2016-05-12 01:22
Several weeks ago, my Teacher, H.E. the 25th Tsem Tulku Rinpoche (Tsem Rinpoche), gave me the opportunity to write an article about his life story. I was intimidated and yet excited to take… Read More
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TsemRinpoche.com publishes the teachings and thoughts of H.E. the 25th Tsem Rinpoche on Tibetan Buddhism, mantras, prayers and Buddhas and more...
2016-05-12 01:00
Are you the type of person who can develop friendships with others easily because you are likeable or are you the type who needs more time and effort to make friends because your posi… Read More
2016-05-11 23:58
Is Enlightenment for Me? An Enlightened Mind is A Mind of No More Disturbance, a Mind of Clarity, Kindness and Commitment. Enlightenment, as Tsem Rinpoche teaches, is experienced as a state… Read More
2016-05-11 17:02
One of the lamas to have had a huge impact on my life both spiritually and on a physical level is Guru Deva Rinpoche, also known as Sogpu Rinpoche by some (‘Sogpu’ being the Tibe… Read More
2016-05-11 15:49
Dear friends, Another inspirational and beautiful study temple and now in South America. It is incredible when students and sponsors meet, decide to do something good and go ahead with… Read More
2016-05-11 02:47
Manjushri, the Buddha of Wisdom has emanated into countless emanations. He emanates in different forms and aspects according to the time, people and dispositions. He manifests as Yidams or m… Read More
2016-05-09 17:00
Dear friends, I came across this article which I found would be educational. Tsem Rinpoche Britain Should Stop Trying to Pretend That its Empire Was Benevolent Alan Lester May 13, 201… Read More
2016-05-09 15:08
Dear friends around the world, I am most happy to see this beautiful new Buddhist Retreat centre opening in Prince Edward Island, Canada. It is incredibly important to incorporate some… Read More
2016-05-09 14:51
A Story of Tara Tara is a Buddha and meditational deity. Tara is the most popular goddess in the Buddhist pantheon. She is considered to be the Goddess of Universal Compassion who rep… Read More
2016-05-09 14:46
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… Read More
2016-05-08 19:43
It all started in 1976, when His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama made a public statement that the practice of Dorje Shugden is malevolent and that it should be stopped. As a part of the lineage… Read More
2016-05-08 07:00
Happiness comes in so many different forms that it can be hard to define. Unhappiness, on the other hand, is easy to identify; you know it when you see it, and you definitely know when it&rs&hell…Read More
2016-05-07 11:53
If I examine my life honestly, I can safely say that all of the good things that have happened to me have been the result of my teacher, as well as any good qualities that may have scratched… Read More
2016-05-05 20:32
Recently, one of my students drew my attention to a letter written by a Karma Kagyu Lama, His Eminence Lodreu Rabsel Rinpoche. It was addressed to His Holiness the Dalai Lama and the letter… Read More
2016-05-05 17:18
Dear friends around the world, There are many ways for us to see the fragility and also the impermanence of life. Sometimes we get so caught up with the rules, emotions, wants, goals, activi… Read More
2016-05-03 04:00
Dear friends around the world, I am not commenting on the war, the political issues or the fighting. I am simply sharing this beautiful story of Mr. Chiune Sugihara who was just one person w… Read More
2016-05-01 15:24
One morning, I received a teaching from my Guru, His Eminence the 25th Tsem Rinpoche on “Why we want to become Vajrayogini” by Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso. After watching the… Read More
2016-05-01 04:04
马来西亚彭亨州文冬的暹猛路除了有个闻名的情人瀑०……Read More
2016-04-30 20:29
Jul 20, 2014 When I do my ‘duty’ and teach dharma to people and the illusions of samsara, they find it hard to let go. I am accused of not letting them liv… Read More
2016-04-30 11:21
Dear friends, Recently I read through the book ‘Nothing Changes, Everything Changes’. This is a very powerful book as it shows how a change in our perspective will affect how we… Read More
