Cosmic Tantra
Dear friends and those who want to go serious, You know I was watching a video on Madonna’s Sticky and Sweet Tour and also a Abba video on youtube…and I got the...
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Dear friends and those who want to go serious, You know I was watching a video on Madonna’s Sticky and Sweet Tour and also a Abba video on youtube…and I got the...
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The Benefits of Offering Lamps are: 1. One obtains bright, beautiful and good eyes. 2. One has proper understanding and views. 3. One will easily obtain the ‘heavenly...
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Dear friends, I thought I give a short video talk on change and how to integrate dharma into our lives now and immediately. We like to make excuses and...
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Dear Friends, A couple of years back I came across a book ‘Dragon Thunder’ written by Diana Mukpo about Chogyam Trungpa. It was a fascinating book. I enjoyed it very much....
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So anyways, some people asked some questions and I am going to talk about that. Alright. Malas. Malas or rosaries. Malas or rosaries are simply, on a conventional level,...
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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...
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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...
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Special guest speakers including Dr. Phang Cheng Kar, International Healer Anne Jones and Brahmacharini Nishita Chaitanya of Chinmaya Seva Ashram-Hong Kong has taken time from their busy schedule to...
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In the Mahayana teachings, in order to take the ultimate essence of our precious human life, we should aspire to achieve full enlightenment so that we can lead all...
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I would like to share this teaching on Offerings by Panchen Ötrul Rinpoche with my students and friends as it would be most benificial for us to know the...
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Dear friends, In the Tibetan Buddhist Tradition, when one’s teacher is ill, we can request great lamas to compose special prayers that invoke the blessings of the Three Jewels...
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The 84 Mahasiddhas represent all those who have, within a single lifetime, attained direct realization of the Buddha’s teachings. Their life stories represent what they have accomplished and what...
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I wanted to share this article about Renunciation by Lama Yeshe with all of my students and friends as it is so well explained. One can benefit much from...
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The practice of making water offerings to the Buddhas is to generate the merits for the success of our spiritual practice...
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The mission of a spiritual organization is to spread the message of peace taught by its founder and to bring relief to others through its various means...
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Animal liberation is an expression of compassion for other living beings that cannot protect themselves. Due to wrong view and ignorance, human beings have been using animals for food,...
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Buddha means “The Awakened One” or “The Enlightened One”. Although there are many Buddha’s, nowadays when people say “Buddha” they are usually referring to Buddha Shakyamuni...
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In order to make the holy Dharma grow we need to have more inter-center (at our respective countries) communications, support and harmony. For example if one center is having...
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Pujas (prayer sessions / offerings) have a lot of significance… It is not just a prayer that we make when we need help with something or want to ask...
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Taking Refuge By H.H. Kyabje Pabongka Rinpoche The One Hundred and Fifty Verses of Praise says: Take refuge in whomever Has absolutely no shortcomings, Absolutely no blindness, and in...
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The pictures above are the Fasting Buddhas in Tsem Ladrang……my home. I invited a 3 ft Fasting Buddha home today and on this auspicious occasion, I would like to...
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The original teachings of the Eight Verses of Thought Transformation originated from Buddha Shakyamuni. Buddha Shakyamuni gave teachings on great compassion which were passed down to the great panditas...
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Recently, BBC aired a fascinating documentary about the travels of historian Bettany Hughes. In this documentary, she introduces BBC viewers to the seven wonders of the Buddhist world… and...
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24 September 2011 Introduction My fellow Tibetans, both in and outside Tibet, all those who follow the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, and everyone who has a connection to Tibet and...
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Thai forest monk Thanissaro Bhikkhu, a frequent contributor to Tricycle, sends the following: It never ceases to amaze me that scholars—who should know better—keep repeating the idea that the...
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In a typical Thai Buddhist family, every male aged 20 and above is expected to be ordained as a monk for a period of time. It can be from...
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POINTING THE STAFF AT THE OLD MAN By: Guru Rinpoche through Yeshe Tsogyal Written down by The Princess of Kharchen, for the sake of future generations. WHILE THE GREAT...
