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Lama Zopa Rinpoche's Online Advice Book

In this collection of advice for those practicing in prison, Rinpoche explains how to use the situation in prison to develop the mind.

Meditation in Prisons •
Prison is an Opportunity to Practice •
Son Passed Away •
Using Time in Prison to Practice Dharma •
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Advice and methods for purifying past nonvirtuous actions.

How Vajrasattva Practice Purifies Negative Karma •
Purifying Negative Karma •
Mantras for Purifying Negativities •
Practices for Purification •
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Advice for prisoners on how to use the situation to develop their mind on the path to enlightenment.

Being in Prison •
Preliminaries and Other Practices in Prison •
A Nun in Jail •
The Prison is Your Retreat House •
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Advice on tantric practices, including the generation and completion stages of Highest Yoga Tantra.

Completion Stage Practices •
Request for Initiation •
Visualizing the Guru as Deity During Initiation •
Deity Practice •
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Advice for students who are experiencing difficulties with their Dharma practice.

No Progress in Practice •
Doubts •
Obstacles •
Difficulty with Prostrations •
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Advice on how to follow the Buddhist path and how to bring benefit and happiness to others through Dharma practice.

Practice Advice for a New Student •
Study and Practice Advice for a New Student  •
The Ultimate Goal •
Advice to a New Student •
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Advice on meditations and mantras for healing and purifying sickness, spirit harm, negative karma and obstacles to a long life.

Vision of Tara •
Medicine Buddha Puja •
White Tara and Chenrezig Simhanada Practices •
Benefits of Medicine Buddha Practice •
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Advice given to students on the practice of Shugden (Tib: Dolgyal). This practice is strongly discouraged by His Holiness the Dalai Lama  and Lama Zopa Rinpoche. 

Ceasing Shugden •
Advice About Dorje Shugden •
Student Stopped Dolgyal Practice •
Dorje Shugden Practice •
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Advice to students about restoring their daily practice after it has lapsed.

How to Restart Practices After Stopping •
Dharma Practice Stopped After Disrobing •
The Most Important Practice •
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Advice for students who have broken their vows or stopped their daily practice commitments.

Confessing Broken Commitments •
Purifying Broken Commitments •
Giving Up Lay Vows •
Problem Doing Commitments •
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Advice on nyung nä, a powerful two-day practice associated with Chenrezig, the Buddha of Compassion.

Continue With Nyung-näs and Lam-rim •
We Can Be Free from Samsara •
Unable to Complete Nyung-näs •
Nyung-nä Advice •
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Four Buddha Days   •
Meditations to Generate Realizations •
Practice Advice for a University Student •
Practice Advice •
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Daily Practice Advice: Mantra Recitation, Prostrations, Lam-rim •
Daily Practice Advice: Lam-rim, Guru Yoga, Sleeping Yoga •
Teachings on How to Do Daily Practice •
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Advice for a Sincere New Student •
Lamrim Advice for New Student •
Meditations for a New Student   •
Guidelines for Dharma Practice •
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I Thought of You Many Times •
A New Path in the Dharma •
Chenrezig Will Always Guide You •

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