2016-04-30 00:18
By Edward Ooi Hello everyone, it’s me again. Ever since young, I have always been very interested in paranormal subjects especially spirits, Loch Ness Monster, fairies and of course, t… Read More
2016-04-29 23:38
By Edward Ooi Recently, Rinpoche has instructed me to read up this book and to write a blog post about it. At first I did not think much of this book and I was just judging the book by its c… Read More
2016-04-26 09:15
When I come across an article like Judas’ betrayal of his master, I am curious why he did that to his master who is deemed the Messiah. There are a couple of views on this matter:… Read More
2016-04-25 19:34
Dear friends around the world, Before Dorje Shugden was widely practised in Gelugpa tradition, he was enthroned as a protector of the Sakya tradition. As stated by His Holiness Trijang Rinpo… Read More
2016-04-25 15:17
GET SOCIAL CHALLENGE Create, Post & Share Tsem Rinpoche’s Blog with the World Are you a loyal reader, ardent follower or a huge fan of TsemRinpoche.com? Wouldn’t it be… Read More
2016-04-25 00:08
By Vinnie Tan Anna May Wong (3rd January 1905 – 3rd February 1961) was the first Chinese- American actress and the first Asian American to have gained international recognition. This i… Read More
2016-04-24 19:29
Dear friends around the world, Chupzang Nunnery has had a rich history and culture. It is an interesting and beautiful nunnery with their practice intact for hundreds of years. They hav… Read More
2016-04-23 22:55
Dear spiritual friends around the world, Reading the deeds and life stories of great masters, mahasiddhas and teachers are really something that is necessary on a regular basis. We have ever… Read More
2016-04-23 22:21
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… Read More
2016-04-23 21:28
Dear friends, I just thought this is a very beautiful video of His Holiness the Dalai Lama and His Holiness Panchen Rinpoche visiting India together. Although narrated in Tibetan, the pictur… Read More
2016-04-23 21:28
Dear friends, I just thought this is a very beautiful video of His Holiness the Dalai Lama and His Holiness Panchen Rinpoche visiting India together. Although narrated in Tibetan, the pictur… Read More
2016-04-23 21:20
Introduction Dear Friends, A common question that is often asked to the Kechara Buddhist Pastors by those who are not familiar with Tibetan Buddhism relates to the practice… Read More
2016-04-23 21:17
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… Read More
2016-04-23 21:15
Dear Friends, Recently on the ‘Ask a Pastor’ section of this blog an online friend asked a question about the Twenty-Four Holy Places and the Eight Great Charnel Grounds. The Pas… Read More
2016-04-22 19:00
Dear Blog friends, I have great faith in Manjushri. I have always had great faith in Manjushri and the much needed benefits He bestows upon practitioners. His practi… Read More
2016-04-22 01:47
If you live next to a dog meat farm and are forced to walk your dogs past this horrific slaughter house every day, would it move you to make a difference or would your senses be numbed from… Read More
2016-04-21 10:45
The Sangha is one of the Three Jewels which we take refuge in everyday while doing our daily sadhanas. However, do we actually know the meaning and reason for paying respects to the Sangha… Read More
2016-04-21 10:42
There are many similarities between Hinduism and Buddhism, yet there are significant and important differences which set the two apart. Although the two are very different from each other, H… Read More
2016-04-21 10:41
I’ve always liked art, not merely for its creativity and beauty, but for the subtle messages it presents, for how an artist views the world and how their art opens up our minds to diff… Read More
2016-04-21 10:35
By Vinnie Tan Since 1996, there has been an illegal ban placed on the practice of Dorje Shugden. Ever since then, there have been many who suffered because of this religious embargo. This ba… Read More
2016-04-20 15:19
