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Advices posted during the month of August 2011
Buddhist Practices > General Practice Advice > General Practice Advice from Rinpoche
Rinpoche gave the following practice advice to a student with clairvoyance.
Buddhist Practices > General Practice Advice > Practices for Life
Rinpoche gave the following practice advice to a student.
Path to Enlightenment (lamrim) > Lamrim Study and Practice > Training the Mind in Lamrim
Rinpoche gave the following advice to a monk who was doing retreat. The monk's questions and Rinpoche's responses are below.
Meditation and Retreat Advice > Meditation and Visualization > Meditation Practice
A student wrote saying she was experiencing bliss in her meditation, and asking if it was correct.
Buddhist Practices > Advice for New Students > Advice for New Students
After meeting Rinpoche for the first time, a new student sent a long letter about her life. Rinpoche handwrote this reply.
Contemporary Issues > Religious Tolerance > Buddhism and Christianity
Rinpoche gave the following advice to his physiotherapist at Kopan Monastery, Nepal. Scribe Ven. Holly Ansett, June to August 2011. Lightly edited by Nick Ribush.
Compassion and Bodhicitta > Developing Compassion > Compassion
Rinpoche gave this advice about the good heart at Kopan Monastery, Nepal, in June 2011. Scribe, Ven. Holly Ansett.
Path to Enlightenment (lamrim) > Karma > Understanding Karma
Rinpoche gave the following advice to a student who had experienced many personal obstacles. The student had nearly died in a car accident and her son had also nearly died in a motorbike accident. She was depressed because she had practiced...
Compassion and Bodhicitta > Mind Training (lo-jong) > Tonglen: Taking and Giving
When Rinpoche was in France, a monk brought one of his friends, a homeless man, to meet Rinpoche. The man lived on the streets in Lavaur and was spontaneously practicing taking other homeless people’s sufferings onto himself, without having heard...
Compassion and Bodhicitta > Mind Training (lo-jong) > Transforming Problems
Rinpoche sent the following handwritten card to a student who was having difficulties.
Advices posted during the month of July 2011
Working for the Dharma > Serving as Center Director > Advice to Center Directors
Rinpoche was writing a small email to one center director recently, and then said that actually his message can be for all center, project or service directors.
Contemporary Issues > Work and Business Problems > Business Crisis and Failure
Rinpoche gave the following advice to a business facing serious financial crisis.
Contemporary Issues > Court Cases and Legal Action > Practices for Success in Court
Rinpoche gave the following advice for a student’s legal hearing.
Contemporary Issues > Court Cases and Legal Action > Legal Action Against Dharma Centers
Rinpoche gave the following advice regarding a possible legal threat to an FPMT office.
Contemporary Issues > Practices for Success > Practices for Business Success
A student wrote to Rinpoche for advice regarding the success of his business projects. His cash flow was problematic and he was submitting a loan application to a new bank. The loan was needed to expand markets, increase sales and build a hotel,...
Contemporary Issues > Practices for Success > Prayers and Mantras for Success
Rinpoche gave the following general advice regarding overcoming obstacles to moving to a new house.
Sickness and Health > Cardiovascular and Respiratory > Asthma
A student wrote to Rinpoche advising that her friend had bronchitis, pneumonia and severe asthma. New homes were found for their pets and her friend's breathing had improved, but her energy levels were low and she was bedridden. Rinpoche sent the...
Benefiting Animals > Non-harming > Avoid Killing Animals
Rinpoche gave the following advice to center directors and students regarding animal sacrifice for a Hindu festival in Nepal.
Buddhist Practices > Protection from Spirit Harm > Protection from Spirit Harm
A student who attended the one hundred million mani retreat in France advised that she had a spirit experience while living in a house nearby with her family. Her health problems started when she was driving back to Germany. After returning home...
Contemporary Issues > Dharma in Daily Life > Dharma and Worldly Activities
A student asked Rinpoche if it was OK to put the Namgyalma mantra on the bottom of his surfboard. Rinpoche replied as follows.
Contemporary Issues > Dharma in Daily Life > Dharma and Worldly Activities
After seeing a toy train travelling around on tracks on the ceiling of a restaurant in Washington State, Rinpoche wrote the following about putting Dharma messages on small trains.
Contemporary Issues > Dharma in Daily Life > Food and Dharma Practice
At the Council for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition (CPMT) in 2009, a student mentioned that eating certain types of food is cruel to other beings. Here is Rinpoche’s solution.
Holy Objects > Advice on Holy Objects > Amulets and Blessing Strings
Rinpoche explained the benefits of blessing strings and the importance of wearing them to purify negative karma.
Buddhist Practices > Vows and Commitments > Broken Vows and Commitments
Rinpoche gave the following advice to a man who wanted to return his lay vows. The student’s letter and Rinpoche’s response are below.
Path to Enlightenment (lamrim) > Karma > Purifying Negative Karma
A student had a car accident while drink driving, when he was younger. The car went into a lake and his girlfriend drowned. He was experiencing incredible remorse, wondering if he had killed her.
