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David Lai

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

A Self-Professed Tsongkhapa Addict.

Interests: spirituality hedonism lama tsongkhapa vajrayogini yamantaka tsem tulku rinpoche kmp fun hanging out sleeping tv movie etc etc

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Moving On...

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Posted Nov 6, 2011 at David's Space...

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Who is Tara?

The maternal Tara is one the most widely revered within the old Indo-Tibetan Buddhist world. However, she is not as well-known within the earlier diffusion of Chinese Mahayana Buddhism. Even then, some Lamas proclaim that Kuan Yin (a popular Chinese Bodhisattva of compassion) as a manifestation of White Tara (one... Continue reading

Posted Sep 21, 2011 at David's Space...

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Sights and smells of Penang

I was in Penang last weekend for the launch of Kechara Soup Kitchen there. It was a relatively low key event but we were still graced by the Chief Minister of Penang, YAB Lim Guan Eng. He seemed rather down to earth, attending the event with his wife and son.... Continue reading

Posted Aug 24, 2011 at David's Space...

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Lemon Detox

Almost everyone I meet in Kechara would ask me whether the stones are out. It is almost like a standard greeting from the people I meet to ask me about my 'stone'. Now, don't get me wrong. I am not complaining but I find it rather amusing. Unfortunately, the stone... Continue reading

Posted Aug 17, 2011 at David's Space...

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My book in electronic form...

This is Ms Geetha Madavan, the executive assistant to Mother Mangalam, Malaysia's very own Mother Teresa. She is holding a copy of my book, There's No Way But Up. Apparently, she loves to read real books or rather books in their physical form I assume. However, there are many out... Continue reading

Posted Aug 15, 2011 at David's Space...

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Kidney Stone.

Last Thursday morning, I woke up with a slight dull pain on the left side of my stomach. I thought I had stomach ache so I sat on the toilet bowl and it took me quite awhile to realise nothing was coming out. I thought it might be a food... Continue reading

Posted Aug 9, 2011 at David's Space...

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Shield against Spirits

There was a time when I was constantly being attacked by an unseen spirit when I was asleep. I would hear a buzzing sound and then I would be rudely awakened by the feeling of paralysis. I would struggle for awhile before I would be set free. There were times... Continue reading

Posted Aug 1, 2011 at David's Space...

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The Spectrum of Sexuality

Have you heard of the Kinsey scale? I have not and I just came across it recently and I was very fascinated to read about it so I thought I share it here on the blog for the world to discover their sexuality. Just kidding. I guess anything about sexuality... Continue reading

Posted Jul 27, 2011 at David's Space...

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Break in...

There was a break in this afternoon at Heruka House, the place where I am living. It is scary to discover this but fortunately nothing was taken. There were only three of us living in this house. The intruder went into our rooms and opened all of our cupboards and... Continue reading

Posted Jul 26, 2011 at David's Space...

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Photo of A Tibetan Yogin

I have always loved this photo that I saved from the Internet sometime ago. This sepia photo depicts a Chod yogi wielding his ritual Chod drum and thighbone trumpet along with a display of ritual implements right before him. Chod is a practice of cutting off the self-cherishing mind. It... Continue reading

Posted Jul 25, 2011 at David's Space...

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What's a Moleskine?

A Moleskine is basically the most expensive notebook in the world! Well I can't vouch for that statement but it is the most expensive notebook in any bookstore in Malaysia. Only a few stationery shops carry these yummilicious notebooks. Well, this is not a paid advertisement although I wouldn't mind... Continue reading

Posted Jul 21, 2011 at David's Space...

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I gave an Interfaith talk...

Last Saturday, I was invited (by Rev. Thomas George) to participate in an interfaith lecture, in memory of Swami Satyananda. This was held in the Pure Life Society center. It was interesting to be here on premise and the topic was 'Religion in the Marketplace'. It was such a broad... Continue reading

Posted Jul 19, 2011 at David's Space...

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A Buddhist Past...

A visit to the local muzeum was not really on the top of my to-do list. However, I found myself visiting it along with a bunch of my friends from Kechara as part of an educational visit arranged by H. E. Tsem Tulku Rinpoche. We are there not to soak... Continue reading

Posted Jul 18, 2011 at David's Space...

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A New Abode

Due to monetary reasons, Paul (my housemate) and myself have been looking towards moving for sometime to lower our rental cost. Simulataneously, my mum has an apartment in the Hartamas area and she had recently asked me to find someone to rent the place because she didn't want to live... Continue reading

Posted Jul 13, 2011 at David's Space...

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Welcome to Laddaland

Welcome to Laddaland, the latest Thai horror flick to reach our shores. Like many other brilliant horror films from Thailand, it is not a mere mindless scare-fest. It is smart, sexy and packs with enough psychological drama to make the on-screen characters come to life. Initially, I didn't really like... Continue reading

Posted Jun 26, 2011 at David's Space...

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Gone Down South

For the weekend, I am in Johor, the southern-most state of the Peninsular. Unfortunate for me, it is not a holiday. I am down here in Johor to help out at a roadshow with the Kechara Paradise crew - Chia, Jazz and Wan. We are here in JB's Sutera Mall... Continue reading

Posted Jun 25, 2011 at David's Space...

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You don't impress me much!

(In order to safeguard the identity of this person, I took the liberty to change the details of these people so as not to offend anyone. So, please don't jump to quick conclusions about the identities of these people.) This afternoon, I went for lunch with this person, who has... Continue reading

Posted Jun 22, 2011 at David's Space...

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My Lil Personal Shrine...

I promised a facebook friend that I will take a photo of my shrine to share with him. So I thought I share it here with anyone who would chance upon this blog. The main deity is Lama Tsongkhapa sitting on a little Dharma throne with his two foremost disciples... Continue reading

Posted Jun 15, 2011 at David's Space...

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