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2nd sangha ordination coming soon!
We are extremely pleased to announce the upcoming ordination of five more Sangha-to-be as novice monks and nuns.
Month: January 2022
Qualifying for Higher Tantric Practice in Kechara
If you aspire to receive higher practices in Kechara, here's how you can start preparing and training yourself. In the future, when the opportunity to receive such practices arises, those who meet the pre-requisites will be invited to attend.
How to practise nine-round breathing
In the Tibetan tradition, Nine-Round Breathing Meditation is practised before formal meditation to help clear our psychic energy channels. This breathing technique is short and straightforward, and can be done by anyone, at any time and practically anywhere.
How to make water offerings
Learn the correct way to make water offerings, their benefits, and some of the common dos and don’ts, then put it into practice to accumulate vast merits for your spiritual journey.
Incarnation statue progress update
In 2017, we began a special project to create statues of H.E. Tsem Rinpoche’s previous lives, as revealed by Dorje Shugden in 2015. Disciples commission statues of the lama’s previous lives to tap into the blessings of the lama’s incarnation lineage...
How to practise refuge
The refuge prayer is a fundamental part of every prayer, puja and retreat. Therefore, when we recite the refuge formula every day, we should also engage in the appropriate visualisations.
Why pilgrimages?
The Buddhist tradition of making pilgrimages began with Buddha Shakyamuni, who advised that when he passed away, disciples could visit four main sites and make aspirational prayers there. He advised that all Buddhas of the past had...
The importance of keeping good samaya
Guru devotion is the heart of spiritual practice in Tibetan Buddhism. Without it, we would make very little progress in our spiritual practice. Below is advice from Tsem Rinpoche on the importance of keeping good samaya with the guru.