“Border guards are the people who contributes no risk and accident life us”

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“Safeguard of mother country” newspaper Feb 07, 2013

Interviewed by Altantsetseg.B

There smell fumes of pure juniper and incense in the room. Biography of Tsakhar Buddha, Bogd Jebtsundamba Khutuktu, and dictionary of Oxford were caught by my eyes. Likewise, there are a lot of Tibetan books which I can’t read. I can’t illustrate and it’s a part of “rich & luxurious house” brass-made incense burner, frame with tough god’s image, cup bordered by golden dragon, pot with full peacock feather. Opening page of sutra which hasn’t read completely is in front me…

This is the projection of my mirror that can express my guest of the newspaper’s issue. Before the Watery Snack Year “Tiin yalguusan”, I met with Natsagdorj.D, Khamba Lama of Manba Datsan Monastery, Director of Otoch Manramba Institute. He told general nature of the beginning year and especially, he gave his word to the border guards of a country.

-When I came into your Monastery, I heard sound of crow. I thought it is good symbol that before afternoon, a crow delivers speech of Gombo god-image. I stepped over the threshold to think that our interview will be successful?

I am glad to meet with you and all border guards who are guarding safety of our homeland border and their parents, youths and youngsters by this interview. The border guards of a country are intelligent and courageous people being responsible for our life and all actions to be peacefully. I pray and chat for them. Existing peacefully or safely Mongolian border is good fortune of the Mongolians. We are proud of you because border guards have been duly performing faithfully their oaths for the country in not only severe climate condition but also in border region. It is very essential us that border of the country is safe and secure.  In accordance with the Buddhist theory, border guards of country are messenger of Buddha who contributes no risk and accident life us, perform meritorious many acts. So, I sympathize and chant for them. There are some people wanting to live or work in warm place or comfortable atmosphere. Border guards of a country are different from them. Although, I have never been to all agencies of Mongolian border, I imagine them. We must remember and pride the border guards because they work in drought’ boiling hot and extremely cold climate. Likewise, we should evaluate or appreciate their duties not imagining their actions. 

I would like to say request to all Mongolians doing virtuous deeds for the border guards. I wish prosperous good luck and fortune and their desired action will come true at all times. 

   -Thanks you. Are border guards of a country performing their duties of border control by their heart call?

-If you have heart for a country, this is a pure action of Bodhisattva. Any border guards who are working without considering suffering from cold, warm, thirsty and hungry should remember this word well. Today, If you think I do or perform border control for help the mass, it could lead to rising your merit. As a result of it, your work will be successful. For many thousand years, border guards of a country have been performing their duties with facing high risk their life. Their honor protecting sacred land and Mongolian people is significant. Border guards of a country should pride of this duties. Could you imagine what wonderful picture of Mongolian wild nature in the catching binoculars? Spirits or deities of these mountains or water have made friends of these border guards of a country. Border guards of a country can get know carefully how to move stones of mountain and their nature or color. We are proud of you again to observe security of border of our country and Mongolian people in their mind. I am very happy to see with border guards of a country by your newspaper before Sar Shine/White Moon/.

-You described incredibly without my imagination how to illustrate border of our country and border guards for readers? You were born and grew up in Zavkhan aimag. Can tell me it helps you get know well precisely border of a country and life of border guards. Is that connected with your motherland?     

-I realized much performance of mass media sector by my educational knowledge. I think and consider in my mind and chant Supreme Book for help of all sentient beings and my chanting sutras and mantras involves to Mongolia, border of Mongolia and border guards. Moreover, as a doctor, I pray thoroughly all people fighting for survival who hospitalize in a clinic suffering from their disease and undergo operation. Life-saver surgeons and family members of the patients praying their life want to recover their illness. I have many thoughts and that is for instance. So, I am sharing my views to you. I have never been to any border agencies. I have crossed southern and northern boundaries of my country several times. Many thoughts were arisen in my mind when I pass through customs of Mongolia. It seems to be simple for the people who rarely think about native country. Soil of sacred country’s land has its smell. It is valuable, sacred and loved treasure. Some people don’t understand that I said soil has special odor. Soil in the land of Mongolia is unique because it is the clearest and higher in essence of natural 5 elements. So, say again, I am with border guards at all time keeping security or performing border control. I would like to say I have met with these border guards by power of sutra. 

-Truly, are we connecting under same view for native country?