Or view the video on the server at: http://video.tsemtulku.com/videos/RatAbuse.flv This video was on my Facebook newsfeed and suffice to say, it disturbed me. It disturbed me because… Read More
2016-04-19 21:55
We all have excuses, reasons, justifications and thoughts why we can’t do this and that. We like to sometimes use these excuses and explain to others until we think they think it is va… Read More
2016-04-19 07:56
MAR 16, 2013 Dear friends from around the world, I was lying down with a migraine and a realization came to me about myself, my childhood, my view of events in my life th… Read More
2016-04-16 01:44
Dear friends around the world, If you have been following my blog for a period of time now, you would realize that I am very into paranormal topics. Since young I have always had a fascinati… Read More
2016-04-10 20:28
Dear Friends, Cittamani Tara is one of Kyabje Zong Rinpoche’s three main practices that was conferred upon H. E. Tsem Rinpoche in Thubten Dhargye Ling in 1984. Kyabje Zong Rinpoche mai… Read More
2016-04-09 05:50
Photo: Kechara Forest Retreat when we first visited the land On June 2nd 2014, Tsem Rinpoche, in kindly responding to a question posed by a student gave a very important teaching. For… Read More
2016-04-05 21:11
Dear friends around the world, It is an honor for me to have the opportunity to write for my Guru’s, H.E. the 25th Tsem Tulku Rinpoche, blog. When I first learned about the Goddess Gem… Read More
2016-04-05 10:36
NEW WEBSITE! Click here: http://www.dorjeshugden.org This website is established to be a pure and complete repository of information, knowledge, history, prayer texts and instruc… Read More
2016-04-04 06:16
Dear Bigfoot enthusiasts around the world, This article was published by Siberian Times at the end of March 2016 and it caught my attention. Bigfoot is the name given to a mythological ape o… Read More
2016-03-29 10:53
China official says Dalai Lama ‘making a fool’ of Buddhism Mon, Mar 28 13:13 PM BST BEIJING/DHARAMSALA, India (Reuters) - Exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama is &ldquo&hell…Read More
2016-03-27 04:00
Dear friends, I wanted to share with all of you some information about the holy Dharma protector Achi Chokyi Drolma from the Drikung Kagyu school. The great-grandmother to the founder of the… Read More
2016-03-25 20:11
（译文请往下阅读） The King, Queen, Pope, Dalai Lama, Gaden Tripa, Sharpa Choje and Sakya Trizin combined cannot tell you or force you t… Read More
2016-03-24 15:35
Mudslinging Trumps the ‘Middle Way’ in Tibetan Exiles’ Election By GEETA ANAND | MARCH 23, 2016 Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/24/world/asia/dalai-lama-tibet-dharam… Read More
2016-03-22 08:23
Dear friends around the world, Poverty and desperation does drive people to do things that can be harmful to themselves. When it’s further fueled by ignorance, it can be very damaging… Read More
2016-03-20 17:39
The Council of Lhasa, also known as the Great Debate at Samye, was a famous debate, between the Chinese Buddhist monk Moheyan and the Indian Buddhist master Kamalashila, held in Tibet around… Read More
2016-03-19 20:48
（詹杜固仁波切和黎国圆讲法师合撰）
亲爱的朋友们… Read More
2016-03-19 20:16
Dear friends, It is a well-known fact that Dorje Shugden has a long history of association and practice within the Sakya School of Tibetan Buddhism. In fact, Dorje Shugden was first enthrone… Read More
2016-03-19 20:16
(By Tsem Rinpoche and Pastor David) Dear friends, It is a well-known fact that Dorje Shugden has a long history of association and practice within the Sakya School of Tibetan Buddhism. In fa… Read More
2016-03-18 19:07
Dear good friends around the world, I thought I would make it simple and easy to remember so I came up with these to help you recall the qualities, abilities, benefits and and nature of Vajr… Read More
2016-03-18 19:07
Dear good friends around the world, I thought I would make it simple and easy to remember so I came up with these to help you recall the qualities, abilities, benefits and and nature of Vajr… Read More
2016-03-18 19:07
Dear good friends around the world, I thought I would make it simple and easy to remember so I came up with these to help you recall the qualities, abilities, benefits and and nature of Vajr… Read More
