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Advices posted during the month of December 2009
Rinpoche gave the following advice on what meditators at Shine Retreat Land could do for world peace, as well as to benefit Shine Land and themselves.
Rinpoche sent the following card, with some gifts, to a student.
Rinpoche sent the following small handwritten card to a student.
Rinpoche sent the following card to a student, with a gift.
A student wrote to Rinpoche asking for advice on her practice and on how to achieve success.
A student asked for Rinpoche’s advice on what practices he should engage in, to quickly clear his mind stream from obscurations to the path and to make his practice most effective and pure for the benefit of all sentient beings.
Rinpoche made the following comments on how to do daily practice.
Advices posted during the month of November 2009
Rinpoche received a book from a student, who had written the book, and sent her this card.
A student wrote to Rinpoche offering many practices to him, which he had completed. He also asked about ordination, where to do retreat, and what to do.
Rinpoche sent this small card to a nun who had given some offerings to Rinpoche.
A young girl often asked Rinpoche how long she was going to live. Rinpoche sent this advice to her.
Rinpoche sent the following card and some books to a student’s father.
Venerable Roger Kunsang sent the following advice from Rinpoche to FPMT students worldwide. [Scribe: Ven. Roger Kunsang, edited by Dr. Nick Ribush. Indonesia, February 7, 2010.]
Rinpoche and an Australian woman who had known him for many years discussed her plans for donating her organs after death. The woman was quite elderly, and there was some doubt as to whether her organs would be eligible for transplant, but...
Rinpoche sent the following advice to a nun, who was advised by him in June 2006 that she had a major life obstacle manifesting in 2008. She had a dream where she was told that she would leave the body on her birthday (Feb 25).
Rinpoche sent the following advice to a student whose father who was dying.
Rinpoche sent the following message to a student who had held the hand of another student while he was dying. The student had told his friend that everything would be alright and to think about the pure land. Rinpoche was impressed at how well...
Rinpoche made the following comments on what you can do when you see a being killed on television.
Rinpoche wrote the following to a student who had many problems with his business and was losing money. The student now owed a lot of money and was desperate. He was already doing the following practices: Sanghata Sutra, prayers to Guru...
Rinpoche gave this advice regarding the mantra of the bodhisattva Akashagarbha. This mantra has unbelievable benefits and is especially beneficial when you are going to speak to someone or request something, or when success is particularly...
Rinpoche gave the following advice to a doctor who was trying to facilitate various projects to help his patients.
Rinpoche explained how the Gyaltsen Tsemö Pung Gyen prayer gives protection from harm, fear, contagious diseases and fire.
Rinpoche gave the following mantra for pacifying pain.
A student wrote to Rinpoche, worried about her son, who was having problems with drugs. Here are her letter and Rinpoche’s response.
Rinpoche gave this advice on how to bless medicine, including the motivation, visualization and prayers.