We have many amazing statues at Kechara Forest Retreat (KFR), but the one everyone will notice first as they drive into KFR is our amazing Lama Tsongkhapa statue. Carved from one piece of white stone, he sits outside Wisdom Hall in all 9-ft of his gloriousness, gazing over Dukkar Apartments and blessing all visitors. I […]

Rinpoche‘s dedication to the Dharma has led us from life as Dharma‬ ‪gypsies‬ practicing out of each others’ houses with no centre to call our own, to the 35 acres we are now developing! These are my notes from when I hosted the livestreaming of our temple‬ opening. Back then, we thought 700-seat capacity was […]

Working with Rinpoche puts me in contact with many characters who are good friends.

I went on a walk around our Kechara Forest Retreat land today, taking photographs to update our Kechara album. I thought I’d share some of the pictures here, so those who haven’t got access to my album on Facebook can rejoice in them too 🙂 Feel free to share them…all I ask is that you […]

This appeared on my desk one day because Rinpoche knows I have a good relationship with my mum. I liked the use of the plural “hearts” (as opposed to the singular).

We had a liaisons council meeting two days ago. After concluding another meeting, Rinpoche came to join us and give us a teaching. The liaisons are a group of Kecharians who work closely with Rinpoche to ensure that his direction and vision for the Kechara organisation is fulfilled. During the teaching, amongst the many things […]

The night after my grandmother died, Rinpoche flew in to Penang to perform her last rites. After that, Rinpoche spent hours talking to every single one of us to make sure we understood she had taken a good rebirth. My nan was one of the warmest, kindest, most patient people I’ve ever known. She wrote […]

Rinpoche got this bed for Gizmo baby, along with other personalised stuff for our other mumus. See how comfortably Nana sleeps…thank you Rinpoche for giving that to him and to think Nana was only 3 days away from being put down when Elisa rescued him. It’s because of people like Rinpoche and Elisa that other […]

Mum and I were invited to Tunku Kaiyisah’s tea party this afternoon to celebrate Mikka Green, her eco-friendly sustainable movement that’s set to make green trends simple, sexy and FUN in Malaysia. The proliferation of eco-friendly shops and brands is one thing about England I definitely miss (is that obvious I am totally middle class?) […]

Perhaps it’s my imagination, perhaps it’s not but I’ve noticed a theme in Rinpoche’s teachings lately. They’ve been related to the mind, reincarnation of the mind and the false ‘I’. I think these teachings, which are philosophical yet accessible, appeals to a lot of us who are aware that material success does not necessary translate […]