Ep152: Voice of Bhutan - Ashi Kunzang Choden

[@kesango.bhutia6580]

Being the eldest daughter-in-law of the Dorjelingpa lineage (the 13th generation) here at Denjong (Sikkim) I feel highly honored to watch this video. When I got married, I was told the stories about their lineage and how their ancestors decided to part ways to Denjong(Sikkim), Bhutan, Nepal and Sri-Lanka- four brothers to preach & spread the teachings of Lord Buddha. The monastery here is known as Doling Gyumpa located at Rabongla, South Sikkim, which is still looked after by our family.

[@Thuksey]

These are treasures! Bumthang and Bhutan owes Ashi a debt of gratitude for lovingly preserving the temple, the structure, statues and paintings for future generations of Bhutanese. This will be my holy site to visit the next time I am in Bumthang... if it is allowed.

[@Pureexhiliration]

I’d like to express my gratitude to you and Ashi Kunzang Choden for this interview , especially as a Bhutanese. There is so much I learned here today about Ugyen Choling and her family. It is wonderful how at ease you both were with each other

[@ngoduptibettenzin2664]

She sound very kind and genuine. Thank you.!

[@petereglington931]

Thank You so much Steve for having the Wisdom and good karma to record this very special interview with the most Wonderful being Ashi Kunzang Choden..a Hug thank You to Her for granting this ......i for one am extremely grateful .....its so important that we preserve the Wisdom and insights of those beings who have lived through the transition period from the old world to the "Modern"...a most wonderful interview...We are all highly blessed to have the opportunity to hear some of the details of this most delightful Womans incarnation....as well ,to have a glimpse at some of the most remarkable sacred spaces and Artworks......fond memories ... Loved it ...❤️🙏🙏❤️

[@tamdindorji1117]

Ashi Kunsang Choden, I know and from judging your vast knowledge in Buddhist, you can read your own script, I like to say སྙིང་ནས་གུས་བཙི་དང་ཐུགས་རྗེ་ཆེ་ཞུ་རྒྱུ་ཡིན་། I went through this interview with full attention and learned a depth of knowledge, very inspiring and like to see more of this type of documents for the benefit of our younger generations to take care of only home our MOTHER EARTH ! Thank you from my ❤️ with great respect !

[@toothlessanaconda8719]

Voice of Bhutan : democracy, human rights, civil rights, Freedom of speech n culture/ religious freedom.

[@j.s.-tcm5813]

Thank You, so much, Guru Viking, for doing this far journey for you followers - and interviewing this precious and most wonderful khandro-women. And the images and paintings are so much more beautiful in real. It is really worth to visit that place of Ogyen Choeling, in Bhutan, for everyone who can do this. ❤

[@mitrchitrudi-amphai3160]

Glad+Happy to hear your voice!

[@travellerc5117]

This video is such a great treat. Got so immersed and didn't even realize how 1 hour 12 minutes 27 seconds passed by. Thank you for sharing.

[@manali11]

Kardin che, Ashi Kunzang Choden la for sharing your wisdom with the world. We're grateful for being able to see your historic residence and understand your lineage of Dorjee Lingpa. Hope to visit you someday. Tashi Delek and Aloha from Maui, Hawaii.

[@aressto]

Thank u for beautiful podcasts with such unbelievable people. I wish there will be more interviews with her. I think she has a lot to tell about her life.

[@nihjki2662]

Kuzuzangpolla Ashi. Your information n happy news always give us I'm sorry for the late reply. Lot of salute to you every day mam.

[@dechenyangzom3226]

✨One of the best writers in Bhutan ✨

[@imgelcen2250]

I have been there before, it is such a beautiful place and the view from the museum towards Tang valley is magnificent.🥰🥰😍😇

[@norkyeltseten3614]

Amazing story of Ashi Kunzang. Her story is similar to mine. I too was taken on horseback and a car from Shigatse, Tibet, via Sikkim to Kalimpong in 1958. I too studied in St Joseph's Convent and realised in later years that I went through cultural shock. I was terrified of the white faced Irish nuns covered in white and black gowns. Later years, I saw the transformation of Catholic nuns who discarded their white covering thus exposing their hair. It was amusing to see the nuns with blonde or dark brown or silver hair. A year or two later I was transferred to a boys' school, St Augustine's run by Swiss missionary in Kalimpong, India.

