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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 October 2014
Holy Objects > Relics > Benefits of Relic Tour
Rinpoche gave the following advice to a student who had written to him about the relic tour in Bhutan and sent photos.
Family and Relationships > Your Parents > Caring for Sick Parents
Rinpoche sent this letter a student about the benefits of caring for her father, who had Alzheimer’s disease and was completely dependent on her.
Sickness and Health > Infectious Diseases > HIV / AIDS
A student wrote that he was a homosexual and a devoted Buddhist, but he felt conflict between the two in terms of who he was and how he could practice the precepts and the Buddha’s teaching. In addition, he had previously contracted AIDS....
Sickness and Health > General Illnesses > Urogenital and Menstrual Conditions
A student wrote that heavy menstrual bleeding was affecting her heart. During her menstrual period, cardiac symptoms of chest pain, palpitations and shortness of breath increased, and she said the palpitations could cause sudden death.
Meditation and Retreat Advice > Meditation and Visualization > Meditation Practice
A student wrote that she was experiencing bliss while in retreat. Rinpoche gave the following practice advice.
Sickness and Health > Healing and Pacifying Illness > Eliminating Life Obstacles
Rinpoche gave the following advice to a student with life obstacles.
Meditation and Retreat Advice > Calm Abiding Practice > Calm Abiding (Shi-nä) Practice
A student wrote that he wanted to practice shi-nä. Rinpoche gave the following advice.
Advices posted during the month of September 2014
Working for the Dharma > Service and Support of the Dharma > Offering Service
Rinpoche sent this card to a student, offering thanks for the beneficial work being done to make Dharma books available.
Sickness and Health > Infectious Diseases > Various Infections
Rinpoche sent this request to a student to build a statue of the Naga King, to help with the Ebola outbreak in Africa.
Buddhist Practices > Purification Practices > Nyung Näs
Rinpoche sent this card and advice to a student who was doing many nyung näs.
Contemporary Issues > Dharma in Daily Life > Understanding the Suffering of Samsara
Rinpoche sent this card to a student, with advice about the need for Dharma practice.
Contemporary Issues > Politics and Conflict > Conflict in the Middle East
Rinpoche gave the following advice on beneficial practices to help bring peace to Israel and Palestine. Lightly edited by Claire Isitt.
Contemporary Issues > Dharma in Daily Life > Travel and Immigration
Rinpoche stayed overnight in a hotel on his way to Mongolia. The first thing Rinpoche does when entering a hotel is turn all the lights on and begin extensive offering practice. In the morning before leaving for the airport, Rinpoche left a $5...
Advices posted during the month of August 2014
Negative Emotions > Delusions > Anger
A student wrote to Rinpoche advising that she did not want to attend a meeting because she gets angry with the organization. Rinpoche replied, typing the following response himself. The student accepted the advice and said she would recite it as...
Family and Relationships > Parenting > Bringing up Children
A student wrote to Rinpoche about being unable to practice Dharma after having a baby.
Contemporary Issues > Work and Business Problems > Unemployment
A student asked what he could do to find a job, after looking for work for five months without success. He said he was struggling on a number of levels and didn't know how to turn around the negative karma.
Sickness and Health > Infectious Diseases > Various Infections
Rinpoche gave the following advice on how to help the Ebola virus situation.
Sickness and Health > Transforming Pain and Illness > Transforming Pain
A student wrote to say she had done all the pujas and practices previously advised by Rinpoche. Her operation was successful and she no longer had any pain.
Sickness and Health > Addictions and Mental Illness > Addictions: Drugs and Alcohol
Rinpoche sent this letter to someone who was an alcoholic.
Buddhist Practices > General Practice Advice > General Practice Advice from Rinpoche
A student wrote to Rinpoche asking which tradition he had practiced in his past life, as he wanted to continue in this life.
Contemporary Issues > Dharma in Daily Life > Travel and Immigration
A Tibetan who had recently returned to his homeland wasn’t permitted to cross back into Nepal.
Compassion and Bodhicitta > Developing Compassion > Compassion
A student wrote that the more he held pure love and joy, the more it brought people to him who needed to feel that, so he was working on deepening his compassion. Rinpoche gave the following advice.
Buddhist Practices > Purification Practices > Nyung Näs
A student wrote asking to give back a vow to complete three nyung näs in five years, after taking this commitment with Rinpoche during a Chenrezig initiation. She said she was unable to do the nyung näs due to her health, and she described how...
Advices posted during the month of June 2014
Death and Transitions > Caring for Others at the Time of Death > Practices at the Time of Death
A student was being taken off life support. Rinpoche asked Sangha to recite the long Namgyalma mantra and gave advice on these two visualizations.
Sickness and Health > Infectious Diseases > Various Infections
Rinpoche checked on a superbug called NDM-1 (New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase), which is an infection that is resistant to antibiotics.
