It is great here, tonight, doing Guru Puja with the ex-abbot, Geshe Jampa Thegchok, the resident teacher here at Tse Chen Ling, Geshe Ngawang Dakpa, and the resident teacher from Boston, Ven. Geshe Tsulga.

Rinpoche sent this handwritten card to the monks at Nalanda Monastery, France.

Rinpoche sent this advice to a nun who was leading a mani retreat and nyung näs.

I offer my greetings for this inspiring nuns' conference, which is helping to bring enlightenment and peace not only to this world but to all sentient beings...

To be responsible for the Dharma, and for it to exist for many eons in Mongolia, to be the “shining the light of Dharma” in the world, and to bring sentient beings to the highest enlightenment, you need to study hard.

My very dear Dolma,Thank you for your kind card.

My very dear Mark,

My dear Ven. Nuns,Sorry for the delay. You have asked me about training for nuns. The most important training is the pratimoksa vows, the bodhisattva vows, if one has taken them, and then the tantric vows.

My very dear Chokyi,Thank you very much for your very kind letters and I am sorry it took so long to reply. I read your letters a few times. Thank you also for the thangka that you offered, which is in my house in California.

My very dear Jemma,Thank you very much for your letter. Sorry it took a long time to answer.According to my observations, it comes out best for you to go to one of the following places to practice: