Spiritual Calling of an IT Guy

When you visit temples, chortens, or other religious sites, you've likely encountered Tsatsa placed either on or around them. It is believed that crafting a small Tsatsa is equivalent in merit to constructing a small or large chorten. At present, Tang Rinpoche is overseeing the construction of the Kadam Chorten in Gawai Drong. Within this chorten, numerous Tsatsa have been installed, a project initiated and coordinated by a dedicated member of the དེ་བ་ཅན་ཚོགས་པ། community. This individual has earned the affectionate title of Tsatsa Lhamo from Rinpoche. Among the members of དེ་བ་ཅན་ཚོགས་པ། , she is fondly referred to as Tsatsa Lhamo. During the process of crafting Tsatsa, numerous residents from the Samtse community joined to offer their assistance. Some even dedicated their time daily to this endeavor. In the initial days, the team responsible for digging encountered challenges in obtaining the appropriate soil for Tsatsa creation. However, a turning point arrived when I joine

  On the 15th day of Saga Dawa Duchen in 2019, a significant day commemorating the birth, enlightenment, and parinirvana of the revered Buddha Shakyamuni, a momentous event unfolded for me. It was on this auspicious occasion that I was formally designated as the coordinator for དེ་བ་ཅན་ཚོགས་པ། , a role that felt imbued with blessings akin to holy water. Before embarking on my journey to partake in དེ་བ་ཅན་སྨོན་ལམ། , I sought a profound benediction from the Triple Gem at my Choesham. While there, an intriguing incident occurred. As I activated my fan, droplets of water from it unexpectedly showered over me, occurring almost three times consecutively. It felt as though the Triple Gem had graced me with a sanctified anointment using this holy water. The circumstances leading to this occurrence perplexed me. Could it be that heavy rainfall during the preceding night had accumulated water within the fan, transforming it into a divine elixir? My wife mentioned that rainwater had indeed gathe

  The number 15 holds deep significance for the followers of དེ་བ་ཅན་ཚོགས་པ། , owing to several significant occurrences. As per online sources, humanity has abided by the lunar cycle for ages, aligning our energies with the Earth and the cosmos. When the moon reaches its full illumination on the 15th day of each lunar month, it symbolizes a spiritual zenith, prompting individuals to awaken from the cycle of samsara. During these full moon days, pivotal figures such as Buddha and Bodhisattva have been born or attained enlightenment. Notable examples include Lord Buddha, Terton Pema Lingpa, Lord Manjushri, Khenchen Jigme Phuntsho, the present Gyelsey Tenzin Rabgay, and many others. The 15th day of every lunar month is also revered as a sacred occasion for Buddha Amitabha, offering an auspicious opportunity to offer prayers and pay homage, aspiring for rebirth in the realm of དེ་བ་ཅན་ཞིང་ཁམས།.   It is recounted that Lord Manjushri, embraced by དེ་བ་ཅན་ཚོགས་པ། , came into existence on

  Between 5:00 PM and 6:00 PM on the 15th day of the 3rd month in the lunar calendar of 2019, a unique convergence occurred: my expression of gratitude during a vote of thanks speech to the དེ་བ་ཅན་ཚོགས་པ། group was accompanied by the rumble of thunder. My predecessor, upon hearing the thundering thrice followed by a brief shower, interpreted it as an auspicious omen for the incoming coordinator.   The Samtse དེ་བ་ཅན་ཚོགས་པ། community is dedicated to the teachings of Manjushri (the Lord of Wisdom), which were revealed by Khenchen Jigme Phuntsho Jungney (1933-7 January 2004), the founder of Lharung Serta Monastery in Tibet. These teachings are believed to hold prophecies relevant to Bhutan. His Eminence Zheetrul Choni Rangshar Rinpoche (widely known as Tang Rinpoche) arrived in Bhutan with the purpose of fulfilling his root guru's prophecy, Khenchen Jigme Phuntsho Jungney, who was a Terton. In 2015, Tang Rinpoche's visit to Samtse College, at the invitation of former President D

For the very first time in my existence, I laid eyes on a stone-carved Buddha that seemed to emanate a distinct aura of authenticity, resembling a tangible presence of the Buddha himself. This extraordinary sight unfolded on the inaugural day of Saga Dawa Duchen, a profoundly auspicious month in the Bhutanese calendar. On this remarkable occasion, I embarked on a journey by bus to Paro, with the intent of participating in a week-long workshop. The voyage up to Chukha unfolded serenely, but the atmosphere transformed drastically as I progressed from Chukha towards Paro, triggered by a distressing incident involving a Jambo truck accident. Despite our collective efforts to prevent a tragic outcome, the driver's life was spared only to be met with excruciating agony due to a fractured leg and hand.   Around 5:00 pm, in the company of my friend who serves as a lecturer at Paro College, I ventured into a leisurely stroll around the college campus. It was during this tranquil walk th

I don't quite recall whether I was in Class PP or Class I, but I vividly remember the class picnic we had with an Indian teacher at Neyra Ama Chu, a sizable river flowing beside the Thungkhar School. While I'm aware that a significant portion of Indians are vegetarians, my recent internet search unveiled Chicken Makhani as their most renowned Indian dish and recipe. Even back then, chicken dishes held a special place, particularly during class outings with our Indian teacher at Thungkhar Primary School in Trashigang.   During one of these outings, my Indian teacher instructed me to kill a rooster for our lunch. I can't quite fathom how I managed to persuade my imposing teacher amidst the shock, anxiety, and tears of the moment. Somehow, I eluded the task of killing the rooster, though one of my classmates eventually carried out the act. This memory resurfaced when I embarked on the path of Bodhicitta after becoming a student of Tang Rinpoche and taking on the role of Dewa