Having a guru all comes down to affinity. If you are fortunate enough to have a guru in this life, it means you have a connection with the guru from a previous life. So, the guru’s birthday is the day he chose to take rebirth to re-connect with you.
Continue readingThe Golden Relic Stupa of Tsem Rinpoche
To create the merits that we all need to meet Rinpoche’s incarnation again, we completed the Tsem Rinpoche Indoor Relic Stupa in September 2020, one year after Rinpoche’s parinirvana. This stupa is very special because it enshrines Rinpoche’s precious white relic pills, which miraculously emerged after the traditional funerary rites…
Continue readingAdvice from Dorje Shugden
In January 2021, we consulted with our protector Dorje Shugden for advice on what pujas should be done to clear obstacles for the successful completion of our projects, and for the health, wellbeing and spiritual success of Rinpoche’s students.
Continue readingBe spiritual be connected: 2021 schedule
Be Spiritual Be Connected is our new series of online programmes for 2021. Check out the schedule below and tune in on Facebook for your spiritual fix. Programmes are aired weekly unless otherwise stated.
Continue readingStay home stay spiritual: 2020 schedule
Stay Home Stay Spiritual is a series of online programmes streamed live and direct to you on Facebook. Check out our all-new weekly schedule below and tune in for your daily fix of spirituality.
Continue readingThe Parinirvana of H.E. the 25th Tsem Rinpoche
Today with a heavy heart, we share the sad news of the passing into parinirvana of His Eminence Kyabje Tsem Tulku Rinpoche Tenzin Zopa Yonten Gyatso of Gaden Monastery and Kechara Buddhist Organisation.
Continue readingA wish-fulfilling shrine
To accommodate the growing requests to make offerings to Dorje Shugden, our founder Tsem Rinpoche saw a need for a much larger outdoor space where people would be able to make offerings in a safe, sanctified environment. This is how the Dorje Shugden grotto came to be…
Continue readingLargest Dorje Shugden in the world
Kechara Forest Retreat is home to the largest Dorje Shugden statue in the world. The statue stands at 24 feet (7.3 meters) in height. It is located inside Wisdom Hall, the main prayer and meditation hall which is large enough to fit 700 people…
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