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Advices posted during the month of October 2005
Sangha (Monks and Nuns) > Practice Advice for Sangha > Practices for Newly Ordained Sangha
Rinpoche gave the following advice to a newly ordained monk, living in India.
Negative Emotions > Delusions > Desire and Attachment
Rinpoche made the following comments to a young student, regarding attachment and making her life beneficial.
Negative Emotions > Delusions > Desire and Attachment
During a month-long introductory course for new students at Kopan Monastery in Nepal, Rinpoche offered the following guidelines for dealing with desire.
Negative Emotions > Depression > Advice on Depression
Rinpoche wrote this letter to a person who had suffered from a low-grade depression for a long time.
Negative Emotions > Various Emotions > Handling Criticism
Rinpoche gave the following advice for situations where one’s ego gets bruised.
Family and Relationships > Marriage and Divorce > Marriage
A family in Singapore asked Rinpoche to intervene to do something for their daughter so that she would be married quickly. They were rushing, and said their daughter would not be settled in life until she was married. Here Rinpoche relates his...
Family and Relationships > Having a Baby > Abortion
Rinpoche gave the following advice to a woman who wanted to perform purification practices after having had an abortion.
Family and Relationships > Having a Baby > The Purpose of Having a Baby
Rinpoche gave the following advice to a married couple. The wife had become pregnant by somebody else.
Death and Transitions > Preparing Oneself for Death > A Happy and Peaceful Death
A practicing psychologist and very devoted student was dying of cancer. Some time after she had been diagnosed, she wrote to say that she really appreciated what she was going through, and felt very happy about experiencing her death. Rinpoche...
Death and Transitions > Preparing Oneself for Death > Preparing for Death
A 65-year old woman wrote asking what was the best practice to do to be prepared when death came, and also to guard her health. She was doing many different practices, and felt unsure as to what she should be focusing on primarily.
Death and Transitions > Caring for Others at the Time of Death > Caring for the Dying
Two students had a Buddhist friend who was dying. Their friend's daughter was non-Buddhist and was having a hard time letting go of her mother. The dying woman was moving back and forth between consciousness and unconsciousness, and seemed to be...
Death and Transitions > Caring for Others at the Time of Death > Caring for the Dying
Rinpoche gave the following advice to a student whose father had cancer and who was very sick.
Buddhist Practices > Practicing in Prison > Advice for Prisoners
An inmate in a Californian prison recited one million Medicine Buddha mantras and dedicated them to Rinpoche’s long life. He then wrote requesting Rinpoche to be his guru. Rinpoche responded as follows.
Buddhist Practices > Daily Practices > Daily Practice Advice
Rinpoche gave the following advice to a student who had asked about daily practice.
Buddhist Practices > Daily Practices > Daily Practice Advice
Rinpoche gave this advice on daily practice to students at the 37th meditation course at Kopan Monastery, Nepal.
Buddhist Practices > Daily Practices > Daily Practice Advice
A young girl, whose whole family was very dedicated to Rinpoche and the Dharma, asked for advice for her mother.
Buddhist Practices > Purification Practices > Practices to Purify Negative Karma
A student wrote asking Rinpoche what purification practices she should do. He advised the following.
Buddhist Practices > Purification Practices > Practices to Purify Negative Karma
Rinpoche gave the following advice to a student who had asked about practices and how to purify sexual misconduct.
Buddhist Practices > General Practice Advice > General Practice Advice from Rinpoche
Rinpoche gave the following advice to a new student, who had requested guidance regarding the next steps in his practice.
Buddhist Practices > General Practice Advice > General Practice Advice from Rinpoche
Rinpoche gave the following advice to a student who had had a dream to do some practice and then contacted Rinpoche to find out what to do next.
Buddhist Practices > General Practice Advice > General Practice Advice from Rinpoche
A student wrote asking Rinpoche for practice advice.
Path to Enlightenment (lamrim) > Lamrim Study and Practice > The Path to Enlightenment
Rinpoche sent the following advice on postcards to retreatants at Shiné Land retreat center in California. The actual cards are shown below.
Path to Enlightenment (lamrim) > Lamrim Study and Practice > Training the Mind in Lamrim
A new student in Australia wrote asking for advice on practices to do. Rinpoche advised the following.
Path to Enlightenment (lamrim) > Lamrim Study and Practice > Training the Mind in Lamrim
Rinpoche gave the following advice to a new student, a 50-year-old man, who wrote asking what was the main practice he should do, and saying that he had very little time.
Buddhist Practices > Preliminary Practices > The Purpose of Preliminary Practices
A compilation of Lama Zopa Rinpoche's advice on preliminaries and daily practices. This advice was translated into Vietnamese and combined with other advices from Rinpoche on daily practices by Anh Ho; it is...