2016-03-18 18:19
In December 2015, the international news group Reuters published what it claimed to be an investigative piece titled ‘China co-opts a Buddhist sect in global effort to smear Dalai Lama… Read More
2016-03-18 18:14
Most lineages within Tibetan Buddhism have practices surrounding Dharma protectors both enlightened and unenlightened and who manifest their activities in order to alleviate obstacles facing… Read More
2016-03-16 18:34
我们的小组成员整理出205位来自佛教各个教派，跟多杰… Read More
2016-03-15 21:11
We should meditate on anything we know about Bodhicitta and generate the mind to achieve it. How do we do that? We start by visualising all the Three Jewels and our Gurus dissolving into Lor… Read More
2016-03-14 18:02
Ekai Kawaguchi was a Japanese Buddhist monk, known for his travels to Tibet and Nepal in the late 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. He described his travel to Tibet in his… Read More
2016-03-14 18:02
Ekai Kawaguchi was a Japanese Buddhist monk, known for his travels to Tibet and Nepal in the late 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. He described his travel to Tibet in his… Read More
2016-03-12 18:32
Dear Friends, I came across this very interesting article about this powerful red goddess from a huge volcano in Hawaii. Her name is Pele – Goddess of Fire. Her poetic name is ‘K… Read More
2016-03-11 18:55
Dear friends around the world, I am delighted to present you with another precious text, His Holiness the 10th Panchen Lama’s sungbum (or collected works). Historically, the Panchen La… Read More
2016-03-11 18:54
In 1976, His Holiness the 16th Karmapa Rangjung Rigpe Dorje graced the opening of Urgyen Rinpoche’s new monastery called Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling in Nepal and gave a prophetic proclamatio… Read More
2016-03-11 16:27
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 Bu… Read More
2016-03-11 16:23
Dear friends around the world, I have presented here for all you stunning pictures of paintings depicting the life and activities of Lord Buddha. Each painting has a easy to remember descrip… Read More
2016-03-09 15:09
The Trode Khangsar is an important chapel dedicated to Dorje Shugden in Lhasa, Tibet. It was built by His Holiness the 5th Dalai Lama towards the end of the 17th Century. Dorje Shugden is an… Read More
2016-03-09 15:09
(By Tsem Rinpoche and Pastor Antoinette) The Trode Khangsar is an important chapel dedicated to Dorje Shugden in Lhasa, Tibet. It was built by His Holiness the 5th Dalai Lama towards the end… Read More
2016-03-07 09:33
Dear friends around the world, Below are 10 individual paranormal stories which I have experienced myself and some which I have heard from family and friends. I have always be… Read More
2016-03-04 16:01
I have mentioned several times before that learning about the lives of Great Masters in Buddhism is an incredibly important part of our spiritual progress. Take for example if you would like… Read More
2016-03-04 09:00
Dear fellow friends, Our team has compiled 205 teachers, masters, yogis, geshes, mahasiddhas, lineage holders of various schools of Buddhism that practiced or was affiliated closely to… Read More
2016-03-04 09:00
Dear friends from around the world, Here at the beautiful Wisdom Hall in Kechara Forest Retreat stands the Enlightened World Peace Protector Dorje Shugden and his complete entourage of 32 as… Read More
2016-03-04 08:00
I met my first teacher His Eminence Kensur Rinpoche Lobsang Tharchin in Howell, New Jersey at the age of 7 that was back in 1972. Since then, I have had the great fortune to receive teaching… Read More
2016-03-04 07:28
Dear friends around the world, I found all these tidbits of information which I thought might help you. I don’t guarantee they all work, but they do sound very interesting. Some of the… Read More
2016-03-04 04:18
BY CHRISTINE LAGORIO-CHAFKIN Senior writer, Inc. Creating a doggie heavenIn search of an office big enough for its staff and their dogs, Kurgo, a Salisbury, Massachusetts-based startup that… Read More
2016-03-04 04:16
