Rinpoche gave this advice to a person who was suffering from bipolar disorder and felt suicidal as a result. The student also suffered from chronic back pain.

Recite two to three malas of Black Manjushri a day. This will help, and it came out very beneficial for you to practice this.

My very dear one,Thank you very much for your kind email and information. It is huge, the most important thing, that you recognize it is wrong and that the strong thought to purify is arising.

Advice for a student’s 16-year-old son, who was a violent, paranoid schizophrenic, and a danger to himself and others.

A student wrote asking for advice regarding her 25-year-old son, who had paranoid schizophrenia.

A student who was diagnosed with schizophrenia described to Rinpoche the hallucinations and voices she heard. She said the spirits often appeared as Rinpoche himself, or as her family members, and then they tried to fool her. She wrote to Rinpoche sincerely asking what was happening and what she could do.

My very dear Charlie,Thank you for your kind letter. I have checked regarding your wife and there are some protections that she needs to wear. If you give me your postal address I will send these to her.

Rinpoche advised the following practices for a student with life obstacles.

Rinpoche gave the following advice to a student with life obstacles.

A student asked Rinpoche if he agreed with her plan to study the Master’s Program. She also asked how to make her life most meaningful.