Archive for January, 2012

The Marketplace of Ideas. The Statue of Liberty stands as a proclamation of Western, secular freedom and dignity, welcoming all with the words of Emma Lazarus: “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teeming shore.” This principal is what underlies the ideals of...

  Mantras – holy words of power There was a book called Words of Power: Mantras by John Blofeld when I read when I was like, 9 or 10 and boy, I memorized every mantra in there. Oh yes. Very famous Sinologist, he was a very great scholar in China and China arts, and...

    Dear Rinpoche, Greetings! How are you? I hope that you are feeling great, happy and relaxed. ) I have taken the liberty to share with Rinpoche a picture that I saw on FB and I was so touched by it. This is nothing short of total compassion, love and unconditional giving. It...

  ‘Suffering’ for others becomes easy when we realize the ‘real’ us doesn’t even exist.~Tsem Rinpoche  

  Generally stupas are the physical representations of a Buddha’s mind. They come in 8 main shapes. Each shape is equal to the representation of Buddha’s mind.   They can contain: Relics of Buddha Relics of High monks Relics of attained masters Sutras Mantras Multiple images of Buddhas such as statues/tsatsas/pictures/paintings/precious items Wealth vases...

Dear blog friends, I found this beautiful picture that radiates warmth, love, spirituality and great gentle power. His Holiness Dilgo Kyentse Rinpoche to me is a living Guru Rinpoche Padmasambhava. Everything he does is to benefit others. He spent his whole sacred life learning dharma, practicing dharma, accomplishing dharma and dissemenating dharma. When you...

Malaysia saves endangered pygmy elephant on Borneo By Agence France-Presse, Updated: 1/24/2012 Malaysian wildlife authorities said they had rescued a pygmy elephant calf on Borneo island and expressed hope a planned sanctuary would provide protection for the endangered animals.  Malaysian wildlife authorities said they had rescued a pygmy elephant calf on Borneo island and...

    My parents were 100% against me to follow dharma, study dharma or do dharma in any way. They told me I have to get a real job, real career and make myself respectable. They told me if I did dharma or become a monk, they would lose face and disown me. I...

  Dear friends,   Many years ago I was in the car with one of my teachers. He told me I should write a book about my life story. I politely declined. I thought there is nothing much I would like to share about my life nor would it be of interest to anyone....

Wow! The office of the President of Taiwan, His Excellency Mr Ma Ying-jeou is so efficient..they sent a letter to my dear student Li Kim, CEO of Kechara Media and Publications acknowledging the receipt of my biography book, The Promise.

I received an email about this yacht with a man made island built on it and thought it was rather amazing. The yacht was built to cater for billionaires wanting mobility in the sea and space on the property; and the WHY 58X38 has it all.

Dear blog friends,   Look at these sincere gifts and the message that came along with it. I had to blog this and share with everyone. I appreciate what has been given and I appreciate the message very much.   I thank KT Goh and Jeffrey Yee very much for their sincerity. Go all...

I have always encouraged people to become vegetarian. The reason is simple: I can't bear to let animals suffer or to be killed just to suit our taste buds and to fill our stomachs. There are many misconceptions about vegetarian food…

I myself took this picture of His Holiness Kyabje Zong Rinpoche in the back yard of Thubten Dhargye Ling Dharma Centre in Los Angeles where I was living and Zong Rinpoche was staying. Rinpoche was very affectionate towards me and allowed me many special priviledges. I was very fortunate. Dear Friends, I have uploaded...

Many of us have heard that some people have the ability to see the dead and many of us have heard of the movie 'The Sixth Sense'. For 16 year old CJ, who grew up in his grandparents old spooky house in Seremban, had recurring visits from an old lady...

More and more people are sharing their paranormal experiences with us, and I thank Mr. Michael Moore for sharing with us a very kind and sincere story... can you guess what he saw...

Some people encounter with spirits directly and have disturbing experiences with the unseen whilst there are others who experience it very differently, where they feel that the incident has helped them overcome their current situation or obstacle...

What karma awaits you if you harm another living being? For this man he immediately saw the karmic effects when he killed and ate a snake. The video title says, "Hit a snake, eat a snake, turn into a snake". He really did...

In the year 2002, a dog named Rocky made headlines for chasing down a burglar, and taking a bullet in the process. This year, another extraordinary dog amazed people worldwide for her bravery. Bella, a German Shepherd, was stabbed in between her eyes when she tried to protect her owner from intruders...

Dear friends, This was sent to a dharma student of mine. But when I read it through, I thought it might benefit more people. These 15 points I wrote for someone doing Dharma work, but it applies just as easily for secular work.  Of course all the points I wrote are generalizations, but see which one might be useful....