-You might to adapt the situation that you protect or keep part of area. Perhaps, you consider or see all things are at same position. That is no. In the 4 seasons nature shows different nature and colors and it might be not less than 6 times round the year. Border guards have valuable fortune to feel these changes in the first time from others. Today’s children are growing up not seeing or feeling amazing nature colors and scene. Border guards can see wonderful color combination and their aroma. Don’t be sad for living and staying longer in the border area and same place. Don’t think and not regret how many years I will be living in a small house. Don’t be nervous and be calm as vast territory because you are able to travel to 4 directions and 8 corners through up and down. As for me, I can’t travel inside urban areas. Border guards of a country are lucky to feel them. We had grown up swaddling in natural world. Hence, border guards of a country have much of good luck to live closely and protect in the untouched and wild nature.      

-Our universe is developing rapidly and changing. On the other hand, we are far away further this untouched & wild natural life. Is providing information us focusing on deep context that people live closely with Mother Nature and think and feel pleasure?

– This is natural color that coming time of spring and melting snow. Any artists, composers and poets describe definitely colorful images of spring time. Border guards of a country can visualize actually these images in their mind. I am satisfied with the condition that border guards of a country can feel rare nuance or color of nature. 

  -We are talking in your library room before The Year of Water Snack. Please tell us about general conditions of coming Water Snack called “Tiin ylguusan” by astrological calculations?

    -A Mongolian proverb said ‘Accidents will happen in the best regulated families.” The Mongolian people should predict optimally the coming year. Read &chant sutras and entrust your merit and virtue for Mongolia, work, parents, spouse and children by optimal view during days of Tsagaan Sar/White Moon/. In order to be evenly good all things, do certain merit and virtue. It may be predicted that it is less rainy in the summer time. Hence, you wish that nature will be amusing; lord of Water and local deities will bestow raining much. Wishing and merit& virtue of many people are very powerful. Everyone should try for it. I’ll say advice to the people who needs to make special religious rituals. 37-years people face recurrence of one’s spot every nine years called “Menge gollokh”. These people should make special spiritual rituals.  I’ll say message to the people with 5 yellow “Spots”.  9, 21, 33, 45, 57, 69, 81-years people with the Year of Rooster will be influenced harshly by the planet so that special spiritual rituals named Guimeg against the coming evil power should be made to these people. Hence, the spiritual ritual sutras as Nanjid, Janaggagdog, White Shuhert, Dashzeweg with special spiritual services should be made to the people. The people with the Year of Pig will be received negative influences by the planet that occurs after 7 years from your Year, called “Dunser”. So spiritual ritual sutras as Jantsanzemuubunjin, Amithava should be made to the people who need to make Dunser. Besides, there is religious ritual to correct 3 bad meaning-sick, die, become corpses. This turns following 3 from a series of eight factors (fire, soil, iron, space, water, mountain, tree and wind). If it turns you, special spiritual ritual named Nashdursm should be done. The people with Year of the Monkey and Mouse should make special spiritual rituals in this year. Any people with the element of iron should pay attention carefully and make special spiritual rituals. The planet affects you adversely so; you are high risk in falling down, involving accident, argument, and robbery. Special spiritual ritual sutras as White Shuhert, Hamchinnavag and Dorjederme should be recited you. You should beware carefully of anything in September, October and November. That is part of astrological calculations and people who may receive harsh influence by the planet should make their special spiritual rituals. This helps your life longer and life happier. The planet influences strongly people. You should prevent from any bad things without regretting past actions. Hence, I’ll say special mantra to border guards of a country. You should read mantra much as much possible as you can read. Please teach these mantras to your children and youths. May the blessing bestow all border guards in Mongolia. May border guards read daily the mantra and receive its benefit. To read mantras, you will be good in present time and moreover, you’ll reborn and find good fortune. When you read this mantra, many Buddhas and guardians will visit behind you and protect you from any bad things. 

Itgel:

Lama la javsu chio

Sanjai la javsu chio

Choi la javsu chio

Gedun la javsu chio

 Word of Medicine Buddha for praying:

Tsanleg,Renchen, Sersan Nya an med

Choidog, Onchen, Manla, Shagja tuv

Jachen molam yonsu zogba eyi

Devar shegva jadla chagtsal lo

Mantra of Manla:

Tayata Om Bhekandze

Maha Bhekandze Bhekandze

Randza Samungate Soha

Word of Tsebagmed Buddha for praying is:

Jigden denbi zobo Tsebagmed

Dui min chiva malui jom zad jin

Gon med dugnal jurva namji jav

Sanjai Tsebagmed la chagtsal lo

Mantra of Tsebagmed Buddha is:

Om ama rani zivan diyen Soha

 Word of Manjushri for praying

Jambi, yanla, chagtsal, lo

 The Mantra of Manjushri is:

Om A Ra Pa Tsa Da Nhih

 Mantra and word of Vajrapani for praying

Jonlo, janjii, naichog, damba nai

Sanag, rigag, gunji, dagva, de

Legden gegji, tsognam, jomzad, vi

Jomdan, dorje, zinla, chagtsallo

Om Pazar Vani Hum Pad

Mantra for better memory, concentration and brain power

Dadyata gaya zaga nade Soha

Mantra for success in work

Om Sarva Shindi Soha

-People should make and accrue the merit and virtue. It is seemed that people seek out and intend forcefully to find virtues actions far away. You gave advice that reading or chanting mantras will be the bigger merit and virtue. So that, how we can measure meritorious  actions? 