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Dear Rinpoché, I had a couple more questions. Could you please explain the benefits of wearing a Buddhist pendant such as Avalokiteshvara, also I was wondering if there was...
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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...
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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...
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I didn’t know about this place at all. We found this place by total accident and glad we did. Huge statue of Luang Phor Thuad/Long Por Thuat (龙普托)...
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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...
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We drove two hours from Bangkok to the world famous Damnoen Saduak Floating Market. There are many floating markets not far from Bangkok, but this one is the original...
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If you are in Bangkok, please go visit the most exquisite Lord Buddha in Wat Traimit. This Wat (Temple) is in Bangkok itself...
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Last night we went to this wonderful night Amphawa Floating market...
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Our large group in Bangkok woke up around 4 am to get ready. We left the hotel at around 5 am to drive to Banglampoo area of Bangkok...
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I came across this very beautiful and exquisite pictorial biography of Buddha Sakyamuni in a book produced and printed by the Dhammikarama Burmese Buddhist Temple in Penang.
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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...
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I visited the famous Penang Burmese Buddhist temple a few days ago again. I loved this temple and so many new improvements have been added to it since...
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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...
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Today, August 8, 2011 I visited three large Buddhist temples in Kelantan, East Malaysia. They are Wat Machimmaram, Wat Pikulthong and Wat Photivihan. Wat means Temple or place of...
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Please take a look at this above video I did today for you. I hope it will bring you more light….. Dear friends, Today I was at the beach...
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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;...
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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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Ven. Sri Dhammaratana 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....
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I’ve just received a multimedia message from Liaison Susan Lim and I’d like to share this news with you. Susan and a few of my students have recently been...
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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...
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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...
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As a child and teenager, I use to spend hundreds of hours painting the Buddhas, mountains, caves, forests and meditators in forests… I loved painting them. I connected with...
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Dear Henry, I am happy to see your practice. It’s ‘funny’, but at the time of death, considering all of our activities in our lifetime, the ‘activity’ below are...
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This article was sent to me by a Dharma friend. When I read through it, I thought it is VERY PRECIOUS. Any teachings by His Holiness Kyabje Zong Rinpoche...
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In the evening after Gen Losang taught how to do pujas to consecrate mantras for insertion, he taught our Kecharians how to do Dakini Dance for long life...
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Dear blog friends, Earlier at Tsem Ladrang Ven. Gen Losang taught our group some more pujas. Today it was how to consecrate mantras for insertion into precious statues. After...
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I am so happy to see this… my student Susan Lim from Kechara Media and Publications (KMP) is creative and decided to take the teachings I gave on Youtube and...
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According to the commitments of Higher Annuttara Tantra such as Guhyasamaja, Heruka, Cittamani Tara, Vajra Yogini, Yamantaka, Kalacakra, Gyelwa Gyatso, Hevajra, etc you must keep the tantric implements, tantric...
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Part 1 (27 June 2011) Part 2 (29 June 2011) Dear friends, Recently I gave teachings on the day of the LAM RIM RECITATION RETREAT began and two...
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Our very first children’s comic book is out! This is our first children’s book written by a dear student of mine, Shirley Maya Tan, and it certainly won’t be the...
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Dear blog friends, Please take a look at these incredible beautiful and HUGE STATUES of various Buddhas and Bodhisattvas throughout China. I am so amazed with these statues and...
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Soon Kechara House will be having a Lamrim retreat in our gompa. At my request, Liaison Yap Yoke Fui has very kindly brought together a committee to organise this...
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Wesak is a big event in the worldwide Buddhist calendar! In view of the recent Wesak festivities, just how did the other countries around the world celebrate this day?...
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Dear Rinpoche, I have a picture of tangka of the Medicine Buddha from your site and I’m very interested about any information about the wrathful forms of the Medicine...
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Rinpoche, It’s in our wish and daily prayers as a buddhist to attain enlightenment for the welfare of all sentient beings. But I don’t even know what enlightenment...
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Dear Rinpoche, I heard someone saying that if we look close enough the “Me” that exists in the morning is not the same “Me” that goes to sleep at...
