There's No Way But Up

I have just joined the creative writing course that was run by Sharon Bakar at a place called the Learning Room. Today is the first lesson and it is on Flow Writing. The trick is to just write whatever is in our heads without restricting it with grammar, spelling, punctuation or theme. All Sharon did was…

This is extracted from a fantastic teaching that H.E. Tsem Tulku Rinpoche gave in 2004 at a  Dzambala retreat. Dzambala was a yaksha, a type of being that existed before that is very fat, very short and very stout and very strong. They are celestial and they have the power of wealth. They are very, very…

My dad and I have a great relationship for many years. I have not always been the best son to him because when I was growing up, I allowed a gulf to grow between us. We hardly talked and I would often see him sitting alone in the kitchen drinking beer and wallowing in his…

Yup, its me and my book again….

I heard that many of my friends didn't like this movie. They told me that it was really just typical Hollywood crap. However, I decided to go ahead and watch it anyway. The allure of a movie with glorious Greek gods, mythical creatures and breathtaking special effects was just too much to resist.  Well, like…

The other death that I heard recently was of Kyabje Kensur Lati Rinpoche. I am not a direct student of this great master but he is amongst my lineage Lamas because he is one Rinpoche's great teachers.  I know very little of him except through the amazing stories I heard from Rinpoche's sharing and teachings….

I am greatly saddened with the recent news of two deaths over the weekend. It leaves a rather poignant reminder of how near death is to all of us.  The first heart-wrenching death is this cute white little Schnautzer whose name is Namse (I took this last picture of him in the pet hospital). He…

Last Saturday was historic because our (KH's) retreat center was unveiled in a public event to our members for the very first time. It was called Creating A Legacy Together and was held at Kechara Oasis (our vegetarian restaurant). Our retreat center initially dubbed TKL or Tsem Kacho Ling has been synonymous with Rinpoche's and Kechara's…

Tantra, that ubiquitous term is often used and misused in equal measures. Unfortunate for some, Tantra is not about sex per se. However, there is a lot of sensual, sexual and somewhat primal references and imagery in Tantra. This is particularly so in Buddhist Tantra and I am not going to go into Hindu Tantra because…

Look! This is Zamkar! We call him Zamky baby or sometimes Zamky monster or just monster. (when he poops indiscriminately) He is my fourth housemate in Heruka House. This housemate is unique because he runs on all fours and the whole house is like one big toilet for him. However, he is much better these…

From time to time, people would ask me what do I do with Rinpoche on those long sleepless nights I spend in the Ladrang. Well, first of all I would like to clarify that my time in the Ladrang is not one long Dharma talk after another. More often than not, it is really quite…

Such photos are truly precious! Rinpoche, our perennial Bodhisattva has done it again. His undying passion to spread the Dharma has found a new way of expression – Funky t-shirts with catchy phrases. Who would have thought of such a fun, contemporary phrase like that? – I belong to Buddha. It certainly beats all the…

I can't believe it! Rinpoche just gave me a new laptop as a gift! It is my dream machine! It took me a while to believe my eyes. It was not too long ago that I blogged about my dream machine. Rinpoche saw my blog post and decided that it would be a necessary tool…

Look at me! These great fantastic advertisements are making my book famous at MPH! Yes, my book is making me, Rinpoche and KH more and more famous! Everybody trawling the malls, please buy my book! The sensor panels are at :- MPH 1 Utama  MPH Midvalley Megamall  MPH Subang Parade  MPH Sunway Pyramid  MPH The…

I just did a book reading of, “There’s No Way But Up” yesterday at Kechara Paradise Bangsar. Here is a silly photo taken just before the reading with all the shiny balloons that were a gift from Rinpoche in celebration of this occasion. Since, i was in the spotlight, I figured I might as well…

On the eve of KMP's Bookclub reading (There's No Way But Up), I am having an insecurity fit! You see, I was pretty affected by some comments made by my kind fellow colleagues a couple of days ago regarding a previous book reading and I just couldn't get it out of my mind. So during…

  Date: 3rd April Saturday  Time: 2.30pm Venue: 24G, Jalan Telawi 2, Bangsar Baru, 59100,Kuala Lumpur Malaysia. Tel: 603-22844136 I will be at the store to do a book reading and those of you who would like to know more of There's No Way But Up – my autobiography cum spiritual journey. Feel free to drop by. Do let…

Yup, that was me! In my heyday (not too long ago), the disco was the place to be on weekends and holidays. I was partying at the disco religiously and although I didn’t say it, hedonism was somewhat a religious practice for me. Saturday nights was reserved for worshipping the Greek god of the disco…

KMP and KD had seen a flurry of busy people like little elves hurrying about and doing their best to get the Chinese version of the Vajrayogini book out. The Chinese Vajrayogini may seem like just a translation but it is not just a mere translation as it took a lot of hard work. Translation…

  A warm photo of Rinpoche and myself at Naropa's cave in Nepal 2008  Over the years, I had so many amazing moments with Rinpoche that is really too much to write everything in just one blog post. It has been about seven years of knowing Rinpoche. That's right, seven years. I knew Rinpoche even…

I love Vajrayogini and I remember that I was so moved and inspired by her on the pilgrimage led by H.E. Tsem Tulku Rinpoche in 2008. The pilgrimage consisted of many sacred places including 4 ancient temples of Vajrayogini in the Kathmandu valley. The numerous teachings that Rinpoche gave during the pilgrimage later became the…

H. E. Tsem Tulku Rinpoche has a wonderful way of whipping egos into shape. A master of skillfulness, Rinpoche often have many ego-busting tricks under his maroon sleeveless sleeve. Since I have a bit of karmic luck to be in such close proximity with the Lama, I am often subject to many of his wonderful…

This state-of-the-art MacBook Pro 17" is what I have been dreaming of…    The one below is my current machine. It is an aging 14" MacBook that is 3 years old. It may look pristine and white here but it is really an aging grey in real life. The software is ancient and running as…

I love this Vajrayogini statue the most out of the many ancient statues featured in the Vajrayogini book. Just look at her face! Her three beautiful eyes seemed to be staring back from a different time and place. Every time I see her face, I always get a little excited and a little mesmerised. This…

This is my hero and he currently rests on my office desk constantly watching benevolently and gracefully upon me as I work away on my laptop. In his heyday, my hero was known by his nickname, Bhusuku or three lower actions – namely eating, sleeping and defecating. Well, that was all that everybody saw him…

Blogs are not really a new thing for me as I had been blogging many years and moons ago but I stopped. Perhaps I had been very lazy or I was just caught up with what was happening in my life to continue with that blog. (Stop rolling your eyes! It might stay up that…