Here's one extract from a Teaching regarding Lama Tsongkhapa for all my fellow Gelugs out there
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The Tsem Tulku thread.
by Caz » Sat Mar 19, 2011 4:27 pm
Hehe Just watching some of his videos I always greatly appreciate this great teacher, His unique style of teaching certainly connects with a far reaching ranging auidence whilst not being a traditional Lama persay in his relation to the outside world his conduct is always perfect and his guru devotion unwavering to His Holiness Kyabje Zong rinpoche and other great masters like His Holiness the Dalai lama and the many others he has received teachings from. I must say ive learnt a great deal from his videos so I though I would post a few here for others to watch and learn from !
Here's one extract from a Teaching regarding Lama Tsongkhapa for all my fellow Gelugs out there
Here's one extract from a Teaching regarding Lama Tsongkhapa for all my fellow Gelugs out there
Abandoning Dharma is, in the final analysis, disparaging the Hinayana because of the Mahayana; favoring the Hinayana on account of the Mahayana; playing off sutra against tantra; playing off the four classes of the tantras against each other; favoring one of the Tibetan schools—the Sakya, Gelug, Kagyu, or Nyingma—and disparaging the rest; and so on. In other words, we abandon Dharma any time we favor our own tenets and disparage the rest.
Liberation in the Palm of your hand~Kyabje Pabongkha Rinpoche.
Liberation in the Palm of your hand~Kyabje Pabongkha Rinpoche.
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Re: The Tsem Tulku thread.
by Caz » Sat Mar 19, 2011 4:55 pm
plwk wrote:I was there that day... memorable
Certainly some very amazing teachings regarding Lama Tsongkhapa
Abandoning Dharma is, in the final analysis, disparaging the Hinayana because of the Mahayana; favoring the Hinayana on account of the Mahayana; playing off sutra against tantra; playing off the four classes of the tantras against each other; favoring one of the Tibetan schools—the Sakya, Gelug, Kagyu, or Nyingma—and disparaging the rest; and so on. In other words, we abandon Dharma any time we favor our own tenets and disparage the rest.
Liberation in the Palm of your hand~Kyabje Pabongkha Rinpoche.
Liberation in the Palm of your hand~Kyabje Pabongkha Rinpoche.
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Re: The Tsem Tulku thread.
by Caz » Fri Apr 01, 2011 2:42 pm
A bit I found on his website about Vajrayogini very inspiring !
Sacred secret practice
March 23, 2011
The following is a compilation of messages composed by His Eminence Tsem Tulku Rinpoche on the chat box at Rinpoche’s blog.
Did you know that the King of Dharma, Lord Tsongkhapa kept Vajra Yogini as one of his most precious and secret practices??? Lord Tsongkhapa practiced teachings from all the existing lineages of His time. He had 45 gurus from all lineages..
For Him to choose Vajra Yogini as one of His sacred secret practices, it means, Her path is still untainted, valid and very beneficial for those beings of this age. If Vajra Yogini is good enough for the King Of Dharma Tsongkhapa, it’s good enough for all of us for sure..Nothing further to check, because Lord Tsongkhapa has checked it for us already…
It’s like if His Holiness Dalai Lama or Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche says this practice is good, then it is good…full stop…
When we master the 11 Yogas of the sacred Vajra Yogini tantra, we master all phenomena that exist in all existence…All to be known in all planes/dimensions are directly and simultaneously perceived…homage to this Lady of Trauma who has elucidated the path to direct enlightenment.
This is my sacred shrine in my Ladrang to the Glorious Lady who is the supreme emanation of all Buddha’s perfections. She manifested at Mount Kailash Her complete and perfect Tantra.
Many great Mahasiddhas of India, Nepal, Mongolia, Tibet, China and now the world have accomplished what would have taken three aeons to accomplish within 14 short lifetimes…Buddhahood. May we be blessed to be able to master and accomplish Her practice.
I also placed a consecrated stone carved Vajra Yogini in my fish pond. All the fishes circumambulate around Her. Stone would be the most durable substance to enshrine Vajra Yogini’s essence/reminder since it’s outdoors although She is everywhere especially within ourselves. Finding the Vajra Yogini within ourselves makes all the problems, conceptions, unhappiness completely dissipate once and for all…
I love watching all the fishes swim around her and plant seeds of Buddhahood in their mindstreams. It is nice and peaceful at night. I have koi, oscars, parrot fishes, sucker fishes, river fishes all in this pond. Some of the fishes are over 12 inches in length and swim past Vajra Yogini so elegantly.
I have clay pots laid down nearby as shelters/homes for them. Parrot fishes loves these homes…they go in and out always. Super cute. I love animals so much and feel so good when they are ok….
