpoche’s blog, use facebook, and use twitter. She’s teaching us how to maximise these three online applications to promote Rinpoche. Tq regards, jj Dear Rinpoche, Total 25 people are learning with Jean Ai...
Tags: Kechara, social media, students
Posted in Kechara - 13 Depts, Students & Friends | 11 Comments »