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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 November 2012
Buddhist Practices > General Practice Advice > Practices for Life
A student requested Rinpoche’s advice regarding his future ordination, study and service at the Dharma center. He also asked Rinpoche what preliminaries he should do in addition to his lamrim studies.
Sangha (Monks and Nuns) > Practice Advice for Sangha > Practices for Newly Ordained Sangha
A student wrote to thank Rinpoche for his kindness and to let Rinpoche know she had become a nun.
Buddhist Practices > General Practice Advice > Practices for Life
Rinpoche gave the following advice to a student requesting life practices.
Meditation and Retreat Advice > Retreats > Obstacles to Retreat
A student was about to start a three-month retreat, but both Khadro-la and Chöden Rinpoche had advised there were obstacles.
Sickness and Health > Brain and Nervous System > Brain Disorders
A student wrote to Rinpoche about a brain scan which showed brain damage, possibly from multiple minor strokes. She asked Rinpoche if there were practices she could do.
Advices posted during the month of October 2012
Working for the Dharma > Advice to Dharma Centers > Working at the Dharma Center
Advice sent to a student who was serving at the Dharma center and was having a difficult time.
Working for the Dharma > Translation Work > Translation Service
Students from the sixth Lotsawa Rinchen Zangpo Translator Program (LRZTP6) sent photos to Rinpoche of their recitation of the Sutra of Golden Light in Tibetan, on Lha Bab Düchen...
Working for the Dharma > Conflict and Obstacles at the Center > Removing Obstacles at the Center
A center director was building a new gompa, but there were many obstacles. Rinpoche checked and gave the following advice.
Family and Relationships > Marriage and Divorce > Separation and Divorce
A student who was married with five children had been struggling to make ends meet and the financial hardship, along with other factors, led to relationship problems. His wife now wished to separate. He wrote to Rinpoche requesting advice for his...
Contemporary Issues > Natural Disasters > Various Natural Disasters
Rinpoche sent this email to an old student after hearing that her house was struck by lightning, which started a fire.
Sickness and Health > Healing and Pacifying Illness > Eliminating Life Obstacles
Rinpoche gave the following advice to a student with life obstacles.
Sickness and Health > Healing and Pacifying Illness > Eliminating Life Obstacles
Rinpoche gave the following advice to a student with life obstacles.
Benefiting Animals > Practices to Benefit Animals > Various Practices for Animals
Advice on what to do with the dead insects that we find in the house, especially those that collect on the windowsills.
Path to Enlightenment (lamrim) > Guru Devotion > The Qualities of the Guru
A student advised that after leaving a Dharma center he had studied Western philosophy for 10 years. He was critical of Buddhist teachings and practice during this time, however, his faith in Buddhism was unwavering. He had recently returned to...
Contemporary Issues > Politics and Conflict > Advice and Practices for Various Countries
Rinpoche gave the following advice in August 2012 on what can be done by the government of a country for the benefit of its people. These practices can be for the people of America or any other place.
Sangha (Monks and Nuns) > Practice Advice for Sangha > Sangha Practice Advice
Rinpoche gave the following advice to a student about Dharma study and practice. Rinpoche also commented: “Actually this is very, very, good advice for other monks and nuns who are studying at Sera, Kopan, Nalanda, Istituto Lama Tsongkhapa, etc....
Path to Enlightenment (lamrim) > Guru Devotion > Confession to the Guru
A student who had studied in India and helped in the centers for a number of years asked Rinpoche if she could work for him again in Asia. Rinpoche mentioned a center for her to go to, but she got into a relationship with a new partner instead....
Buddhist Practices > Advice for New Students > Heart Advice
A student who had met Rinpoche when she was a child advised that she wasn’t interested in Buddhism until she was 24 years old. She said she had not practiced much, only OM MANI PADME HUM mantra recitation. Her father had recently died, and she...
Sickness and Health > Cardiovascular and Respiratory > Cardiovascular Disease
A student wrote to Rinpoche about a congenital heart murmur. She had a 1.5 cm hole in the heart (ASD), but doctors had advised her not to do anything, because there were no symptoms and only mild damage to her heart. She asked Rinpoche for advice...
Buddhist Practices > Preliminary Practices > Preliminary Practice Advice
A long-time student and teacher asked Rinpoche whether she should start a retreat or continue teaching at the Dharma centers.
Path to Enlightenment (lamrim) > Guru Devotion > Offering Service to the Guru
A student wrote to Rinpoche offering the recitations she had completed after he manifested a stroke in April 2011. The recitations were dedicated to Rinpoche’s good health, long life and happiness. She thanked Rinpoche for his continuing...
Advices posted during the month of September 2012
Family and Relationships > Children > Advice for Children
A 12-year-old student wrote about her study and practice, which included offerings to Tara and other practices advised by Rinpoche. She was also memorizing prayers and studying Tibetan. Rinpoche gave her the following advice.
Sickness and Health > Infectious Diseases > HIV / AIDS
Advice from Lama Zopa Rinpoche for people with HIV or AIDS.
Sickness and Health > Healing and Pacifying Illness > Healers and Healing
A student wrote about his healing, which he attributes to Rinpoche’s teachings. About two years ago he developed two autoimmune diseases —a neurological disorder and fibromyalgia. He had so much pain and fatigue that he had to stop working and ...
Sickness and Health > Healing and Pacifying Illness > Practices for Protection and Healing
A few month ago a student had asked Rinpoche if a medicine was good for him and the answer was "very good". He started the treatment, however the medicine had heavy side effects, including exhaustion and nausea. He was advised by a rheumatologist...