I constantly bow to Vajra Yogini’s holy feet and wish all get connected with this profound practice. She is the Buddha who through Her practice can absorb all our samsaric traumas..hence she is the ‘Trauma Lady’…
Some will work so hard almost giving their lives for it to own a house, car, and go on trips. They spend so much energy, time and burn themselves out for these goals. But for higher goals such as Vajra Yogini’s practice, they find it too hard, ask how long more to go, feel like giving up, always have ups and downs non-stop, and question their progress that they put so little time into….for higher goals or the ultimate goals, the efforts will be beyond what you can ever imagine…but one day at a time and you get there.
Tsem Rinpoche
Sacred secret practice
March 23, 2011
The following is a compilation of messages composed by His Eminence Tsem Tulku Rinpoche on the chat box at Rinpoche’s blog.
Did you know that the King of Dharma, Lord Tsongkhapa kept Vajra Yogini as one of his most precious and secret practices??? Lord Tsongkhapa practiced teachings from all the existing lineages of His time. He had 45 gurus from all lineages..
For Him to choose Vajra Yogini as one of His sacred secret practices, it means, Her path is still untainted, valid and very beneficial for those beings of this age. If Vajra Yogini is good enough for the King Of Dharma Tsongkhapa, it’s good enough for all of us for sure..Nothing further to check, because Lord Tsongkhapa has checked it for us already…
It’s like if His Holiness Dalai Lama or Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche says this practice is good, then it is good…full stop…
When we master the 11 Yogas of the sacred Vajra Yogini tantra, we master all phenomena that exist in all existence…All to be known in all planes/dimensions are directly and simultaneously perceived…homage to this Lady of Trauma who has elucidated the path to direct enlightenment.
This is my sacred shrine in my Ladrang to the Glorious Lady who is the supreme emanation of all Buddha’s perfections. She manifested at Mount Kailash Her complete and perfect Tantra.
Many great Mahasiddhas of India, Nepal, Mongolia, Tibet, China and now the world have accomplished what would have taken three aeons to accomplish within 14 short lifetimes…Buddhahood. May we be blessed to be able to master and accomplish Her practice.
I also placed a consecrated stone carved Vajra Yogini in my fish pond. All the fishes circumambulate around Her. Stone would be the most durable substance to enshrine Vajra Yogini’s essence/reminder since it’s outdoors although She is everywhere especially within ourselves. Finding the Vajra Yogini within ourselves makes all the problems, conceptions, unhappiness completely dissipate once and for all…
I love watching all the fishes swim around her and plant seeds of Buddhahood in their mindstreams. It is nice and peaceful at night. I have koi, oscars, parrot fishes, sucker fishes, river fishes all in this pond. Some of the fishes are over 12 inches in length and swim past Vajra Yogini so elegantly.
I have clay pots laid down nearby as shelters/homes for them. Parrot fishes loves these homes…they go in and out always. Super cute. I love animals so much and feel so good when they are ok….
I constantly bow to Vajra Yogini’s holy feet and wish all get connected with this profound practice. She is the Buddha who through Her practice can absorb all our samsaric traumas..hence she is the ‘Trauma Lady’…
Some will work so hard almost giving their lives for it to own a house, car, and go on trips. They spend so much energy, time and burn themselves out for these goals. But for higher goals such as Vajra Yogini’s practice, they find it too hard, ask how long more to go, feel like giving up, always have ups and downs non-stop, and question their progress that they put so little time into….for higher goals or the ultimate goals, the efforts will be beyond what you can ever imagine…but one day at a time and you get there.
Tsem Rinpoche
Abandoning Dharma is, in the final analysis, disparaging the Hinayana because of the Mahayana; favoring the Hinayana on account of the Mahayana; playing off sutra against tantra; playing off the four classes of the tantras against each other; favoring one of the Tibetan schools—the Sakya, Gelug, Kagyu, or Nyingma—and disparaging the rest; and so on. In other words, we abandon Dharma any time we favor our own tenets and disparage the rest.
Liberation in the Palm of your hand~Kyabje Pabongkha Rinpoche.
Liberation in the Palm of your hand~Kyabje Pabongkha Rinpoche.
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Re: The Tsem Tulku thread.
by plwk » Fri Apr 01, 2011 2:53 pm
From Kechara's New Gompa's VY statue before and after...
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Re: The Tsem Tulku thread.
by Caz » Fri Apr 01, 2011 11:09 pm
Ahhhh the great lady is so beautiful 
Abandoning Dharma is, in the final analysis, disparaging the Hinayana because of the Mahayana; favoring the Hinayana on account of the Mahayana; playing off sutra against tantra; playing off the four classes of the tantras against each other; favoring one of the Tibetan schools—the Sakya, Gelug, Kagyu, or Nyingma—and disparaging the rest; and so on. In other words, we abandon Dharma any time we favor our own tenets and disparage the rest.
