Construction of a New Building
Rinpoche gave this advice about the process for starting construction of a building.
Having Rinpoche present there at that time is, of course, a great blessing, but from a practical point of view, what is also very important is choosing the correct day for initiating the construction and then also checking if there are going to be any obstacles in the construction phase and, if so, which pujas can be done to remove those obstacles.
The next thing that should be done is an earth-breaking ceremony on the land before the actual construction begins. This is an important ceremony for receiving permission from other beings who may inhabit that land, asking their permission to build so they will not cause obstacles in the future.
To choose the right day we have a very qualified geshe who is able to choose the right day astrologically very accurately, so if you give him the time reference he can choose the best day within that period of time.
These are the main things from a practical point of view, to ensure that we choose the most auspicious time and no obstacles will happen.