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Advice book

Non-Hodgkin’s Cancer

Dear Loretta,I checked regarding your health and, according to my divination, you should ask the geshe at your Dharma center to do the following pujas for you:

Purification Practices for Cancer

My very dear Juliet,I am sorry I didn’t get to talk to you but I was very happy to meet you at the retreat. I thought you looked well, better than before. Before you were so thin it was as if you could be blown away over the clouds.

Advice for Cancer

My very dear Jenny,Thank you very much for your kind letter. I am very sorry for the long delay. It is great what you are doing. It seems you are a better practitioner than me.

Naga King Retreat

Rinpoche recommended the Naga King sadhana and mantra to a student with cancer.

How to Use Remaining Time

A student with cancer had received chemotherapy and radiation treatment for several years, but the cancer had spread again and was quite serious, so she possibly only had two years left. She requested advice on how to use that time.

Cancer Diagnosis

A student was diagnosed with cancer. There was secondary cancer in her spine, and the original cancer was believed to be in either the lungs or breast. She was using a small prayer book and reciting White Tara mantras. Her friend wrote to Rinpoche to request prayers and practices.

Practices for Anyone With Cancer

It comes out very good for anyone with cancer to do: Ksitigarbha sutra and mantra Recite the Golden Light Sutra These practices can be done even by people who are not Buddhist. This is just something to try.

Visualization of Light

My very dear John, Thank you for your kind note. I checked and it is very good if you become a monk, and very good if you keep your vows well.