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Dearest Rinpoche, wish you well and in good health always. I am so happy and grateful that i am able to take refuge under Your Eminence during...
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Rinpoche, I have a question about one of the precept vows I found on your website. The eight one: to refrain from “Wearing jewellery, cosmetics or perfume, enjoying...
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Rinpoche, Gyabshi training in progress. Chia and I went through the puja with them and gave explanations on meaning and ritual parts; next, trainees will actually do the whole puja...
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Dear friends, I was instructed by one of my teachers years ago to do a book on my biography. I didn’t want to do it. I thought that my...
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For the longest time I wanted to invite a large Vajra Yogini statue into my personal residence. Decades ago I can only dream of such an event. But...
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Wesak 2011 Yesterday was Wesak Day, a national holiday in Malaysia. Malaysian Govt recognizes the important spiritual holidays of all religions…it’s beautiful. Wesak Day was the date Lord...
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I received this article in the mail and it caught my attention. These days it is very rare to hear the account of practitioners with attainments, so I thought...
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Wisdom from an Old Lady For ninety-nine years, I have worked for the benefit of beings. now this work is almost complete. I will not take birth again in...
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A question from my blog: Rinpoche, why did you choose Setrap for kechara House to practice? I heard that when you were young, you really like Pelden Hlamo....
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Tonight, in part of my talk at Kechara House’s Setrap Retreat, I explained about Setrap and why we make wrathful offerings to Dharma Protectors. Setrap is the Dharma Protector...
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Question Series for my FB Friends: After recieving Vajra Yogini’s sacred initiation, what are the exact commitments we should uphold daily, monthly and for life? What are the essentials?...
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Question Series for my FB Friends: Tsongkapa holds stems to two lotuses. What are on the lotuses? What do the items represents? What are the items telling us we...
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Question Series for my Fb Friends: Varjra Yogini’s left sacred foot steps on who or what? What is the position of the being She’s stepping on? What is the...
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by CHATRAL RINPOCHE I bow down before the Lama, Buddha Amitayus, And the bodhisattvas in training. I shall now in brief describe the benefits Of freeing animals and ransoming...
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Suffering is my Protector How many years have gone by, pursuing this and that empty of tangibility, Yet all I have is a sense of voidness dancing in the...
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dear rinpoche, yes, doing dharma work is fantastic. however, what’s your opinion on this – if for example, someone in all his/her determination to do dharma work and benefit...
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A few years back I approached one student to open a restaurant for KECHARA. But the student declined citing various reasons. There are people who find reasons to win...
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Dear Everyone, Your questions are valid and well thought out..I am glad you are contemplating. Ghantapa the ‘monk’ had a consort but that doesn’t mean I can...
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As a Vajrayana practitioner, do you not partake of meat at vajra feasts? I am a great admirer of the late Kalu Rinpoche. Now in Sukumvati. He was very...
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When we wish to engage in dharma practice, in order for it to be genuine, take roots and really hit us deep in the core for us to make...
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My Dear Blog friends, I am so glad you can join me here to read information I share with everyone. Blogging is not something I look forward to…but I blog...
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Thailand is an amazing place, where spirituality is still practiced by a large percentage of the population. This has resulted in an abundance of spiritual places that are unique...
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Or view the video on the server at: http://video.tsemtulku.com/videos/Advice_to_Yamantaka_Initiation.flv Dear everyone, these are just some thoughts I had. I hope they help you. Much care, Tsem Rinpoche ...
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I do not remember nor recall what I did or who I was in my previous lives. I was told I am a reincarnation of the abbot of...
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In the past decade, it seems that in the Western World, in particularly, America - Buddhism has really taken off and been embraced by many people. There are Sanghas,...
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About 2 months ago, it was decided by the Kechara Education Committee that they wanted to step up their education classes. They wanted to hold classes for more serious...
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VERY HOLY AND SACRED. I was presented with this beautiful Tsa-tsa of Lord Maitreya Buddha a short while back. The clay of this tsa-tsa is mixed with the...
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