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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 November 2007
Sickness and Health > Cardiovascular and Respiratory > Cardiovascular Disease
A student had two heart attacks in fourteen hours. Rinpoche sent this advice.
Sickness and Health > General Illnesses > Various Illnesses
Rinpoche sent the following advice to a very sick student. Her symptoms are listed below.
Sickness and Health > General Illnesses > Children's Illnesses
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.
Sickness and Health > General Illnesses > Ear, Nose and Throat
Rinpoche sent the following note to a student suffering from Meniere’s Disease, which affects the inner ear.
Buddhist Practices > Advice for New Students > Advice for New Students
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.
Lineage Lamas > His Holiness the Dalai Lama > Praises and Requests to His Holiness the Dalai Lama
Rinpoche offered the following verses to His Holiness the Dalai Lama at Losar, the Tibetan New Year.
Lineage Lamas > His Holiness the Dalai Lama > Praises and Requests to His Holiness the Dalai Lama
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.
Lineage Lamas > His Holiness the Dalai Lama > Praises and Requests to His Holiness the Dalai Lama
Rinpoche made the following address on the occasion of His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s public teachings in Mumbai, India, 2007.
Lineage Lamas > His Holiness the Dalai Lama > Praises and Requests to His Holiness the Dalai Lama
Rinpoche offered the following address to His Holiness the Dalai Lama.
Lineage Lamas > His Holiness the Dalai Lama > Praises and Requests to His Holiness the Dalai Lama
The following is Rinpoche’s “Vote of Thanks” at the Delhi Dharma Celebration, 2004.
Lineage Lamas > His Holiness the Dalai Lama > The Qualities of His Holiness the Dalai Lama
Rinpoche gave the following commentary on how His Holiness the Dalai Lama is a living Buddha.
Buddhist Practices > Advice for New Students > Advice for New Students
Rinpoche sent the following advice to a new student.
Buddhist Practices > Advice for New Students > Advice on Practices for Life
A new student wrote to Rinpoche asking for practices for the rest of her life.
Sickness and Health > Brain and Nervous System > Headaches and Stress
A student, who was the director of a Dharma center, was having obstacles, severe headaches, stress, heart palpitations, and becoming forgetful. Rinpoche’s advice was as follows. The student’s letter, one year later, is also reproduced below.
Buddhist Practices > Advice for New Students > Advice for New Students
A new student wrote to Rinpoche asking for advice on her practice and health. Her letter and Rinpoche’s response are reproduced below.
Buddhist Practices > Advice for New Students > Advice on Practices for Life
Rinpoche sent the following advice to a new student about practices for their whole life.
Buddhist Practices > Advice for New Students > Advice for New Students
Rinpoche sent the following advice to a new student.
Negative Emotions > Depression > Advice on Depression
Rinpoche gave the following advice to a student who was suffering with depression.
Advices posted during the month of October 2007
Buddhist Practices > Practicing in Prison > Advice for Prisoners
A nun was jailed in Kathmandu for overstaying her visa. Rinpoche sent her this list of practices to do, and a brief message.
Contemporary Issues > Dharma in Daily Life > Dharma and Worldly Activities
Rinpoche gave the following advice to a man who makes hats with mantras displayed on them.
Contemporary Issues > Dharma in Daily Life > Dharma and Worldly Activities
Rinpoche gave the following advice on what one can do if one sees humans or animals die on TV.
Holy Objects > Advice on Holy Objects > Prayer Wheels
Rinpoche gave the following advice to a student who was building a prayer wheel in a public park.
Holy Objects > Advice on Holy Objects > Statues
A student wrote to Rinpoche about the statue he was sponsoring. This is his response.
Holy Objects > Advice on Holy Objects > Statues
Rinpoche made the following translation of a text on the benefits of building a statue of Padmasambhava.
Holy Objects > Advice on Holy Objects > Tsa-tsas
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.
