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Advices posted during the month of September 2018
Benefiting Animals > Practices to Benefit Animals > Various Practices for Animals
A student asked what could be done to purify his dog’s negative karma. Rinpoche gave this advice on practices which would leave a positive imprint on the dog’s mind and plant the seed of enlightenment.
Advices posted during the month of August 2018
Buddhist Practices > Tantra and Deity Practice > Tantra
A student wrote asking if they could practice the Six Yogas of Naropa. Instead, they got life practices.
Sickness and Health > Cancer > Various Cancers
A student with leukemia asked Rinpoche for advice.
Contemporary Issues > Work and Business Problems > Business Crisis and Failure
Rinpoche gave this advice for a business that was doing poorly.
Sickness and Health > Healing and Pacifying Illness > Eliminating Life Obstacles
A student with life obstacles wrote to Rinpoche, who advised recitation of the Prajnaparamita to remove the obstacles.
Sickness and Health > General Illnesses > Skin Disorders
A student wrote about severe eczema which hadn’t healed and was spreading on their neck and face. The student was experiencing continual skin irritation, was unable to sleep properly, and was feeling a little depressed as a result of the...
Sutras, Mantras and Root Texts > Sutras and Sutra Commentaries > Sutra of Golden Light
In this practice advice given to a new student, Rinpoche explained the amazing benefits of reciting the Arya Sanghata Sutra and the Sutra of Golden Light. Rinpoche also advised how to establish a bodhicitta motivation for the...
Buddhist Practices > Preliminary Practices > Preliminary Practice Advice
Rinpoche gave a student this advice on Dharma practice. Rinpoche suggested doing the preliminary practices gradually and advised that it could take many years or a whole lifetime.
Working for the Dharma > Translation Work > Translating Texts and Teachings
Rinpoche asked for these comments to be passed on to a student who was working on a translation with him at the time.
Path to Enlightenment (lamrim) > Lamrim Study and Practice > Training the Mind in Lamrim
In this letter to a new student, Rinpoche advised how to practice effortful meditation according to the three scopes or levels of practice.
Negative Emotions > Depression > Advice on Depression
This extensive advice was given to a student who wrote to Rinpoche about a range of personal problems. The student had health issues including severe depression and high blood pressure. He was also experiencing financial hardship and many other...
Advices posted during the month of July 2018
Family and Relationships > Parenting > Bringing up Children
Rinpoche gave this advice about raising children to students at Copenhagen Airport, Denmark.
Sickness and Health > Healing and Pacifying Illness > Practices for Pacifying Sickness
This letter was sent to an ordained person with health issues. Rinpoche’s advice included circumambulation of Swayambunath Mountain and recitation of the long Chenrezig mantra and praise.
Sangha (Monks and Nuns) > Ordination Advice > Requesting Ordination
Rinpoche gave this advice to a student who wrote requesting ordination.
Death and Transitions > Practices for the Deceased > Prayers and Practices for the Deceased
Rinpoche sent this message to all Sangha requesting prayers after Ven. Thubten Kunsang (Henri Lopez) passed away due to cancer in July 2016. Ven. Kunsang traveled with Rinpoche for many years, recording Rinpoche’s teachings for LYWA and taking...
Benefiting Animals > Practices to Benefit Animals > Various Practices for Animals
A student was continually finding snakes in the garden and asked Rinpoche what to do. Rinpoche gave this advice.
Working for the Dharma > Teaching Dharma > Teaching Dharma
A student asked about teaching lamrim. Rinpoche sent this letter with advice about motivation for teaching and also wrote about a recent trip to New York.
Working for the Dharma > Service and Support of the Dharma > Rinpoche's Thank-you Cards, Letters and Gifts
Rinpoche sent this letter to thank an artist who had painted a beautiful Tara thangka.
Path to Enlightenment (lamrim) > Guru Devotion > Advice on Guru Devotion
In this card sent to a very kind student and her son, Rinpoche expressed his appreciation for their practice and explained how to correctly devote to the guru. The student's son had requested bodhisattva vows from Rinpoche.
Compassion and Bodhicitta > Mind Training (lo-jong) > Tonglen: Taking and Giving
Rinpoche sent this advice about tonglen (taking and giving) to a nun who was close to passing away due to cancer.
Buddhist Practices > General Practice Advice > General Practice Advice from Rinpoche
A student who was experiencing many obstacles wrote to Rinpoche. In this letter, Rinpoche advised the importance of Dharma practice for a happy and meaningful life.
Advices posted during the month of June 2018
Buddhist Practices > Tantra and Deity Practice > Various Deity Practices
A mentally ill person was sending emails falsely accusing a Dharma teacher of misconduct. Students asked what could be done to help this person. Rinpoche advised the following practice.
Death and Transitions > Preparing Oneself for Death > Preparing for Death
Rinpoche gave this advice to a nun who had sent a confession as she was close to passing away.
Family and Relationships > Relationship Problems > Disharmony in the Family
A student had slowly drifted apart from his son over many years until there was no contact between them at all. The student had also lost two partners to cancer. He felt that it was his bad karma ripening and asked Rinpoche for practices.
Holy Objects > Advice on Holy Objects > Tsa-tsas
Rinpoche sent many images of holy objects to an old student and explained each of the images. Rinpoche also wrote about Domo Geshe Rinpoche and shared a story about his first meeting with Zina Rachevsky.