[@AngelRPuente]

Many blessings for Ashi Kunzang Choden and for you Steve. This video is remarkable for it's visuals and for the testimony by Ashi. The possibility of a interreligious sharing between Catholicism and Buddhism seems clear. As a Christian that found in Buddhist practice the methodology that was lacking in my upbringing, I also couldn't help from noticing what was missing in the Buddhist traditions I encountered. I see a natural affinity in Tibetan Buddhism to aspects that are organic to Catholicism such as devotion, prayer and ritual. But not so much in other traditions. People seem to be trying to fill in the gaps with brahmavihara practices that echo central tenets of Christianity. Regretfully they are just given lip service by many Christians. I like to entertain the concept of collective unconscious that Carl Jung espoused. It seems to be a difficult enterprise to go against the collective unconscious to which one belongs but there is no impediment to enriching it with other knowledge. Ashi Kunzang Chodi seems to have realized this as she fully embraces her heritage.

[@davidsillars3181]

Interesting to see the quern, grain grinding stones, in the kitchen. There were still a few as ornaments in people's gardens in Arran in the 60s, my grandmother had one.

[@stephenmcilroy7840]

Great talk! A very peaceful lady.

[@goanbingo]

came by your channel by chance through this vlog, and felt the urge to watch this vlog from start to finish. I have been to the commercial side of Bhutan in early May, 2019 and ever since my return back home in Goa-India, I have a pull to revisit Bhutan, and other places too. Bumthang is among them. Thank you for the beautiful vlog, and my best wishes to Ashi Kunzang Choden in her endeavours, and her long and blessed life.

[@Kayyll705]

Always proud Bhutanese 🇧🇹 Thank you for sharing wonderful video to the world. Sending lots of love 💕

[@Alipef333]

Thank you so much for this wonderful interview to you both!

[@damoon2824]

Katinche Ashi la, such a privilege to see all those important, sacred paints and figures along with your thorough explanations which was so insightful.

[@MindfulnessExercises]

I’m so happy for you both! Thank you for sharing!

[@ArmyyMiarmyyy]

What a beautiful video thank you for visiting Bhutan! Much love from Bhutan

[@axilleaskazuya5370]

Maaaaan, your going to very interesting places

[@rabeabrok8323]

Looking forward to seeing this 🙂

[@susanmills145]

Wonderful Footage. Ogyen Choling is a Gem and Ashi Choden a real Jewel.

[@indestructibleessence4771]

Facinating episode, the best ever. Remarkable

[@radicalben1]

What a beatific Matriarch, Thank You!

[@Bodhisattva13]

Wow.... Luckily i had an opportunity in around 2015 to visit this amazing and beautiful place... Although you have visited two storeys of Museum, there is beautiful room in the upper two storeys.... Could have been better if you had covered all.... Anyway thank you to both of you la 🙏🏻

[@luffydoracl9170]

Blessed la 😇to be able to listen such word of wisdom from ashi 🙏truly an honor .....n always hope to hear more laa☘️☘️☘️😇

[@RayLabs]

I love Bhutan, been there several times and can't wait to be able to return.

[@zero-di5nv]

Love from Bhutan 🇧🇹 very beautiful video. ♥️

[@DTTaTa]

Amazing bro. thank you

[@thatgirlfrombhutan6493]

Thank you for such a wholesome interview, Steve.

[@bhutanesebeatboxer]

Wow Amazing!! 😍😍 Good story!! 👏 👏 👏 Keep going!! Best of luck!!😊 🤗

[@sonamyangden955]

humble request la : please write a story for our little children about our own king and queen and our beautiful kingdom:)

[@goldrop1000]

Kuzuzangpola Ashila and Guru viking, I really enjoyed the whole story and concept, kartin chey

[@_pazeamor]

Naquele dia você dirá: “Louvai ao Senhor, proclamai o Seu nome; fazei conhecido entre as nações o que Ele fez, e proclamai que o Seu nome é exaltado” (Isaías 12: 4) 💖

[@RicardoMalbran]

VERY SATISFIED

[@rakeshbodhkhampa-rbk6199]

respects to ashi la. love from India

[@pasangdolma5693]

Thank million 🙏🙏🙏

[@BuddhaBlurbs]

What a wonderful lady....

