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Advices posted during the month of December 2010
Rinpoche received a letter from a student who said he was not able to keep his commitments because he felt it involved too much reciting and not enough feeling.
A student wrote to Rinpoche saying she had given up her practice commitments because she did not feel she had been doing them authentically, and she felt guilty and bad about that.
A student wrote to Rinpoche asking, “How can I most effectively combat self-cherishing in the mind?” Rinpoche sent the following handwritten card.
Rinpoche gave the following advice on how to bless texts.
Rinpoche gave the following mantra.
Advices posted during the month of November 2010
Advice from Lama Zopa Rinpoche to all FPMT centers, projects and services
Rinpoche gave the following advice on how to be generous with money and belongings. This advice is taken from teachings given by Rinpoche in France and elsewhere. Some of these suggestions are from various teachings by Rinpoche on how to prepare...
Rinpoche made the following comments on the importance of speaking kindly.
Rinpoche gave the following advice after a student told him that a friend had a dream in which a wise old man appeared and said, “You have to simplify your life.” The friend said that she was attracted to Buddhism, but it seemed too simple. The...
Rinpoche sent this letter to center staff after the sudden death of a co-worker.
Rinpoche gave the following advice to a woman who, from an early age, was able to heal people with her hands. She was able to diagnose some ailments from sight, and with time taught herself how to harness her powers so she could work on people...
Rinpoche gave the following instructions for retreats focused on cancer and AIDS.
Rinpoche gave the following advice to a nun who works in a prison, where she meets with the prisoners to talk. She told Rinpoche that many prisoners have weapons and try to commit suicide in prison. She also mentioned that there was another...
A student wrote to Rinpoche asking for advice on which practices to do.
Rinpoche composed the following letter to an ex-monk who had written to him many times. One of the problems he was experiencing was receiving criticism and abuse from people, and he also felt that some women were pursuing him. He had studied a...
A student wrote to Rinpoche about practices she had done, and some she had yet to complete. He advised her as follows.
Rinpoche gave this advice concerning how to balance studying with receiving teachings.
Rinpoche sent the following e-mail to a student asking for practice advice.
Rinpoche sent the following letter to a student who asked how to make her life most beneficial.
A student wrote to Rinpoche asking for practice advice and whether she could take ordination.
Rinpoche gave the following practice advice to a student.
After meeting a man from Thailand who was the partner of one of his students, Rinpoche sent him this card.
Rinpoche wrote the following letter to a student who was asking for advice on practice.
A new student wrote to Rinpoche for advice on how to follow the Buddhist path. The student described how his life had changed direction after reading the Sanghata Sutra three months earlier.
In this letter to a new student, Rinpoche advises offering service and working for the happiness of others.