An old student in Australia was close to death. Rinpoche sent the following information to her carer. He saw these practices as very important to try to do.

Dear Ralph,You can still play golf and while playing golf, generate yourself as Yamantaka, with your mind living in the three principles of the path.

During the Illness The main thing is to take care of the dying person's mind. Many others can take care of the body, but we can take care of the mind.

I think it's good to listen to his story and to help him to look at all situations as positive. This is the best thing for him from the side of thought transformation. That is one point.

My Dear Mike,According to my divinations, it would be very good for you to perform Medicine Buddha practice for your grandmother. Visualize the seven Medicine Buddhas above her crown and follow the Medicine Buddha sadhana.

As to your question, how to help your friend leave, one thing I thought of was Amitayus po-wa, of course. She can visualize this but it may not be easy for her to do that.

Dear Norman,Your father is in need and seeing as you are the only one who can help then it is important that you do what you can to help your father at this time.

My very dear Norma,Thank you very much for your email.

In The Door to Satisfaction, I give the example of a monk of high spiritual attainment who, because he was in great pain, asked his disciple kill him. The disciple then suffocated his master.

A student who wanted to be a vet wrote to Rinpoche about various questions, including having to euthanize animals.