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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 2007
Holy Objects > Relics > Benefits of Relic Tour
Rinpoche quoted from the following sutras on why Buddha manifests into relics.
Holy Objects > Relics > Benefits of Relic Tour
Rinpoche wrote the following letter to a woman who had donated some relics to the collection that the FPMT had touring the world.
Contemporary Issues > Dharma in Daily Life > Attitude to Work
Rinpoche gave the following advice on what kind of attitude to have at work.
Buddhist Practices > Practicing in Prison > Advice for Prisoners
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.
Buddhist Practices > Practicing in Prison > Advice for Prisoners
Rinpoche gave the following advice to a student who was in prison.
Advices posted during the month of August 2007
Working for the Dharma > Teaching Dharma > Teaching Dharma
Rinpoche made the following comments on the importance of centers having qualified teachers.
Advices posted during the month of July 2007
Benefiting Animals > Practices to Benefit Animals > Various Practices for Animals
Rinpoche received the following letter and pictures from two students who had devised a train to carry animals around holy objects, thus purifying them of negative karmas. Their letter and Rinpoche’s response are below.
Benefiting Animals > Practices to Benefit Animals > Various Practices for Animals
On a sunny morning in late April, Lama Zopa Rinpoche was looking out through his dining room window and saw a red-tailed hawk gliding low over the hill. "It's looking for birds," he said. An attendant mentioned to Rinpoche that he often had the...
Advices posted during the month of May 2007
Working for the Dharma > Translation Work > Translating Texts and Teachings
Rinpoche described a conversation he had with a nun regarding the difficulty with oral translations of Tibetan teachings.
Buddhist Practices > Tantra and Deity Practice > Deity Practices for Health and Healing
Rinpoche recommended the following practices for a student’s daughter, who had health problems.
Buddhist Practices > Tantra and Deity Practice > Various Deity Practices
Rinpoche gave the following Ksitigarbha mantra practice for students.
Buddhist Practices > Tantra and Deity Practice > Various Deity Practices
Rinpoche made the following comments on Black Manjushri Practice.
Buddhist Practices > Protection from Spirit Harm > Protection from Black Magic
Rinpoche translated the following short prayer to Padmasambhava for a student who had a strong connection with Padmasambhava and who was being harmed by black magic.
Buddhist Practices > Tantra and Deity Practice > Various Deity Practices
Rinpoche gave the following advice to a student who had asked him which deity practice he should focus on.
Buddhist Practices > Tantra and Deity Practice > Various Deity Practices
Rinpoche gave the following advice to a student who had cared for Lama Yeshe before he passed away. She had a sash from Lama Yeshe, and said it had healing qualities. She asked if she could use it for others. Then she asked how to make her...
Advices posted during the month of April 2007
Working for the Dharma > Translation Work > Translating Texts and Teachings
Rinpoche suggested people generate this motivation before beginning work on translating Buddhist texts.
Working for the Dharma > Translation Work > Translating Texts and Teachings
Rinpoche made the following comments on the translation of sadhanas from Tibetan into English. He laughed a lot when he made these comments.
Sickness and Health > Cancer > Practice Advice for Cancer
A student wrote to Rinpoche asking about his cancer prognosis.
Sickness and Health > Cancer > Practice Advice for Cancer
Rinpoche gave the following advice to a student who had cancer.
Sickness and Health > Cancer > Practice Advice for Cancer
Rinpoche gave the following advice to a student who had cancer.
Sickness and Health > Cancer > Breast Cancer
Rinpoche gave the following advice to a student who had breast cancer. She was already reciting the Long-life Sutra and performing Medicine Buddha practice. Her letter to a member of the FPMT office staff and Rinpoche’s response are printed below...
Sickness and Health > Cancer > Tumors
A very devoted student had a growth in her womb and an ultra sound showed it was growing reasonably fast. She wrote to Rinpoche for advice.
Sickness and Health > Brain and Nervous System > Brain Disorders
Rinpoche sent a card with the following advice to a very sick student, a young person, who had a type of brain disease.
Sickness and Health > Brain and Nervous System > Coma
Rinpoche sent the following advice for a student who was in a coma.
Sickness and Health > Digestive System > Stomach, Liver and Digestive Problems
Rinpoche related some advice a student had given him regarding diarrhea.
