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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 2009
Buddhist Practices > Advice for New Students > Advice on Practices for Life
A new student wrote to Rinpoche requesting him to be her guru and give her practices to do.
Buddhist Practices > Daily Practices > Daily Practice Advice
Rinpoche sent the following advice on daily practice to a student, who is also an artist.
Buddhist Practices > Daily Practices > Daily Practice Advice
Rinpoche wrote this letter to a student advising how to make every daily activity the cause for enlightenment.
Buddhist Practices > Preliminary Practices > Completing the Preliminaries
A student sent a letter to Rinpoche saying he had finished all his preliminary practices and asked how should he structure his daily practice.
Sangha (Monks and Nuns) > Practice Advice for Sangha > Sangha Practice Advice
Rinpoche gave the following advice to a nun, on practices to do all her life.
Advices posted during the month of September 2009
Contemporary Issues > Dharma in Daily Life > Travel and Immigration
Rinpoche gave the following methods for avoiding various kinds of obstacles.
Working for the Dharma > Advice to Dharma Centers > New Centers and Projects
Rinpoche used the following dedication prayers during the ceremony for opening a Dharma center.
Working for the Dharma > Translation Work > Translation Service
Rinpoche gave the following advice to a student who was working with him on a translation of a text, mostly correcting the English.
Contemporary Issues > Work and Business Problems > Removing Business Obstacles
A student was experiencing obstacles with his business and wrote to Rinpoche asking for advice.
Contemporary Issues > Work and Business Problems > Removing Business Obstacles
Rinpoche gave the following advice to a student who was having problems with her business and felt like she was being used.
Contemporary Issues > Work and Business Problems > Removing Business Obstacles
Two students started a business to benefit Dharma centers and Rinpoche’s projects. They were now trying to sell the business but having many obstacles, including buyers pulling out.
Contemporary Issues > Practices for Success > Overcoming Obstacles
A student’s mother went into hospital with a heart condition, then the family’s shop burned to the ground. The student wrote to Rinpoche asking for advice.
Sickness and Health > Addictions and Mental Illness > Bipolar Disorder
Rinpoche gave the following advice to a person who was suffering from bipolar disorder and felt suicidal as a result. The student also suffered from chronic back pain.
Sickness and Health > Healing and Pacifying Illness > Practices for Pacifying Sickness
Rinpoche gave the following mantra for curing illnesses.
Sickness and Health > Healing and Pacifying Illness > Practices for Pacifying Sickness
Rinpoche explained the following practice of Black Garuda, which can help with certain illnesses.
Sickness and Health > Cancer > Practice Advice for Cancer
A student whose husband was seriously ill with cancer wrote to Rinpoche asking for advice as to which practices to do.
Sickness and Health > Cancer > Practice Advice for Cancer
Rinpoche gave the following advice to a student’s mother, who had cancer.
Sickness and Health > Cancer > Cancer and Preparation for Death
Rinpoche gave the following advice to a student who was dying of cancer.
Sickness and Health > Digestive System > Gallstones
Rinpoche was asked for the mantra to heal gallstones.
Benefiting Animals > Practices to Benefit Animals > Various Practices for Animals
Rinpoche received this letter from a dog. He read the letter very seriously and then dictated this reply.
Buddhist Practices > General Practice Advice > General Practice Advice from Rinpoche
Rinpoche offered the following dedication of merit for His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Rinpoche’s projects during the 15 days of miracles in 2007.
Contemporary Issues > Dharma in Daily Life > A Meaningful Life
Rinpoche made the following comments on how to transform everyday actions into virtue.
Meditation and Retreat Advice > Meditation and Visualization > Visualization
A student had a vision of Kuan Yin, a manifestation of Compassion Buddha. In the vision, Kuan Yin was displaying various mudras or gestures, which the student then reproduced on camera, and sent the videotape to Rinpoche for comment.
Lineage Lamas > His Holiness the Dalai Lama > The Qualities of His Holiness the Dalai Lama
Rinpoche sent the following message to a Dharma center that hosts an annual event with His Holiness the Dalai Lama. It was to be published in the center’s magazine.
Lineage Lamas > His Holiness the Dalai Lama > The Qualities of His Holiness the Dalai Lama
Rinpoche made the following comments on the benefits of pleasing His Holiness the Dalai Lama.
