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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 February 2024
Death and Transitions > Preparing Oneself for Death > Preparing for Death
Rinpoche sent this message to a longtime student, a nun who was close to death and had written to confess before passing away. Rinpoche had previously advised that he would do eleven Nolsang incense pujas, but he only had time to complete one and...
Working for the Dharma > Conflict and Obstacles at the Center > Removing Obstacles at the Center
Rinpoche recommended these practices for a Dharma center that was having a lot of problems. The director had asked Rinpoche for advice and practices.
Working for the Dharma > Advice to Dharma Centers > Practice Advice for Centers
Rinpoche advised these practices for students on the four holy days of the Tibetan Buddhist calendar, and on solar and lunar eclipse days.
Buddhist Practices > General Practice Advice > General Practice Advice from Rinpoche
A student wanted to offer food and blessed water to the hungry ghosts (pretas), but their apartment did not have a balcony, so they had to do it inside, at a window in the entrance hall. The student asked Rinpoche if that was OK.
Contemporary Issues > Court Cases and Legal Action > Legal Proceedings
A student wrote that their partner was under legal investigation and asked Rinpoche for advice.
Contemporary Issues > Work and Business Problems > Business Crisis and Failure
A student wrote that their family business had substantially declined in value. Also, a regular customer had become hostile and was making complaints and causing trouble. They asked Rinpoche for advice.
Meditation and Retreat Advice > Retreats > Completion of a Retreat
Rinpoche sent this message of thanks to a center that had just completed a Namgyalma retreat.
Sickness and Health > Operations > Practices Before Surgery
Rinpoche gave this advice to a student who had a tumor in their intestine and was about to have surgery to remove it.
Sickness and Health > Digestive System > Stomach, Liver and Digestive Problems
This advice was given to a student who had a serious viral infection in their intestines. Rinpoche advised the following practices.
Advices posted during the month of January 2024
Death and Transitions > Impermanence and Death > Impermanence and Death
A student wrote that her relatives had recently passed away and her beloved cat now had cancer. She had been studying with two geshes, however, she still felt sad and low in energy, and asked Rinpoche for practices to help tame the mind and give...
Buddhist Practices > General Practice Advice > Practices for Life
This advice was given to a student who had requested life practices and asked about their main deity for Highest Yoga Tantra.
Sickness and Health > Operations > Practices Before Surgery
A student wrote that they suffered from arthritis almost everywhere in their body. The pain in their knee was especially severe and an operation to install a metal prosthesis in the knee was planned.
Sickness and Health > Cancer > Various Cancers
A student was undergoing radiation treatment for rectal cancer and asked Rinpoche what prayers and practices could help their situation.
Path to Enlightenment (lamrim) > Guru Devotion > Confession to the Guru
A student had used divination to try to increase their wealth and worldly happiness while trading in cryptocurrencies. Later, the student sold the cryptocurrency after having a dream in which His Holiness had advised them to stop gambling with...
Working for the Dharma > Service and Support of the Dharma > Rinpoche's Thank-you Cards, Letters and Gifts
Rinpoche sent this advice to a student who was helping at a Dharma center and was also working as a nurse.
Death and Transitions > Impermanence and Death > Impermanence and Death
Rinpoche sent this letter to a student who had recently had a baby and got married.
Holy Objects > Relics > Blessings of the Relics
A student saw relics for sale on the internet and asked Rinpoche if they were valid and whether she should buy them.
Sickness and Health > Digestive System > Stomach, Liver and Digestive Problems
Rinpoche recommended these practices for a student who had Crohn's disease and asked for advice.
Advices posted during the month of December 2023
Meditation and Retreat Advice > Retreats > Long Retreat
A student wrote to ask Rinpoche about doing a long retreat. Rinpoche responded with this advice and quotations on thought transformation (lojong).
Sickness and Health > Addictions and Mental Illness > Addictions: Drugs and Alcohol
A student wrote that they had started a personal practice when volunteering at a Dharma center. They quit smoking and hadn’t used intoxicants for nine years and said that after taking refuge all their obstacles began to disappear. The student...
Buddhist Practices > Practicing in Prison > Meditation and Practice in Prison
This advice was for a person who was incarcerated and would be going to court. Rinpoche recommended Kurukulla practice for success in the court case.
Benefiting Animals > Practices to Benefit Animals > Animal Liberation
A Ladakhi student wrote that their group was reciting the Golden Light Sutra, as well as liberating animals and doing circumambulations. The student also asked how to help a deceased relative.
Buddhist Practices > Preliminary Practices > Completing the Preliminaries
A student had finished their preliminary practices and wrote to offer them to Rinpoche and to ask for more.
Buddhist Practices > Protection from Spirit Harm > Protection from Spirit Harm
A student wrote to Rinpoche asking about spirit harm and said they had been harmed by spirits in the past.
Contemporary Issues > Practices for Success > Buying and Selling Property
Rinpoche recommended this mantra for the successful purchase of a property.
