Celebrity Buddhists Tsem Rinpoche(Tsem Rinpoche)Buddhism has been around for over 2,6. However, it is only in the past 2. Buddhism has really taken off  into mainstream traditionally non- Buddhist countries and is embraced by many people all over the world from all walks of life…In Asian countries, where Buddhism is much more prevalent, and has existed peacefully for thousands of years is now finally spreading. But it is kept alive by the monastic educated, who spread their influence by teaching and example. Similarly, in America, with the difference that the equivalent ‘celebrity’ class there comprises of movie stars, celebrities, personalities and rock musicians, who promote the message of Buddhism in their movies, music and lifestyles. These days, we can find Dharma centers, temples and monasteries coming up across the globe. We can even find a Dharma center in your neighbourhood at this day and age.

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What is really surprising these days, is that you will probably not find as many monks, but lay people in these centers. It is really encouraging to see that many people are realizing that there is more to life than parties, shopping, fun, movies, holidays, etc.

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All thanks to the His Holiness the Dalai Lama, and great masters like Gaden Tripas, Kyabje Zong Rinpoche, Lama Yeshe, Geshe Wangyal, Kensur Lobsang Tharchin, Geshe Rabten, etc etc etc… more and more people are becoming more aware of Buddhism and finding it a suitable way of life and religion. In this way, more and more people will benefit from Buddhist teachings. Keanu Reeves. In 1. Reeves played Siddhartha in “Little Buddha”, it is rumoured that this role may have turned the actor onto Buddhism.

Being one quarter Chinese in ancestry, it also connects back to his heritage of Buddhism also. In a video series called, “Discovering Buddhism”, Reeves said: “There is a profound power that is awakened in us by contemplating impermanence and death.

We are inspired to practice the dharma in everything we do and not to waste another moment of our precious lives.”President Bill Clinton. Former American president Bill Clinton has taken his exercise regime to spiritual heights – by learning the art of Buddhist meditation to help him relax. The politician, 6. And in his latest bid to improve his well- being, the Democrat has hired his own personal Buddhist monk to help him learn how to meditate properly. Radaronline quoted a source as saying: ‘Ever since his heart scare, Bill has looked for ways to help him relax.‘He has a hectic life, he travels a lot on business as an ambassador for the U. S. and needs something to keep him sane.’Meditation offers him that, he has a *mantra that he likes to chant and after every session he feels transformed and full of positive energy.‘It’s definitely doing him the world of good – he feels fitter and stronger than ever.’In February 2.

Clinton was rushed to Columbia Presbyterian Hospital in New York City after complaining of chest pains. He needed to have two coronary stents implanted in his heart and a few months later in September underwent quadruple bypass surgery. In 2. 01. 0 he then had a clogged artery reopened – his second heart op in just five years – and announced he was giving up his diet of American fast food such as burgers, fries and deep- fried chicken to go vegan.

His strict diet consists of lots of fresh vegetables and fruit but he admits he still occasionally eats fish. Note: Buddhism is one of the fastest growing religions in the United States.*Mantras are sacred words as spoken by the Buddha which has vast benefits for the mind and body when chanted consistently. See here:  http: //www. K. D. Lang. Nearly a decade ago, k. Nyingma tradition of Buddhism, but the 4.

From a very early age I have considered myself to be a Buddhist. I don’t even know where that came from, it was just an innate feeling,” she said in an interview with the Shambala Sun. Then the older I got and the more I learned about Buddhism, the more I felt at home with its principles and philosophy.”Richard Gere. Among the most famous Buddhists in Hollywood, Richard Gere has been a very vocal supporter of human rights in Tibet and is often seen in the company of the Dalai Lama.

Their first meeting even included a vital acting lesson for Gere: “‘So when you do this acting and you’re angry, are you really angry?’” Gere recalled His Holiness asking. When you’re acting sad, are you really sad? When you cry, are you really crying?’ I gave him some kind of actor answer, like it was more effective if you really believed in the emotion that you were portraying. He looked very deeply into my eyes and just started laughing. Hysterically. He was laughing at the idea that I would believe emotions are real, that I would work very hard to believe in anger and hatred and sadness and pain and suffering.”Richard Gere makes his admiration for the Dalai Lama, the Tibetan spiritual leader in exile, well known.

Gere periodically retreats to Tibet to brush up on his Buddhism. Watch Decoding Annie Parker Online Iflix there. While there, the actor enjoys a very different existence than he does in Hollywood. According to Gere, he has a simple room and has to share a bathroom. There is a limited supply of water and no television, air conditioning or newspapers.

As Gere, explains it, this is his time to relax, to meditate, to release. Uma Thurman. In 1. Uma Thurman’s father, Robert Thurman, became the first Westerner to be ordained as a Tibetan Buddhist monk. Though she is named after “dbuma chenpo” (“the great middle way”) she considers herself to be agnostic and regrets that her father didn’t give her a more formal religious upbringing: “My father didn’t impose his religion on us as children,” the actress has said. To the point that maybe it would have been nice to have a little more—something to rebel against.”Kate Hudson. After trying on Kabbalah with Madonna, Yankee third baseman Alex Rodriguez was reportedly ‘flirting’ with Buddhism when he was dating Kate Hudson. Though Hudson was raised Jewish—the faith of her mother, Goldie Hawn—the family also practiced Buddhism.

Hudson would even bring Buddhist prayer beads to Yankee games, and perhaps it worked: The team won the World Series in 2. Oliver Stone. In a commencement speech to the UC- Berkeley class of 1. Oliver Stone spoke of the importance of his faith in the world. Watch The Children Of Huang Shi Online Hoyts there. Buddhism in this country is not really understood; it’s regarded as sort of quaint, it seems to be an old- fashioned religion,” the then 6.

Stone said. “But it isn’t, really. It’s a very active one and has a place in the modern world.”Kate Bosworth. Kate Bostworth was introduced to Nicherin Buddhism when she began dating actor Orlando Bloom in 2.

While the couple has since broken up, the 2. Bosworth has described the faith as “just a really incredible state of mind…It’s basically about constantly growing and making yourself a better person and focusing on what you want for yourself and the world and really putting it out there.”Leonard Cohen. Singer- songwriter Leonard Cohen has practiced Buddhism since the 1. The Future”, that he decided to devote himself completely into the faith. The man who wrote “Hallelujah” lived for five years in a Zen Buddhist monastery in Los Angeles. Steven Seagal. Steven Seagal has been studying Buddhism since he was a boy, and in 1. Tibetan Buddhism).

Seagal also served as the American protector of the daughter of the tenth Panchen Lama while she was in college. Seagal had heard she was in danger, so he contacted people in Tibet. I spoke with my friends there, and they said I was one of the few people who could protect and take care of her…be her father figure, her guardian,” Seagal said.

Try to guide her so that she kept her heritage in the dharma…You’re born naked, you die naked…In between, you should find a spiritual guide.”Herbie Hancock. Jazz legend Herbie Hancock has been practicing Buddhism, since the early 1. He discovered it one night on stage when his bassist started playing something innovative, even ‘magical’.