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Advices posted during the month of November 1999
Buddhist Practices > General Practice Advice > Dorje Shugden
Dorje Shugden is a spirit or mundane Dharma protector that some believe is a fully enlightened being. He has become a rallying cry for some who wish to return Tibet to a theocracy (His Holiness the Dalai Lama wants democracy) with one school or...
Buddhist Practices > Preliminary Practices > Mandala Offerings
Read more on this topic:
- How to Offer a Mandala, a compilation of teachings by Lama Zopa Rinpoche on the mandala offering practice.
Buddhist Practices > Purification Practices > Practices to Purify Negative Karma
Read advice on purifying broken vows in the Vows and Commitments section of Rinpoche's Online Advice Book. See also Rinpoche's book Daily Purification: A Short...
Buddhist Practices > Purification Practices > Thirty-five Buddhas Practice
The FPMT Foundation Store offers an extensive Thirty-five Buddhas practice booklet with all of Rinpoche’s available commentary and...
Buddhist Practices > Tantra and Deity Practice > Various Deity Practices
See also Tara the Liberator, a commentary on the practice of Tara.
Buddhist Practices > Vows and Commitments > Broken Vows and Commitments
See also:
Compassion and Bodhicitta > Mind Training (lo-jong) > Transforming Problems
See also the following topics in the Lama Zopa Rinpoche's Online Advice Book.
- Depression
- Practice ...
Death and Transitions > Caring for Others at the Time of Death > Caring for the Dying
Death and Transitions > Caring for Others at the Time of Death > The Moment of Death
Read more advice by Lama Zopa Rinpoche on this topic:
- Impermanence and Death: a lecture during the 6th Kopan Course, April 1974
Death and Transitions > Other Transitions > Euthanasia
Click on the links below to read more advice from Lama Zopa Rinpoche about benefiting animals:
Death and Transitions > Preparing Oneself for Death > Preparing for Death
Read more advice from Lama Zopa Rinpoche about preparing for death:
- Donating Organs and the Time of Death: a conversation with an elderly woman about death.
- ...
Emptiness > Advice on Emptiness Practice > Emptiness Meditation
See also:
- an interview with Rinpoche on emptiness
- Recognizing the False I...
Family and Relationships > Marriage and Divorce > Marriage
See also:
- Advice on Buddhist Marriage Ceremonies on the FPMT website.
Family and Relationships > Parenting > Bringing up Children
Holy Objects > Pilgrimage > Advice on Pilgrimage
Negative Emotions > Delusions > Anger
See also:
- Understanding Anger, a talk by Lama Zopa Rinpoche in May, 1997.
Negative Emotions > Various Emotions > Handling Criticism
See also:
- The Faults of Criticizing and Blaming Others, a letter from Lama Zopa Rinpoche to a center under his care.
Negative Emotions > Depression > Advice on Depression
See also:
- Transforming Depression, a compilation of advice edited by Ven. Wongmo
- Transforming Problems, a topic in Lama Zopa Rinpoche...
See also:
- The first chapter of Lama Zopa's book Making Life Meaningful
- A Talk on Guru Devotion (Audio and Unedited...
Path to Enlightenment (lamrim) > Guru Devotion > Advice on Guru Devotion
See also:
- The first chapter of Lama Zopa's book Making Life Meaningful
- A Talk on Guru Devotion (Audio and Unedited...
Path to Enlightenment (lamrim) > Guru Devotion > Obstacles to Guru Devotion
See also:
- Guru Devotion and His Holiness the Dalai Lama, a talk given by Lama Zopa Rinpoche in April 2001.
Path to Enlightenment (lamrim) > Refuge > Advice for Refuge Practice
- Read Rinpoche's teaching on Refuge in the Three Jewels in his commentary on Lama Tsongkhapa Guru Yoga.
- See also the Refuge topic...
Sangha (Monks and Nuns) > Advice for Sangha > Dealing With Negative Emotions
See also:
- Negative Emotions topic in Rinpoche's Online Advice Book.
Holy Objects > Advice on Holy Objects > Prayer Wheels
See also:
- Wheel of Great Compassion: The Practice of the Prayer Wheel in Tibetan Buddhism, Wisdom Publications, edited by Lorne...
Advices posted during the month of October 1999
Working for the Dharma > Advice to Dharma Centers > FPMT Service
For more advice from Rinpoche on FPMT service and related topics, see Rinpoche’s Advice page on the FPMT website.
