Dear Emily,This is my advice to you:Recite the mantra Accomplishing All Actions (secret).  You should use this.

Dear Jim,Billions and trillions of thanks to you and your family, for your most unbelievable generosity and support of the FPMT, which means support for all sentient beings and our kind compassionate Buddha’s teachings. Thanks to all of them, an

A student said there was some disharmony between her parents and her siblings. She asked Rinpoche’s advice for improving relations, to bring about harmony between them. Her parents were upset, but her brothers and sisters were even more upset than the parents.

That is terrible. But the mother should not jump easily into a new relationship. She should consider carefully.

My very dear William,How are you? I hope you got my cards from your daughter. I am sending you these books. Please enjoy reading them. Maybe you can read them before going to bed. You could also read the books in your dreams.

My suggestion is that you can’t expect to make them happy. This is very difficult to do, and you might lose the chance to do other meaningful things and benefit other sentient beings.

One thing is for them to see that you have found happiness and satisfaction by meeting the Buddha’s teachings.

My very dear, most kind, most precious wish-fulfilling one,

A student who cares for her mother after a series of strokes wrote to thank Rinpoche for his blessings, guidance and protection over many years. To deal with the challenges of caregiving, the student visualizes taking care of Rinpoche when taking care of her mother. Read Rinpoche's response, along with the student's original letter, below. 

A student was doing hundreds of nyung näs, but his mother got sick and he asked Rinpoche for advice on what to do.