A nun wrote to Rinpoche with questions about practice and expressing her concern at not being able to find time to study and do her practice commitments while she was working at a Dharma center.

Include Dharma and bodhicitta in the yoga classes. Also, include mental health. With that comes Dharma. It is not necessary to say, "You must believe in Buddha." You can make it more universal.

My dear Nina,Work with bodhicitta!In everyday life, you should always remember these two verses:1) The first stanza of the Eight Verses of Thought Transformation:

My very dear Bill,I heard you had difficulties and have lost quite a bit of the company’s money, because you dedicated your time to the center.

A student was inspired by a photo of Rinpoche turning a prayer wheel with his right hand after manifesting a stroke. He saw this as a great teaching on joyful effort.

My very dear Joan,I first of all want to express great thanks for your kind heart and the services you have done to fulfill my wishes and to serve the teachings of Buddha, which is the only source of peace and happiness for all sentient beings.

Rinpoche sent this advice and prayer to a well-known singer, so that her songs would be most beneficial for others.

Music can bring so much joy and happiness to people, especially if it’s performed with a good motivation.

Use as a basis the Ten Divine Dharmas, with my commentary, together with the four ways to make life most meaningful: kindness, forgiveness, rejoicing, and tolerance. Then, on the basis of these, use your own wisdom.

John has so much talent in art he should use it to benefit many beings. If he paints a buddha image and just one person sees that holy image, that person creates an incredible amount of merit.