Rinpoche gave the following advice to a student who had been an FPMT center director, but a new director had been appointed.

Rinpoche wrote the following to a center director on her retirement.

Rinpoche gave the following advice to a center director when there was disharmony at the center, involving students stealing from the center.

Dear one,Thank you for your email. I am still doing prayers for the person who died at the center. I am sending you a special protection to wear and you should also recite this sutra and mantra every day.

Dear George,One way you can look at the situation is to think that the center just cannot exist without these difficulties.

My very dear Jim, Thank you very much for completing the stupa. The prayer wheels are also a very good idea. All these activities continuously benefit sentient beings and bring them to enlightenment, so I thank you very, very much.

Rinpoche gave the following advice to a center that was about to start major renovations.

Dear Geshe-la and Sangha, who are looking for virtue and liberation, who are learning Dharma to help yourself and others, dear Laura and all my dear Dharma brothers and sisters,

All my dear brothers and sisters,

My very dear precious and kind brothers, sisters, benefactors and students,