Tsem Tulku Rinpoche

THIS IS ME IN HOLLYWOOD IN THE 80'S

This is a picture of me taken in the 80's in Hollywood, California where I lived. I don't even remember who took the photo now.

My step-parents didn't allow me to do Dharma or get involved with the centre. I ran away like three times and on the third time I was successful. My step-parents didn't try to get me back anymore. I left New Jersey at 16 and hitchiked across the United States on my own to California. I had like US$50 and bought cheap apples to eat on the way and slept outside. It was really cold at night. I wanted to go to Hawaii, but didn't have money in California so just stayed in Hollywood, worked and lived in the dharma centre called Thubten Dhargye Ling or TDL. It was headed by a great master named Geshe Tsultrim Gyeltsen. I loved him very much. He passed away recently. That is where I met Kyabje Zong Rinpoche who changed my whole life. He acknowledged I am a Tulku.

Had done some extras parts for Paramount Pictures and voiceover work and asked to do light modelling. But I was very into the Dharma Centre (Thubten Dhargye Ling) and wanted to be there. I wanted Dharma.

I asked Zong Rinpoche for a divination once in Thubten Dhargye Ling. I didn't know which one I should do to benefit the Dharma. To be an actor/singer or monk. I just wanted to really benefit the dharma I thought at that time.  I asked can I be a actor or singer so I can support the monasteries or should I become a monk? Zong Rinpoche did divination with dice (powerful) and said if I do anything in front of the camera I will make it big and successful, but it would be more beneficial if I become a monk. So there and then I swore to Kyabje Zong Rinpoche that I would be a monk. So he cut a part of my hair and accepted my promise.

Talented artist Lili Ng joins Kechara Saraswati Arts

Dear Rinpoche,

Today is Lili Ng 1st day working in Kechara Saraswati Arts (KSA). I gave her a Tsongkhapa box set.

Thanks.
Paul

Lili Ng is a very talented and skilled artist who has volunteered at KSA for quite a while now. She has not only restored my personal Kyabje Zong Rinpoche's statue, she also made a beautiful clay Amitabha statue recently.

She loves the Dharma and this can be seen in her effort of producing a Lamrim mind map with Thierry.

I rejoice that Lili can utilise her artistic skills to benefit others through her Dharma work in Kechara Saraswati Arts.

I welcome her to our Kechara Family very much. I wish Lili to use her talents to bring benefits to others. Spiritualism through art is the motto of Kechara Saraswati Arts Dept.

Tsem Tulku

Philip Morris Malaysia staff participated in KSK rounds

27 employees (pic below) from Philip Morris Malaysia taking part in today's Kechara Soup Kitchen's rounds. In total we have 58 volunteers.

 

More and more big corporations are interested in Kechara Soup Kitchen's cause - community action group that distributes food, basic medical aid and counselling to the homeless and urban poor of Kuala Lumpur. I am very glad that volunteers from various ethnic, religious, and cultural background come together and volunteer their free time during the weekends to provide food and warmth to the less fortunate. 

It doesn't matter what background you are from as it is important to take tangible steps to relieve any type of sufferings from others. When we do nothing for others and only for ourselves, this is not a natural state of being. This is not the natural way that our minds functions to develop true happiness. It is a cliche, but the more we do for others,the more we do for ourselves.

Observe people who only think of themselves and their whole focus is themselves. Their energy is unpleasant, you don't feel comfortable around them. You do not enjoy long extended visits with them. You in fact think or suspect what they might want to use you for. When your around people who are giving, kind, caring and also do tangible things for others, we are automatically comfortable with them. We are inpsired by them and perhaps moved to tears. These people make us think and reflect deeper into our selfishness and laziness. If we do not like staying around self-absorbed people, and we feel unhappy with them, do you think they ultimately feel happy with themselves?

Tsem Tulku

I am scared and don't want to die

One of my students, Jean Mei, sent me this video to watch. It is extremely heartbreaking and sad to watch.

Animals are sentient beings and they do know they are going to die. You can see how this one ox just doesn't want to go in there because he knows death awaits him. How heartbreaking. How totally frightened he is. Aren't you going to end up on a hospital bed one day waiting death? It's inevitable you'll be waiting for death. Aren't you scared? If you're not scared, your bluffing.

Please go vegetarian. Reduce this unnecessary horror and suffering that is completely unnecessary. 

I will do whatever I can to reduce cruelty to animals and create less suffering for them in the world. I have encouraged all my students to go vegetarian and I will continue to do so. 

Please make a vegetarian pledge now http://www.kechara.com/ladrang/news/tweeting-all-vegetarians/. I will make offerings and prayers for all who commit. Even going vegetarian one day a week makes a difference to the lives of animals around the world.  You could have saved this ox.

Don't just feel bad, or turn away from this video..DO SOMETHING REAL AND CONSTRUCTIVE. GO VEGETARIAN NOW.

Each time you go to a fast food place, resteraunt or hawker and just order an burger, fried chicken, steak or pork, SOME ANIMAL WAS SLAUGHTERED FOR YOU. No animals jumped into the frying pan and waited to be fried so you can eat them like another animal. If you believe in karma and eat meat, then you are not real. Not genuine.

