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Words Fail Me

There are a lot of speculative things that come to our mind - both for and against the life. This is my short attempt at absolution about the future, and why I contemplate that such a pain in the neck is extremely likely.

 

I am looking at the voidness of the blue sky,
Wondering what our lives will be;

The clouded day high
was a space;
What future I might see.

Today will be Someday

But that someday will be shoddier

And worse than today’s abandoner;
I don’t think it will be caring

I don’t think it will be loving.

Greed blind the truth

Wisdom blinded by the willfulness of self
Prayers for easy money
Respect bleeds dry
Love wary without money.


Our best will be valued only by the Yama

I hope these answers are affirmative
For then I know that we will see
A future, filled with affliction
Like it's should not be.

Now, I hate how I took so long to see
That life's joy is a closed book to me,

And it is filled with hatred and spite
All I've got to say is, "spit!"

Bhutanese dance ....Boedra 2016...pema Tashi

Je Khenpo and the Blessing

Gedu Moelam Choemo

"To be blessed" means to be favored by God. Blessings, therefore, are directly associated with God and come from God.

A blessing is very important for getting rid of negative things from our souls and bodies. We are immersed in a culture filled with negative attitudes, offensive language, violence, and insolence. The very air we breathe can lead us to feel cursed or that something will go wrong, simply because of the environment we are exposed to and the judgments others make against us. False judgments against us are like curses; they can affect our health and break down our immune system. The potentially negative physical effects on people who live under false judgments are extraordinary. We are not only under the curse of judgments placed on us by others, but we may also tend to judge ourselves harshly. When these self-criticisms become excessive, we need to recognize them as being like curses and break them with the authority of God. So when you consider how many people are bound by judgments and curses, it is easy to see how desperately we all need blessings. This is what any lama would say during a wang or blessing .

The Moelam Choemo in Gedu is a yearly religious congregation that lasts for one week. The fact that it happens only once a year shows how important it truly is. There is a kind of tradition for different schools to sponsor something during this gathering. Last year, for example, Darla School provided a tokha (lunch) to the public and the worshippers on October 18, 2016. But this year, I was taken by surprise. The school was not given a day off to receive blessings. I heard that our Je Khenpo himself would conduct the final "Tshewang" blessing for the people here. Distant schools like Arikha and Pashikha called off their classes for the day. But it was sad that Darla School—so near to Gedu—had a normal class. To tell the truth, there were grumbles, especially from our faithful students and devoted teachers. That normal class did not deter many people from going to receive the blessing. The head of the school called an informal meeting and said that any teacher willing to go could go for the wang. That turned into a real headache: almost all the teachers left, leaving only a few students behind in the classrooms. That did not daunt the students either. Almost all of them went, saying that their parents were waiting for them. As a result, the school went haywire with only a handful of teachers and students left behind. It was pandemonium!

I truly wonder why our school was not called off when other schools were. I also wonder whether we can genuinely promote religion—our tradition and culture—when important functions like this take place, and we are not allowed to attend. I really wonder if this is the reason why the Darla community has such a large number of Christians. Reason.