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Advices posted during the month of August 2009
A student wrote to Rinpoche asking for advice regarding his practice while he was in retreat. His letter and Rinpoche’s response are printed below.
Advices posted during the month of July 2009
Rinpoche sent this tape of Hindi music, which he got from a driver, to a center director.
Rinpoche sent the following advice to a center director who he had asked to especially help with the study group that is being guided by that center.
Rinpoche sent the following letter to a center director.
Rinpoche gave the following advice given to two students and center directors, who asked about buying the property next door to expand the center.
Rinpoche sent this handwritten card to a center director.
Rinpoche gave the following advice to a center director who wanted to check whether it was beneficial to buy some land for the center.
A center director was experiencing obstacles and disharmony in a Dharma center. Rinpoche checked and advised him to do the following practices.
Rinpoche sent the following message to a Dharma center on the occasion of it getting a new building.
Rinpoche described the following for the logo for a Dharma center.
Rinpoche advised all FPMT centers in Taiwan to do the following practices on the four Buddha Days.
Rinpoche made the following general statement about the benefits of his organization, the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition (FPMT).
Rinpoche gave this advice on how to take care of others at the Dharma center with skillful means, kindness and respect.
Rinpoche received a letter from an FPMT study group requesting his blessing for the group, and, if possible, a message to take back to the group. Rinpoche responded as follows.
Rinpoche wrote this letter to a longtime student based in Mongolia, a senior monk who had given many years of service to Rinpoche.
Rinpoche sent the following card to a translator who is translating Rinpoche’s teachings into Vietnamese.
Rinpoche commented on the correct way for monks and nuns to sit down.
A nun asked Rinpoche about using money that had been offered to her. She had just finished a one-year retreat.
A monk who had formerly been a Dharma center director asked Rinpoche to what he should now dedicate his life.
Rinpoche offered the following advice to a geshe.
A nun wrote to Rinpoche saying she needed to go and look after her parents but was concerned about maintaining her practice commitments.
A monk wrote to Rinpoche asking if he could perform a marriage ceremony.
Rinpoche sent the following advice to a student who was experiencing many obstacles to her relationship and also her health.
Rinpoche sent this letter to a benefactor who was helping to sponsor the building of a monastery.
Advices posted during the month of June 2009
Rinpoche gave the following advice to a new center director.