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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 May 2011
Working for the Dharma > Advice to Dharma Centers > Building at the Center
After a fire broke out in one of the FPMT’s oldest centers and burnt the gompa down, Rinpoche sent this message to the center.
Working for the Dharma > Advice to Dharma Centers > FPMT Service
Rinpoche wrote the following letter to a student who had offered service in the center in Delhi. Rinpoche referred to her as Rinpoche.
Working for the Dharma > Advice to Dharma Centers > FPMT Service
Rinpoche sent the following advice regarding whether a project should be within the auspices of the FPMT.
Working for the Dharma > Advice to Dharma Centers > New Centers and Projects
A student wrote asking for advice about borrowing money to start a hospice.
Working for the Dharma > Service and Support of the Dharma > Generosity and Charitable Projects
Rinpoche sent the following letter thanking a person who had made a large donation to the Amdo Eye Center in Tibet.
Working for the Dharma > Conflict and Obstacles at the Center > Conflict With Others
Rinpoche gave the following advice to three students who were complaining about the center director.
Death and Transitions > Death and Rebirth > Reincarnation of Spiritual Teachers
Rinpoche sent the following advice to a Dharma center after the resident teacher passed away.
Contemporary Issues > Court Cases and Legal Action > Legal Action Against Dharma Centers
A center director advised that a resident on the property may sue over the distribution of the water supply. The director said lengthy negotiations had failed, but he was trying to avert legal action by following the advice of a water supply...
Sickness and Health > Musculoskeletal Disorders > Back, Leg and Joint Conditions
A student wrote to Rinpoche about the pain in his legs and asked for advice on which Dharma practices could help. The student's letter and Rinpoche's response are below.
Sickness and Health > Operations > Deciding Whether to Have Surgery
A student from Colombia had cancer of the womb. The cancer had compressed her right kidney and caused many problems, including enlargement of the womb, and doctors wanted to do a very invasive operation. The student requested advice from Rinpoche...
Sickness and Health > Operations > Practices Before Surgery
A student had a large growth on the outside of his stomach. There was bleeding into the stomach and the doctors wanted to remove the growth. They said without an operation, the growth would eventually start to push into the stomach and food...
Sickness and Health > Cancer > Various Cancers
A student had completed treatment for stomach cancer and the cancer was gone. However, he received a test result that could mean the cancer had returned. Rinpoche gave him the following advice.
Sickness and Health > Digestive System > Stomach, Liver and Digestive Problems
Rinpoche received a letter from a man who had been suffering from diarrhea for about eight months and was losing a lot of weight. The student asked Rinpoche for advice and practices.
Sickness and Health > Digestive System > Food Allergies
A student wrote asking for advice because every time he ate his body started itching and burning, so eating was extremely painful. Doctors were unable to diagnose or treat him. The student's letter and Rinpoche's response are below.
Sickness and Health > General Illnesses > Various Illnesses
A student experienced a sudden flash of fire around his chest on a hot night when he was unable to sleep. He wrote to Rinpoche asking him to check if there were any serious obstacles to his life and to advise on any specific practices he could do...
Sickness and Health > General Illnesses > Ear, Nose and Throat
A student had problems with her nose that started nine years ago at the beginning of a long retreat. She acccepted that it was her karma and did purification practices. A doctor advised that the nose bone was twisted and he recommended surgery,...
Working for the Dharma > Advice to Dharma Centers > FPMT Service
Rinpoche gave the following advice to the FPMT International Office about saving money.
Working for the Dharma > Translation Work > Translating Texts and Teachings
A translator at a center wrote to Rinpoche asking how he could improve his translations. Rinpoche gave the following advice.
Sickness and Health > Infectious Diseases > HIV / AIDS
Rinpoche gave the following advice to a student with HIV who had given the illness to someone else. Now that person was sick, and the student asked if it was more beneficial for him to care for the person or to study a five-year Buddhist...
Sickness and Health > Cancer > Breast Cancer
Awoman with breast cancer had undergone surgery a month earlier and didn't want to receive chemotherapy. Rinpoche gave this advice on how to apply tonglen practice to cancer, to attain ultimate happiness.
Sickness and Health > Transforming Pain and Illness > Handling Illness
Rinpoche gave the following advice to a student who had been very sick.
Advices posted during the month of April 2011
Working for the Dharma > Serving as Center Director > Disharmony at the Center
Rinpoche gave the following advice to a center director when there was disharmony at the center, involving students stealing from the center.
Working for the Dharma > Service and Support of the Dharma > Fundraising
Rinpoche gave the following advice to a nun on various topics, including fundraising to buy a house.
Working for the Dharma > Service and Support of the Dharma > Generosity and Charitable Projects
Rinpoche sent the following letter thanking all the benefactors from Malaysia and Singapore who contributed to rebuilding Domo Geshe Rinpoche's labrang.
Working for the Dharma > Service and Support of the Dharma > Generosity and Charitable Projects
Rinpoche sent the following handwritten card to a very kind benefactor who made a big donation to Kopan Monastery.
