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Advices posted during the month of January 2025
Rinpoche gave this advice to a student who had requested life practices. The student was studying Lamrim Chenmo and was planning to take ordination.
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.
Rinpoche dictated this letter regarding funds being offered for rebuilding a Kagyü nunnery that had been destroyed by the 2015 earthquake in Nepal.
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.
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.
Rinpoche gave this advice to a student who had asked about her daughter.
A student wrote that they had life obstacles. Rinpoche checked and advised the following practices.
Rinpoche checked and advised the following practices for a student whose mother had passed away.
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...
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
A student who was HIV-positive asked Rinpoche for practice advice.
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.
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.
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....
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.
This advice was given to a student who was very close to dying from cancer.
Rinpoche gave this life practice advice to a student.
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....
Rinpoche gave this advice on how to meditate on the lamrim, the graduated path to enlightenment, until realizations are attained.
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
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.
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.
Rinpoche gave this advice for a student who had a stroke.
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.
Rinpoche gave this advice to a student who had been diagnosed with rectal cancer.