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Below is a listing of advices in the Online Advice Book. They are sorted and grouped by the date posted on our website, with the most recent additions showing first. You can enter a keyword to search for advices containing that term.
Advices posted during the month of January 2025
Buddhist Practices > General Practice Advice > Practices for Life
Rinpoche gave this advice to a student who had requested life practices. The student was studying Lamrim Chenmo and was planning to take ordination.
Negative Emotions > Depression > Feeling Suicidal
A student wrote that her teenage stepdaughter was self-harming and suicidal, and the behavior was escalating. Rinpoche explained that it could be caused by spirit harm and advised animal liberation and Black Manjushri practice.
Working for the Dharma > Service and Support of the Dharma > Generosity and Charitable Projects
Rinpoche dictated this letter regarding funds being offered for rebuilding a Kagyü nunnery that had been destroyed by the 2015 earthquake in Nepal.
Sickness and Health > General Illnesses > Various Illnesses
A student with many health problems for the past five years had been diagnosed with Sjögren's syndrome, an autoimmune disease. This had resulted in chronic kidney disease and a recent episode of facial paralysis.
Buddhist Practices > Preliminary Practices > Preliminary Practice Advice
In this letter to a student, Rinpoche advised that the precious human rebirth could end at any time and recommended practices for that student's lifetime.
Sickness and Health > Healing and Pacifying Illness > Eliminating Life Obstacles
Rinpoche gave this advice to a student who had asked about her daughter.
Sickness and Health > Healing and Pacifying Illness > Eliminating Life Obstacles
A student wrote that they had life obstacles. Rinpoche checked and advised the following practices.
Death and Transitions > Practices for the Deceased > Prayers and Practices for the Deceased
Rinpoche checked and advised the following practices for a student whose mother had passed away.
Sickness and Health > Cancer > Practice Advice for Cancer
A longtime student with advanced breast cancer wrote that she was rejoicing in the opportunity to deepen her practice and collect merit. She asked Rinpoche what practices she should be doing, in addition to tonglen and recitation of the...
Buddhist Practices > Tantra and Deity Practice > Tantra
A student had left another Buddhist organization after establishing a connection with His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa Rinpoche. The student wrote to Rinpoche to request spiritual guidance and practices that would help them...
Advices posted during the month of December 2024
Sickness and Health > Infectious Diseases > HIV / AIDS
A student who was HIV-positive asked Rinpoche for practice advice.
Buddhist Practices > Protection from Spirit Harm > Protection from Spirit Harm
Rinpoche sent this message to a longtime student who had been sick for many weeks. Doctors were finding it hard to diagnose the illness and ascertain what medicines to give that person.
Sickness and Health > Brain and Nervous System > Insomnia / Sleep Disorders
A student wrote that they had frequent nightmares and other serious problems during the day. The student felt very sick and doctors didn't know why.
Family and Relationships > Parenting > Bringing up Children
Rinpoche sent this long letter to a student who had asked how to best prepare for motherhood before the baby's arrival; how to find a life partner and what qualities to look for in a partner; and how to balance being a mother with working....
Family and Relationships > Having a Baby > Practices for Pregnancy and Birth
A student was expecting her second child, but the pregnancy was risky. She asked Rinpoche about pujas and practices to remove obstacles to the childbirth.
Sickness and Health > Cancer > Cancer and Preparation for Death
This advice was given to a student who was very close to dying from cancer.
Buddhist Practices > General Practice Advice > Practices for Life
Rinpoche gave this life practice advice to a student.
Working for the Dharma > Service and Support of the Dharma > Offering Service
Rinpoche sent this letter to thank a center director who had just completed the ninth 100 Million Mani Retreat in Mongolia. Rinpoche explained that the Chenrezig mantra can help to pacify the problems of war, famine, disease and disharmony....
Path to Enlightenment (lamrim) > Lamrim Study and Practice > The Path to Enlightenment
Rinpoche gave this advice on how to meditate on the lamrim, the graduated path to enlightenment, until realizations are attained.
Emptiness > Advice on Emptiness Practice > Emptiness Meditation
In this letter, Rinpoche thanked a student for their practice, which he said is challenging in the West. Rinpoche also advised how to meditate on emptiness when experiencing great bliss and recommended lamrim study and practice.
Advices posted during the month of November 2024
Death and Transitions > Practices for the Deceased > Prayers and Practices for the Deceased
A student asked Rinpoche about practices for his parents, who had passed away. He was worried his parents had been reborn in the lower realms.
Path to Enlightenment (lamrim) > Lamrim Study and Practice > The Path to Enlightenment
A student had completed a number of preliminary practices advised by another lama, who had now passed away. The student ask Rinpoche for advice on how to progress on the path.
Sickness and Health > Brain and Nervous System > Paralysis and Stroke
Rinpoche gave this advice for a student who had a stroke.
Path to Enlightenment (lamrim) > Lamrim Study and Practice > Training the Mind in Lamrim
A student wrote to welcome Rinpoche to their country and said how beneficial they had found his teachings. The student expressed the wish that Rinpoche’s teachings could benefit others in the same way.
Sickness and Health > Cancer > Various Cancers
Rinpoche gave this advice to a student who had been diagnosed with rectal cancer.