Everytime you eat meat, it's similar to YOU HAVING KILLED THE ANIMAL YOU ARE EATING! STOP!!

Tsem Tulku

Dinner Auction in aid of KECHARA - featuring Wannabe Girls & Swank Legs!!!

 18 July 2010

Hey everyone, watch this video of my students and friends performing for our charity dinner. The performance took weeks to practice and the audience LOVED THE SHOW.

Tsem Tulku

 

Another homeless to return home after a good meal

I received a multimedia message from Liaison Su Ming today:-

Dear Rinpoche,

Martin took this homeless person who was discharged from the hospital yesterday for a meal now. Justin Cheah is arranging for this homeless to return to his hometown to be with his family.

Thank you.
Su Ming
cc Ruby, Justin Cheah

This is Kamalrul's first decent meal in a while. I'm glad Kechara Soup Kitchen and volunteers are helping many homeless people to get back on track or reunite them with their families. As Kechara Soup Kitchen grows bigger with more staff and volunteers, it will be able to do more to help these people. 

Gifts from students and friends

Dear Rinpoche,


These are the offerings from May Woo, Allan and his family and friends, Susan and Sharon, Jamie.



Regards,

James
cc Su Ming, PAs, Household

Organic items offered by May Woo:
a. Lemon

b. Orange

c. Cracker

d. Sunflower Kernel

e. Pumpkin Seeds

f.  Apple juice
g. Peanut butter spread

h. Orange Marmalade

i.  Honey

j.  Almond

k. Oat Noodle

l.  Black Beans

 

a. A box of KMP books
b. Bottlebook

c. A book on Mother Teresa's words and inspiration offered by Allan, his family and friends.

 

Fragrant Candles

a. Anti Tobacco (orange and clove) x 6

b. Chef's Candle
(Basil, Patchouli, Geranium) x 2

c. Housekeeper
(Beewax, Mandarin &Lemon) x 8
offered by Susan and Sharon

 

a. National Geographic July2010

b. Room Vol.3 2010 - (Design, Interiors, Architecture)
offered by Paris

 

 

Creative, kind and organic gifts for body and brain.

Thank you everyone for your care. I appreciate. Tsem Tulku

 

From Datin Jennifer, Paris & Monlam!

 
I am blogging this to show you how generous, caring and loving people here are. Nothing in this picture is simply just grabbed and presented to me. Everything is healthy, picked with alot of thought and so much consideration for my health. Datin Jennifer, her daughter KMP writer Paris and Monlam surprised me with this today. It's all the things I love, should eat and very healthy. How caring of them. So touching.

What you see are cherries, yellow kiwifruits, champagne grapes, super sweet corn, roma tomatoes, avocadoes, gouda and various cheeses, potato spinach-sweet-corn-parsley-winter veg-pumpkins soups and to top it off, bouquet of flowers!!

It's not the gifts or the items of course, they are wonderful that touches me, but the care and sincerity.

Thank you Datin Jennifer, Paris and Monlam..I will EAT IT ALL while sniffing the flowers AFTER THEY'VE BEEN OFFERED TO VAJRA YOGINI...hehehe

Tsem Tulku

Talented Pat!

Pat is a talented seamstress/tailor. Once she gets her hands on any fabric, she will do wonders with it. She is the chief seamstress/tailor at our Kechara Saraswati Arts dept. She works hard, and very dedicated. I am happy to have her with us. On her free time she does EXTRA dharma work too.

Here's Pat in the Tsem Ladrang kitchen. She is doing all day cooking for the last Liaison's Meeting. Liaisons gather once a month to have meetings, updates and decisions for all of Kechara House. Pat appreciates them very much and has volunteered to cook in the kitchen for liaisons. How very caring and loving of Pat. I rejoiced when I heard the news.

Thank you for caring so much Pat!!

Tsem Tulku

 

 
I like this picture of Vivian and Pat in KSA. Such a nice warm picture....thank you ladies for dedicating yourself to others through Dharma!!!! You set a great example on many levels!!
 
 

From Vivian Ng

I met Vivian 18 years ago in 1992. I was in walking around in SS2 Petaling Jaya and looking for photographer to take some pictures. I walked into their shop and met Vivian and her husband. They found me 'unusual' and I found them interesting...hehehe. We did the photo shoot and afterwards I had lunch with her husband. They have a family business there at the time of taking professional pictures and prints. Her husband is a very good photographer.

Ever since that day they took pictures of me at their SS2 shop, we have been friends going nearly on two decades... Now Vivian and her daughter Sophie are regular volunteers in Kechara Saraswati Arts Dept. They do such wonderful art works and very important members of this dept. Her other daughter Angie works in Kechara Oasis Resteraunt. Nice girl also. And yet another daughter Suzan works for Kechara Paradise..and she is a great person to explain things to you as she is good in conversation... A short while back I married  Suzan in a Buddhist Ceremony in Kechara House.

All this from an accidental meeting in SS2. Nice. Fate..karma..affinity...destiny...and everything nice..

Here, Vivian sent me an exotic plant with a note..how sweet. It's nice to have friends for long term. Treat everyone with respect, love and care and most of the time it works out.

Tsem Tulku

 

Vivian Ng...my friend taken just a few days ago in KSA.