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Month: December 2021

Commemorating Rinpoche’s 5th Parinirvana Anniversary

July 9, 2024 |
Join us for 30 days of holy activities to generate great merits and positive energy dedicated to the health, well-being and happiness of all sentient beings, and most importantly to the swift return of our precious guru His Eminence Tsem Rinpoche.

Incarnation chapel progress update

December 31, 2021 |
The community of Kechara Forest Retreat has been spending a lot of time every day at the Tsem Rinpoche Incarnation Chapel engaging in recitations of powerful mantras and dharanis on-site. This is done following sacred instructions from His Eminence Kensur Rinpoche Lobsang Phende of Shar Gaden Monastery...

The farm of your mind

December 25, 2021 |
This advice was given to the Kechara Forest Retreat team in 2015 by our Dharma Protector Dorje Shugden. It is shared here as it is applicable to everyone who wishes to advance in their spiritual practice and maintain a supreme Guru-Disciple relationship with their own teachers.

Spiritual checklist

December 21, 2021 |
A spiritual checklist can keep you moving forward, ensuring that you’re always working towards your long-term Dharmic aspirations. The good thing about checklists is that they are easy to create. Here’s a sample to help you get started.

How to dissolve Dharma items

December 15, 2021 |
If you have a pile of old or damaged Buddhist texts, Dharma materials or images that you no longer need, it’s important to dispose of them in the correct way. Watch the video for a method to dissolve and discard Dharma items that you don’t want to keep.

Tulku Drakpa Gyaltsen Stupa progress update

December 14, 2021 |
It was always Rinpoche’s wish to construct a stupa of Tulku Drakpa Gyaltsen to create the causes for the lineage of Dorje Shugden to flourish. The Stupa will enshrine the precious relics of Tulku Drakpa Gyaltsen and his previous incarnations...

Prostration retreat to purify karma

December 11, 2021 |
Through the act of prostrating and taking refuge in the Three Jewels, we can purify our negative actions accumulated through our body, speech and mind. We purify karma accumulated from…