Rinpoche sent the following advice on cards to a student who suffered from migraines, and whose husband was suffering with Alzheimer’s.

The following pujas should be done for her:Dü kar: 150 times. To be done by the Gyurme Tantric College.Heart Sutra: 2,000 times.

I checked a number of times regarding your Mum's situation, and it is better for her to stay where she is. There is a slight possibility she could pass away soon, but it is still better for her to stay where she is.

A student wrote to Rinpoche about symptoms of dizziness, numbness and tingling on the top of his head. He also felt as if someone was sitting on his throat and chest. The symptoms occurred once or twice a week for a few minutes, but were increasing. The student, who was 36 years old, had a stroke at the age of seven, and now had epilepsy, a head injury and paralysis to his right side.

1. Chinese medicine comes out best.2. Read the Diamond Cutter Sutra a minimum of 400 times, but it’s best to do it 1,000 times. If you can arrange 1,000 times, that would be best. Anyone can do it, and dedicate it to her.

a) I received your last emails and did a lot of checking to see what can be done now. I want to reiterate that this is not an easy situation, as I said in the beginning. Here are some more things to be done that can help.

A student wrote asking for advice about her son's epilepsy. The illness started when he was 16 and became very serious when he was 18. He became very depressed and was forced to stop his college education. Now 20 years old, his condition had become much more stable, though the seizures still occurred every few days. Rinpoche gave the following advice.

A student wrote to Rinpoche asking for advice about her daughter, who has epilepsy. Her letter and Rinpoche’s reply are reproduced below.

Rinpoche sent the following advice to a student who had epilepsy because of a tumor in his brain. He had had no seizures in ten years, but the seizures had just started again.

A director of a center felt he was having many obstacles. He wrote to Rinpoche saying he had not been feeling well for a few days, with headaches and feeling a lot of stress and mental agitation. Another lama had confirmed he had many obstacles and he wrote asking Rinpoche what to do.