Snakes, roosters & pigs
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Snakes, Roosters & Pigs explains that at the heart of all the problems, frustrations and disappointment we experience are just three things: hatred, desire and ignorance. In traditional Buddhist teachings, these states of mind are represented by a snake, rooster and pig, showing us clearly how almost all our thoughts, speech and actions are dictated by these “beasts” within.
In this dynamic and lively teaching, Tsem Rinpoche gets right to the crux of all our problems – the three animals, karma and how we get ourselves out of this never-ending loop. He shows us, with much clarity and relevant daily examples, how we are the authors of our own happiness, sadness, successes or failures, and how we can make a practical and immediate change in our lives for the better.
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Titles by Tsem Rinpoche, published by Kechara Media & Publications (in order of publication date)
The Living Buddha Within,
Tsem Rinpoche, 2012
Be Greedy: A Little Guide to Creating Merit and Living Fearlessly,
Tsem Rinpoche, 2012
Why I Make Myself Unhappy, (2nd edition),
Tsem Tulku Rinpoche, 2011
108 Ways to Grab My Apples,
Tsem Tulku Rinpoche, 2010
Tsongkhapa: A Simple Guide to a Powerful Practice,
Tsem Tulku Rinpoche, 2010
Snakes, Roosters and Pigs,
Tsem Tulku Rinpoche, 2010
If Not Now, When?, The Peace Edition
Tsem Tulku Rinpoche, 2009
Peace: A Compilation of Short Teachings,
Tsem Tulku Rinpoche, 2009
Setrap the Protector: Secrets Revealed of a 1,000-Year-Old Practice,
Tsem Tulku Rinpoche & Sharon Saw, 2009
Gurus for Hire, Enlightenment for Sale,
Tsem Tulku Rinpoche, 2009
Compassion Conquers All,
Tsem Tulku Rinpoche, 2007
Nothing Changes, Everything Changes,
Tsem Tulku Rinpoche, 2006
Faces of Enlightenment,
Tsem Tulku Rinpoche, 2006
Why I Make Myself Unhappy,
Tsem Tulku Rinpoche, 2005
Titles published by Kechara Media & Publications.
Conversations in Love,
David Lai, 2012
Tales My Lama Told Me,
David Lai, 2012
The Promise: A Tsem Rinpoche Biography (2nd edition),
Sharon Saw, Fang C.Chang, 2012
The Promise: A Tsem Tulku Biography,
Sharon Saw, Fang C.Chang, 2011
Life is a Gamble: Take a Chance on Faith,
Henry Ooi, 2011
Eat Healthy, Daily:21 Traditional Chinese Vegetarian Recipes for Healing,
Dr Jiang Zhong, 2011
Je Tsongkhapa: A Visual Journey,
Gisbert Pascal Roth, 2010
There's No Way But Up,
David Lai, 2009
Vajrayogini and Other Sacred Power Places in Nepal,
Paul Yap & David Lai, 2009
The Illustrated Life Story of Lama Tsongkhapa: A Graphic Novel,
Terry Lim & Kok Yek Yee, 2009
Pocket Prayers: A Concise Compilation of Prayers,
Kechara, 2009
For more details or to purchase these titles, please visit kechara.com/kmp
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tsem rinpoche
Kechara Media and Publications
2012
Copyright © 2012 Tsem Rinpoche
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ISBN 978 967 5365 43 0
Cover Design and Book Layout by
Fang Chyi Chang
PUBLISHER’S NOTE
In order to maintain and bring the spirit and passion of H.E Tsem Rinpoche’s teachings to the reader in this compilation, the Publisher has made a conscious decision to preserve the fervour, enthusiasm, colloquial expressions and immediacy of Rinpoche’s spoken words which sometimes need to take precedence over syntax and other writing formalities.
The Publisher requests the reader to remember that this book consists of compilations from transcripts of live viva voce teachings.
CONTENTS
PUBLISHER'S NOTE
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
H.E. TSEM RINPOCHE
- A SHORT BIOGRAPHY
EDITORS' INTRODUCTION
I. THREE ROOT DELUSIONS: THE THREE ANIMALS
II. WHY WE ARE IN SAMSARA
a) I've Got to Survive
b) Distractions: The Inner Obstacles
i) Anger
ii) Jealousy
iii) Money
iv) Loneliness
III. NEGATIVE KARMA
a) The Difference Between Experiencing Negative Karma and Purifying Negative Karma with Purification Practices
b) Experiencing Negative Karma and Collecting More Karma from Habituation
c) Purification Practices
d) Even Existing is Collecting Karma
IV. LIVING OUR LIVES WELL WITH INTENT AND
PURPOSE
a) Treat your Lama as a Lama
b) It's Not the Action that Makes Something Negative; it is the Intent
c) Habituation and Holding Your Vows
d) Pre-conceived and Wrong Projections
THE KINGDOM OF SHAMBHALA
GLOSSARY
READING GROUP GUIDE
Kechara
Kechara Media & Publications
Kechara Forest Retreat
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
This book would not have been possible without the compassionate generosity of H.E. Tsem Rinpoche in continuously sharing knowledge with clarity and sincerity.
A big thank you to Linda Meryl and Sharon Saw for the original transcript of the 2006 teachings.
By the merit of this book, may all beings find incredible peace and teachings to transform their lives.
H.E. TSEM RINPOCHE
HIS EMINENCE
TSEM RINPOCHE
A Short Biography
Beloved for his unconventional, contemporary approach to Dharma, H.E. Tsem Rinpoche brings more than 2,500 years of Buddhist wisdom and teachings to the modern spiritual seeker by connecting ancient worlds with new people, cultures, attitudes and lifestyles.
A Mongolian-Tibetan heritage, a childhood in Taiwan and in the United States of America, intensive monastic studies in India and now the Spiritual Guide of the Kechara organisation in Malaysia – these are but some of the many facets that contribute to Tsem Rinpoche’s unique ability to effortlessly bridge the East and the West. His teachings bring the Dharma to our everyday lives and in doing so, he is able to bring the ancient time-honoured Buddhist philosophies and practices into the 21st Century.
Tsem Rinpoche has been strongly inclined towards Dharma since his early childhood, and has studied under many great Buddhist masters of the Tibetan tradition. Tsem Rinpoche eventually went on to receive his monastic education at Gaden Shartse Monastery, currently located in Mundgod in South India.
Following the advice of his beloved Guru, H.H. Kyabje Zong Rinpoche, Tsem Rinpoche took his vows as a monk from H.H. the Dalai Lama and joined Gaden Shartse Monastery when he was in his early twenties. His two preceding incarnations, Gendun Nyedrak and Kentrul Thubten Lamsang Rinpoche, had also studied at the original Gaden Shartse Monastery when it was then located in Tibet. There, they obtained Geshe Lharam degrees before completing their studies at Gyuto tantric college.
Gendun Nyedrak went on to become the lead chanter and, later, abbot of Gaden Monastery, while Kentrul Rinpoche brought the Dharma to the laypeople of the Phari district of Tibet. The tremendous and virtuous work of his previous lifetimes can perhaps be reflected again in Tsem Rinpoche’s present-day activities in Malaysia, where he continues this selfless practice of teaching vast numbers of non-monastic communities in places where the Dharma has just begun to bloom.
During his nine years in Gaden, Tsem Rinpoche was involved in extensive charitable works including building schools for refugee children in India, building dormitories and upgrading living conditions for the monastic community, and providing long-term assistance to the poor lay community of Mundgod.
Now, based in Malaysia, Tsem Rinpoche continues this immense