Dukkar Apartments officially opened a couple of days ago, and I was inspired to christen the kitchen by cooking something (hehehe as though I needed an excuse). So with Lanse and Abby’s help, I made food for 20! Up for noms tonight was spaghetti with tomato sauce, blue cheese, carrots, mushrooms and bird’s eye chillies, […]

Rinpoche had nothing but Rinpoche was still giving things away…and Rinpoche looked happy doing it too! Today I am grateful that in a world of 7 billion humans, I found a lama who gives everything – Dharma and materially – so freely and without issue.

Rinpoche has always encouraged me, and everyone around me, to care for animals. One of the worst cases I rescued was Sara, who suffered from a prolapsed uterus. From start to finish, Rinpoche taught us how to care for Sara physically and spiritually, including blessing her with a Tara pendant. Rinpoche’s care goes all the […]

Look at this guy sleeping in the middle of a construction site. In the dust and dirt, hundreds of miles away from his ‪family‬, just another faceless ‪foreign‬ worker to you and me. On top of that, it’s now ‪Ramadhan‬ and he’s having to do laborious, physically demanding ‎construction‬ work whilst fasting‬, just to earn […]

Thanks to Rinpoche‘s kindness, I have this comfortable room in ‪Dukkar‬ ‪Apartments‬ in Kechara ‪Forest‬ ‪‎Retreat‬. I don’t need much, just a ‪‎bed‬, a ‪table‬ and ‪‎wardrobe‬, and ‪electricity‬…!

Rinpoche sent Yamantaka to protect my home which is just too damn cool…not really a dude I’d want to mess with 😉

Rinpoche told me, “Don’t worry, you don’t have to be ‪vegetarian‬. If you feel like eating meat, eat it if you want.” I was in shock because Rinpoche had never told anyone that before. Ever. For everyone else, Rinpoche encouraged them to be vegetarian. “Why is Rinpoche telling me this?”, I wondered. It was then […]

This video. Not all Africans are child soldiers, starving, AIDS victims, orphans, running online scams, etc… I’m not sure this video requires any further explanations, I think it does a pretty great job speaking for itself. People are people, treat them like it. I watched this kid wipe the floor with his amazing answer on […]

Rashomon, a name that holds a lot of significance for film buffs. Mum and I were invited to catch the play this afternoon at KLPac, adapted and directed by Joe Hasham, and starring Patrick Teoh. It was interesting and very good, much to my surprise (I know, I really should have more faith in Malaysian […]

For me, this ‪‎Shakyamuni‬ represents the source of all ‪Dharma that Rinpoche has taught me over the years.