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Below is a listing of advices in the Online Advice Book. They are sorted and grouped by the date posted on our website, with the most recent additions showing first. You can enter a keyword to search for advices containing that term.
Advices posted during the month of April 2018
Compassion and Bodhicitta > Mind Training (lo-jong) > Transforming Problems
Rinpoche gave this advice to a student who was experiencing many obstacles. His family had lost all its wealth and the student had many health problems, including depression, anxiety, strokes, high blood pressure and shoulder pain.
Contemporary Issues > Dharma in Daily Life > Food and Dharma Practice
Rinpoche sent this letter to the cook at a Dharma center.
Advices posted during the month of March 2018
Working for the Dharma > Translation Work > Translation Service
Rinpoche sent this letter to thank a translator for their service to others.
Holy Objects > Pilgrimage > Advice on Pilgrimage
A family asked Rinpoche for advice on how to help their child who was unable to speak. Rinpoche suggested that they take the child to Swayambunath in Kathmandu, Nepal.
Holy Objects > Advice on Holy Objects > Texts
A student asked Rinpoche about recycling Dharma items instead of burning them. The student also asked why monks receive offerings before nuns in pujas.
Death and Transitions > Impermanence and Death > Impermanence and Death
In this letter Rinpoche advised how to die with a happy mind. Rinpoche also explained the benefits of the mantras drawn on cards which he sent to the student.
Working for the Dharma > Service and Support of the Dharma > Rinpoche's Thank-you Cards, Letters and Gifts
Rinpoche wrote this card to a student who advised they had completed a retreat.
Family and Relationships > Children > Educating Children
Rinpoche gave this advice about the good heart to a student who had written to request Dharma names for her children.
Sickness and Health > Addictions and Mental Illness > Acute Mental Illness
A student wrote that she was hearing voices and felt very scared.
Sickness and Health > Cancer > Various Cancers
A student had liver cancer and other recent health-related obstacles, including blood oozing from the esophagus.
Compassion and Bodhicitta > Mind Training (lo-jong) > Transforming Problems
Rinpoche gave this advice on how to utilize obstacles such as illness on the path to enlightenment. In this way, we can finish the heavy negative karma collected in the past and experience great happiness.
Advices posted during the month of February 2018
Sutras, Mantras and Root Texts > Mantras > Various Mantras
Rinpoche offered this advice about the benefits of the Stainless Pinnacle mantra to a Dharma center.
Sickness and Health > Musculoskeletal Disorders > Back, Leg and Joint Conditions
A student had a painful hip for many weeks and was unable to walk due to the pain. Rinpoche checked, with many mos, and advised these practices.
Sutras, Mantras and Root Texts > Mantras > Mantra Recitations
This sign was placed in front of the large Amitabha statue at Buddha Amitabha Pure Land, a retreat center in Washington State, USA.
Path to Enlightenment (lamrim) > Lamrim Study and Practice > The Path to Enlightenment
This is how Rinpoche defined a holiday.
Holy Objects > Pilgrimage > Advice on Pilgrimage
A student was planning a trip to Lawudo Gompa and Retreat Centre, in Solu Khumbu, Nepal and wrote to Rinpoche for advice.
Meditation and Retreat Advice > Retreats > Retreat Advice
This advice about keeping the mind in retreat was given to an old student.
Compassion and Bodhicitta > Developing Compassion > The Good Heart
In this letter written to a student who worked as a nurse, Rinpoche explained the benefits of caring for sick people and the kindness of the mother.
Family and Relationships > Children > Educating Children
Rinpoche wrote this card to a student who worked at one of the centers in a school which taught some Dharma education.
Contemporary Issues > Dharma in Daily Life > Dharma and Worldly Activities
A student had tattoos of Buddhist deities on his body and asked if was better to leave them, remove them or cover them up with another tattoo. The student also asked for life practice advice.
Advices posted during the month of January 2018
Compassion and Bodhicitta > Mind Training (lo-jong) > Transforming Problems
A student was experiencing a lot of obstacles, as well as fear, unhappiness and worry. Rinpoche advised that while our difficulties appear real, they are merely labeled. Rinpoche also offered extensive advice on cherishing others and said that...
Working for the Dharma > Advice to Dharma Centers > Practice Advice for Centers
This advice about the benefits of feng shui was given by Rinpoche to all FPMT center directors. Rinpoche also asked the centers to put up a picture of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, in order to create the causes for him to guide us.
Working for the Dharma > Serving as Center Director > Ceasing as Director
Rinpoche sent this advice to a student who was no longer director of a center.
Working for the Dharma > Serving as Center Director > Advice to Center Directors
Rinpoche wrote this card thanking a center director.
Working for the Dharma > Advice to Dharma Centers > Working at the Dharma Center
Rinpoche sent this letter to a Dharma center which was having a board meeting. In this extensive advice, Rinpoche discussed the importance of the center and the need for compassion, the ultimate good heart.