People should live with pride. Pride that born human in the world every day. In the Buddhism book, it is very difficult as holding seed on the point of needle. We should be glad and pride born in land of Mongolia where Mahayana Buddhism exists and develop. It is same as adding a layer into seed on the point of needle. It is important to read religious sutra-Itgel (Jamdo). For example, if you think Dorj, my son will be good; you should read Itgel-religious sutra and pray for your Buddha.  It is upper fortune to be born human body doing ten virtues actions, experiencing several suffering and era and accruing many virtues. You don’t act sins. Raise your merit and virtue. It is simple and great thing to live happily. Think to be born human body that is same as accrued merit and virtue of 7 mountains.

Your virtue may run out through whole your life. You haven’t possibility to do the virtue. People who have accrued virtue like 7 mountains, before death you should increase your virtue till virtue like 14 mountains. As you say, it is crucial to intended virtue. One of virtues activities is to chant mantra. People do yourself own virtue as to do religious chanting at Temple called Gandan. In accordance with theory of Buddhism, people experience result of their actions. People practice and accrue virtue by the body, speech, and the mind. People do sins by 3 methods such as the body, speech and mind. We have another pride. Be pride mind of your parents who are great kindness. This is ultimate happiness that your five sense organs such as looking, smelling, hearing, tasting and feeling are healthy. People don’t understand this mentioned joy. They understand wellbeing is more than money and delightful to have healthy organs such as after blindness they realized their eyes bring pleasure them. So, worship your parents who delivered healthy child. If you make wrongdoing for parents, you should correct them. It is very faulty to forget much kindness of parents who always worry their body and mind and protect your small body from hot and cold. Appreciate them. Give your parents a hug. If you feel the soul of parents’ kindness said by me, you can write ideal verse for these kind parents. These poem and melody are come from mind. In accordance with theory of Buddhism, there are saying words from sincere heart. As like this, if you can feel kindness of your parents, you will create everlasting literature. You can only do this deed which remains remarkable one in your soul. So, you live with pride.   

-When I am talking with you, I thought how we far away from simple thing, but we seek close things far away. It is seemed everyone pays attention to material and their goal and plan will be measured by materials or items?  

-Each person is thinking to have items or material things by any method. To have belongings or possessions, you should give charity. Generous charity will return you as possession. If people have less greedy mind, material possessions or belongings will come you naturally. I felt it in real life. People talk or say good and bad words about me. I have dispation to money. Money is earned automatically me who runs such a bigger organization. I have intention giving charity of dharma, possession and safety in certain percent to people. Charity from generous mind is basis of merits in present life. I have read many books. I spend most of my time reading and making research the books which are in my room and behind library. After that, I can give you advice that reading or chanting sutra and mantra is important. Tantric charm will protect you; your work will be successful. It will keep security of your generation. The Mongolians achieve enlightment quickly reading or chanting Mantra or Tantra because of country of Vajrapani Roots. Charm of Mantra and Tantra exist in the mind of the Mongolians.

-You said your highest idol is your parents. Many people say “I have a religion to believe”. It is very common that in naturally, they don’t know clue of believing?

– It is essential that people should believe and worship 3 gems /Buddha, dharma, sutra/. It is more valuable than the gold. Know yourself. Worship yourself. If people know it is great, people try being sympathy and mild and should establish great performances. And their troubles or problems will be resolved easily. Appreciate and pride born human. We have bad mind which praising will get worse us. Praise others. If you do this, you have no enemy. Your work will be fruitful. You have to accumulate practice to purify bad mind caused by nirvanas.       

-How do forgive people.  Why is it hard to forgive someone?

