View and Search Online Advice Book
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 2007
A student’s 12-year-old son has type 1 diabetes and receives two shots a day of insulin. His parents asked advice as to what they could do for him.
Rinpoche sent the following note to a student suffering from Meniere’s Disease, which affects the inner ear.
In this advice sent to a new student, Rinpoche explains the ultimate goal of the Buddhist path, which is to bring every sentient being to enlightenment.
Rinpoche sent the following advice to a new student.
Rinpoche sent the following advice to a new student.
A new student wrote to Rinpoche asking for advice on her practice and health. Her letter and Rinpoche’s response are reproduced below.
Rinpoche sent the following advice to a new student about practices for their whole life.
A new student wrote to Rinpoche asking for practices for the rest of her life.
Rinpoche offered the following verses to His Holiness the Dalai Lama at Losar, the Tibetan New Year.
Rinpoche wrote the following address for His Holiness the Dalai Lama on the occasion of His Holiness visiting the Maitreya Universal Education school in Bodhgaya.
Rinpoche made the following address on the occasion of His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s public teachings in Mumbai, India, 2007.
Rinpoche offered the following address to His Holiness the Dalai Lama.
The following is Rinpoche’s “Vote of Thanks” at the Delhi Dharma Celebration, 2004.
Rinpoche gave the following commentary on how His Holiness the Dalai Lama is a living Buddha.
Advices posted during the month of October 2007
Rinpoche sent this letter to a man who had found Buddhism and taken refuge while in prison. He had written to Rinpoche to request practice advice.
A nun was jailed in Kathmandu for overstaying her visa. Rinpoche sent her this list of practices to do, and a brief message.
Rinpoche gave the following advice to a student who was in prison.
Rinpoche gave the following advice on what kind of attitude to have at work.
Rinpoche gave the following advice to a man who makes hats with mantras displayed on them.
Rinpoche gave the following advice on what one can do if one sees humans or animals die on TV.
Rinpoche gave the following advice to a student who was building a prayer wheel in a public park.
A student wrote to Rinpoche about the statue he was sponsoring. This is his response.
Rinpoche made the following translation of a text on the benefits of building a statue of Padmasambhava.
Rinpoche wrote the following to two students who make many tsa-tsas (small plaster images of buddhas) and had just made some for Rinpoche to help eliminate obstacles to the Maitreya Statue Project.
Rinpoche quoted from the following sutras on why Buddha manifests into relics.