Liberation in the Palm of your hand~Kyabje Pabongkha Rinpoche.
Liberation in the Palm of your hand~Kyabje Pabongkha Rinpoche.
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Re: The Tsem Tulku thread.
by plwk » Sat Apr 02, 2011 1:05 am
Ahhhh the great lady is so beautiful
The one holding the mike or the one behind looking up?
Addendum:
Main: http://tsemtulku.com/
Blogsite:
English: http://blog.tsemtulku.com/
Chinese: http://zhandugu.blog.163.com/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/tsemtulku?sk=wall
Twitter: http://twitter.com/tsemtulku
Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/tsemtulku
The Organisation:
http://www.kechara.com/
http://www.facebook.com/kecharahouse?sk=wall
http://www.livestream.com/kechara/
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Re: The Tsem Tulku thread.
by Caz » Sat Apr 02, 2011 4:46 pm
plwk wrote:Ahhhh the great lady is so beautiful
The one holding the mike or the one behind looking up?
Addendum:
Main: http://tsemtulku.com/
Blogsite:
English: http://blog.tsemtulku.com/
Chinese: http://zhandugu.blog.163.com/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/tsemtulku?sk=wall
Twitter: http://twitter.com/tsemtulku
Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/tsemtulku
The Organisation:
http://www.kechara.com/
http://www.facebook.com/kecharahouse?sk=wall
http://www.livestream.com/kechara/
They may well be the same !
Abandoning Dharma is, in the final analysis, disparaging the Hinayana because of the Mahayana; favoring the Hinayana on account of the Mahayana; playing off sutra against tantra; playing off the four classes of the tantras against each other; favoring one of the Tibetan schools—the Sakya, Gelug, Kagyu, or Nyingma—and disparaging the rest; and so on. In other words, we abandon Dharma any time we favor our own tenets and disparage the rest.
Liberation in the Palm of your hand~Kyabje Pabongkha Rinpoche.
Liberation in the Palm of your hand~Kyabje Pabongkha Rinpoche.
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Re: The Tsem Tulku thread.
by Caz » Mon Apr 18, 2011 5:51 pm
Now this one made me laugh.
You gotta practise beige !
You gotta practise beige !
Abandoning Dharma is, in the final analysis, disparaging the Hinayana because of the Mahayana; favoring the Hinayana on account of the Mahayana; playing off sutra against tantra; playing off the four classes of the tantras against each other; favoring one of the Tibetan schools—the Sakya, Gelug, Kagyu, or Nyingma—and disparaging the rest; and so on. In other words, we abandon Dharma any time we favor our own tenets and disparage the rest.
Liberation in the Palm of your hand~Kyabje Pabongkha Rinpoche.
Liberation in the Palm of your hand~Kyabje Pabongkha Rinpoche.
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Re: The Tsem Tulku thread.
by Caz » Wed Apr 27, 2011 11:49 am
Here is a recent video of H.E Tsem Rinpoche requesting Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche to remain in this world for a very long time.
http://blog.tsemtulku.com/tsem-tulku-ri ... poche.html
http://blog.tsemtulku.com/tsem-tulku-ri ... poche.html
Abandoning Dharma is, in the final analysis, disparaging the Hinayana because of the Mahayana; favoring the Hinayana on account of the Mahayana; playing off sutra against tantra; playing off the four classes of the tantras against each other; favoring one of the Tibetan schools—the Sakya, Gelug, Kagyu, or Nyingma—and disparaging the rest; and so on. In other words, we abandon Dharma any time we favor our own tenets and disparage the rest.
Liberation in the Palm of your hand~Kyabje Pabongkha Rinpoche.
Liberation in the Palm of your hand~Kyabje Pabongkha Rinpoche.
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Re: The Tsem Tulku thread.
by Steveyboy » Fri Sep 21, 2012 12:26 pm
Well Tsem Tulku seems to be a rather interesting Lama. He had a difficult life but what was amazing was 2 things for me. 1 is that he never gave up on his Lamas and practice, no matter how hard things became, he never gave up. And the other thing is the fact that he was raised in America and he went over to the India to become a monk. Can you imagine that? He was right in the heart of Hollywood (read-samsara) and yet, he yearned for the teachings and to be a monk. I think that is why Rinpoche's biography is such an inspirational read. This video is a rather nice recollection of his background and he tells us that his teachers insists that he writes a book and why he is talking about his story... Check it out:-
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