[@gyurmethlodroe1774]

True Ashi

[@barfungpacherry3582]

Wonderful hearing you Ashi Zig ze ... you were a beauty in your teenage days, My alte Amla found you very pretty when you walked arounf Lhendup Choeling in dear Kaleyphu ....

[@puewang]

I’m going there when I visit bhutan this fall

[@neemkantadangi.]

Amazing story lovely bhutan

[@raghavbhatt876]

Bhutan.. The Happiest place I ever visited... People are so kind always greeting everyone with smile. But during my visit I witnessed Bengali's making that place dirty. One can see the difference at border (Baag dogra- Phuentsholing). They throw trash anywhere but dustbins, start taking photos in the middle of roads, keep shouting at top of the voice, spit here and there, etc..

[@Sonamwangmosang]

Wow!!!

[@snpdorjee3847]

Lost in her words ! ✨🎐

[@Rubashov9]

Very interesting interview!

[@Walk27372y]

Thanks for visiting Bhutan

[@georgevockroth8806]

Utterly charming.

[@TigerLittle-nm5zv]

Amazing story , it would be nice if I meet her in realty for give her a respect with touch her feet 🌹🌹🌹

[@santosjoaoferreira8335]

🙏 Nice ! very nice 👌 Thanks

[@beardh123]

What kind of awakening is she? :D Very impressive women!

[@themomohousebathurst5770]

Kyabsu Che !

[@sonamphuntsho2000]

❤❤❤

[@babumanikuttan2258]

So beautiful

[@Darksagan]

Very cool.

[@tenzinthomasmasami]

Interesting Catholic Christian-Tibetan Buddhist bridge.

[@jamyangloden4935]

Watched your video from Kharchu Monastery, Bumthang.

[@sonambhutia3567]

Very intresting and enlightening interview. Thank you. Any idea how I can visit the place...please share booking references.

[@indestructibleessence4771]

I have been to Bhutan 3 times and will visit again this year. How can i contact you please?

[@jaxonbrowne1273]

Goddess bless you homie.

[@Spectre2434]

Pray To Tara 🙏🙏🙏!!!

[@deepvalley6698]

God, would I have loved to learn more about that Yak-Herder/Yogini she refers to at 1:05:00

[@passangchangra5846]

It’s really inspiration to listen history of Bhutan‘s noble Family. I think ༼ Achi ཨ་ཕྱི་༽not ༼Ashi ཨ་ཤི་༽

[@Pureexhiliration]

Not it's Ashi, not the same as Achi (older sister in Tibetan?), In Bhutan, princesses are referred to as 'Ashi' and she was saying that in the older days women from Aristocratic families were also referred to the same way, although this is no longer the case.

[@kinleygyeltshen6494]

Cameraman could have made better focus when showing secret treasure and drawing. We are unable to see it clearly

[@yungdung8697]

She is mistaken between shamans and Bon !! Yungdung Bon has dept of teachings which she might be ignorant of.

[@factspoken9062]

It May not be true in your place, but in Bhutan we consider shamans as bons. And this interview is taken inside Bhutan. Not at your place. So keep your ego down. Try to see from other peoples point of view

[@lotsawapadmavimoksac.chico5610]

How difficult is it to visit Bhutan? Any tips or tricks? My lama is going and I would like to join….

[@chadorgyeltshen6788]

Book through one of the travel agencies

[@puewang]

Guru n Viking .

[@timfoinc.6879]

Horse Riders finally settled in cliffs.

[@TarnishedBuddha]

❤️🙏🙏❤️ How do I visit her?

[@kevinjoseph517]

Too much wind..interview indoors is better.

[@kesangtobgay3380]

huut

[@pematenzin1716]

Translate to Tibetan .

[@dhurbaacharya5261]

bhutan india home india military guided bhutan because migration Tibetan Dress is Tibetan. Tibet of china. Refugee case has international. it is india home or china home no decided . it is not Royal.. bhutan cancel from the U N O . bhutan no Rights Nation. without india Result Refugee has international.

[@heyim]

You English very hard no understand. What you say hard like you

[@chericoto3770]

wow beautiful.....try doings some hiking trails video with @explorewithsonamjerry