– We see anyone by bad. Say many times yourself that people have many good qualities and see their good side. The people may be said 14 times this word. When you say the word 15 times, the person starts respecting you. This is such a simple. You should be patient. Provide each other encouragement. My parents said it is necessary to help quickly tea and meals to the tired people. Today I remembered and this was my regular principle. Help people as possible as you can do. Person is simple. Happiness and peace come if you excuse anyone who you has bristled and hated using no weapon and instead of it, you praise them. In the ancient Mongolian customs, Mongolians exchange snuff box and therefore, they forget previous bad actions and pardon for these actions. I haven’t kept bad thought about person. This is different than me for your head and soldier affairs. If you believe and understand correctly it will be helpful although your leader says good or coarse words, this influence positively. This is same as there is Buddha image with peaceful or calm appearance or Buddha image with fierce appearance.

 – We talked about how to give joy and take care for our parents who are only idol. Can you tell us we have many sacramental traditions besides we show our respects to the parents during the celebration in the beginning month of spring which is kinship festival to gather wholly and meet in older person? 

The Mongolians celebrate Tsagaan Sar or White Moon with many special customs. Nowadays, we should celebrate properly and inherit its tradition to youths. It is observed an attitude exchanging our tradition to culture and civilization of other country is arisen. And separating all national things is cause of feeling hurt motherland. This is our duty to keep eternally alive our customs and enrich them. Tsagaan Sar is one of the most important Mongolian holidays. Likewise, this is festival for all Mongolians. Moreover, this is a wonderful festival to provide accruing the merit and virtues. The festival has such importance. Finally, the White Moon is celebration of blood relatives to see appearance and hear their words of the people whom you don’t meet daily or month. During the days of White Moon, many traditional rituals are performed. There is a customs to put grilled side of sheep. Today, your family doesn’t perform rituals- putting grilled side of sheep called “Uuts”. You should obtain acknowledgement about it if you have no need to put grilled side of sheep for 25-years man. When you reach 45-years, your younger brothers or sisters will come home for zolgokh greeting which means grasping them by their elbows to show support for them. In additionally, you have to teach this ritual to next generation.  Natural law pushes you. If you don’t learn this ritual, you will shame of it. It is a day to hear advice from dignitaries and parents and provide giving of dharma. The gift may not be given you. Please imagine their advice as gift. You should realize that present of dharma is the highest one.

True words said by parents is not bad influence you because parents always have much kindness to your children. When days of the White Moon arrive, please make your plan for the coming year. I am giving advice that everyone must write history or biographies and of own, your parents, siblings or relatives because the White Moon provides an occasion to meet all relatives together in a place. This document can be a history of your ancestry later. This is very essential or worthwhile for your young generation. Furthermore, it is unique for Mongolia. Teaching and fact of life taught or said by your parents, relatives or kinship or wrote by you will be salvation to anyone who is depressed or sad. There is a fault to not record of nomadic culture so much. Now, write these biographies or histories. Border guards of a country should write many sensation and stories saw and felt in the pages of book. Later, we will read them. I can’t imagine how wonderful book would be created. Don’t evaluate lower your capacity. Please implement this task- writing biographies of parents and siblings.

-I would like to say express thanks on behalf of border guards to you talking about border guards of a country.

The Mongolians has a tradition to invite Gusuntug at home since early times. Buddha statue, religious sutra and stupa have been kept in each household. Now, some of them have inherited and kept this tradition.Gusuntug mean consists of followings: Gu means health or physical condition, sun means speech- decree of Buddha, tug means mind-Buddhism desire. Buddha, book or sutra and stupa are physical condition, speech and mind and so that each Mongolian family gives atmosphere in the Monastery which can show deep meaning. Performing or chanting Tantrism in the place where Gusuntug is invited is unlimited beneficial, more powerful and benediction. From early times, the Mongolians are a nation with rich tradition of sutra or books who has arranged the condition of Monastery at home and has received its benefit. Hence, our work or undertaking will come true into reality by worshipping Gusuntug. Please try living happily in your area. Think about good or pleased deed when you wake up in the morning. If your first thought in the morning is positive, this will be influence positively all the day. So, there is a tradition to wake up early, offer the best of tea or milk to the heaven and nature and after that household wife gives tea or milk to her husband. After it, please talk and plan a good deed or action and chant mantra or sutra. Reading or chanting mantra or sutra is main source of doing the merit. It is very pleasant that border guards, the best of the people are performing regularly to control security of motherland Mongolian border. May the border guards’ spirit and fortune will be blossomed, their academic level will be increased and belongings will be plentiful and their life will be longer with much peace and happiness.

As he said the person will become more calm and modest who has learned and obtained more education. This is the person with more spiritual educated. Thoughts will be originated voluntarily in my mind considering from his answer “indeed, it has that meaning”. More education will change the person more modest. I came out from his room feeling strange sensation from current times’ color of money and deceits.