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Advices posted during the month of February 2024
A student wrote that their partner was under legal investigation and asked Rinpoche for advice.
A student wrote that their family business had substantially declined in value. Also, a regular customer had become hostile and was making complaints and causing trouble. They asked Rinpoche for advice.
Rinpoche sent this message of thanks to a center that had just completed a Namgyalma retreat.
Rinpoche gave this advice to a student who had a tumor in their intestine and was about to have surgery to remove it.
This advice was given to a student who had a serious viral infection in their intestines. Rinpoche advised the following practices.
Advices posted during the month of January 2024
A student wrote that her relatives had recently passed away and her beloved cat now had cancer. She had been studying with two geshes, however, she still felt sad and low in energy, and asked Rinpoche for practices to help tame the mind and give...
This advice was given to a student who had requested life practices and asked about their main deity for Highest Yoga Tantra.
A student wrote that they suffered from arthritis almost everywhere in their body. The pain in their knee was especially severe and an operation to install a metal prosthesis in the knee was planned.
A student was undergoing radiation treatment for rectal cancer and asked Rinpoche what prayers and practices could help their situation.
A student had used divination to try to increase their wealth and worldly happiness while trading in cryptocurrencies. Later, the student sold the cryptocurrency after having a dream in which His Holiness had advised them to stop gambling with...
Rinpoche sent this advice to a student who was helping at a Dharma center and was also working as a nurse.
Rinpoche sent this letter to a student who had recently had a baby and got married.
A student saw relics for sale on the internet and asked Rinpoche if they were valid and whether she should buy them.
Rinpoche recommended these practices for a student who had Crohn's disease and asked for advice.
Advices posted during the month of December 2023
A student wrote to ask Rinpoche about doing a long retreat. Rinpoche responded with this advice and quotations on thought transformation (lojong).
A student wrote that they had started a personal practice when volunteering at a Dharma center. They quit smoking and hadn’t used intoxicants for nine years and said that after taking refuge all their obstacles began to disappear. The student...
This advice was for a person who was incarcerated and would be going to court. Rinpoche recommended Kurukulla practice for success in the court case.
A Ladakhi student wrote that their group was reciting the Golden Light Sutra, as well as liberating animals and doing circumambulations. The student also asked how to help a deceased relative.
A student had finished their preliminary practices and wrote to offer them to Rinpoche and to ask for more.
A student wrote to Rinpoche asking about spirit harm and said they had been harmed by spirits in the past.
Rinpoche recommended this mantra for the successful purchase of a property.
In this letter, Rinpoche advises how we can make our life most beneficial for others.
Advices posted during the month of November 2023
Advice for a student who was experiencing incredible pain, including severe migraines.
Rinpoche advised these practices to remove obstacles for a new gompa, which would be located in the house at the Dharma center in Brazil.
A longtime student wrote to Rinpoche confessing their mistakes. Rinpoche related the example of four of the Buddha’s disciples who were careless and created heavy negative karma. Later they became careful, collected virtue and subsequently...