Dear friends, I’ve had a life long interest in things not-ordinary. The first time I heard about Bigfoot I think was from a show called ‘In Search Of’ hosted by Leonard Nim… Read More
2016-03-03 21:00
Whether life in itself has a meaning or not: it is up to us to give it a meaning. In the hands of an inspired artist a worthless lump of clay turns into a priceless work of art. &ndas&hell…Read More
2016-03-03 20:00
There are many definitions of holiness in regards to an object, a person or a place. There are things that are inherently holy such as the Buddha, Dharma or Arya Sangha. Buddhas are inherent… Read More
2016-03-02 23:00
The Guhyasamaja Tantra is actually one of the oldest tantric systems to exist in written form arising from India. Holding particular significance for the Gelugpa school, Lama Tsongkhapa clas… Read More
2016-03-02 17:30
You may not know the name Neerja Bhanot but she is one of India’s most famous citizens. She was just 22 years old when she was killed saving 379 passengers from the hijacking of Pan Am… Read More
Music Delighting The Ocean Of Protectors – A Definitive Guide To Dorje Shugden By Trijang Rinpoche
2016-03-02 17:00
Dear friends around the world, I would like to present to you this precious teaching about the Dharma Protector Dorje Shugden, Music Delighting The Ocean of Protector: An Account Expressing… Read More
2016-03-01 09:30
Alexandra David-Néel was a woman with the “wind beneath her feet”. She was a Buddhist, Orientalist and writer born in France and dedicated her whole life to studying Asian… Read More
2016-02-24 06:23
Dear passionate people and or friends around the world, Having money does make things easier. But it’s not impossible to achieve our goals without money. There are people with money an… Read More
2016-02-23 13:06
Dear kind friends around the world, In any culture, there would be sets of superstitions that a particular community would apply. I am not judging or stating there is right or wrong in peopl… Read More
2016-02-23 12:35
Dear Pastors Moh Mei, Jean Ai, Shin, Yek Yee, As spiritual aspirants (monks/nuns to be, Pastors representing the dharma, lay students who have taken refuge vows for enlightenment) it… Read More
2016-02-22 12:49
Dear friends around the world, This is nice reading and very encouraging. Please take 10 minutes out to read and understand. I have always felt within myself if you want to be successful wit… Read More
2016-02-19 10:20
Dear friends around the world, In life nothing is for sure. Nothing is dependable. Nothing is solid or permanent. Even knowing that, still when you have childhood friends, some relative… Read More
2016-02-19 05:20
I wanted to share with you these two short videos of meditation being implemented in Western schools. The first video takes place in Victoria which is in Australia, and the second video is f… Read More
2016-02-16 07:06
Dear friends, The perfect Buddha turned the wheel of Dharma and as a result many gained realizations, high attainments instantly and some enlightenment in his audiences. There were others wh… Read More
2016-02-16 05:16
Dear friends around the world, This is a very interesting article on His Holiness the 5th Dalai Lama. He was the first Dalai Lama to take over complete secular rule of Tibet. There was much… Read More
2016-02-15 09:51
Dear friends around the world, This is amazing. I came across this accidentally and am I glad I did. I have searched the webs for more information but this is all I can find. I guess they wo… Read More
2016-02-14 23:42
Dear friends, Now this is a book we must obtain and read. It will shed light on so much British imperialism that was the current European views of his time. It should be interesting to read… Read More
2016-02-14 14:50
Denmark has a long tradition of producing good scholarship on Tibetan studies. Today as the Confucious Institute, a vehicle of the Chinese government purporting to be academic centres on uni… Read More
2016-02-14 10:41
What some European countries did to other nations that they felt were beneath them or how they used and exploited them is in today’s terms unbelievable and a gross infringements of hum… Read More
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