Think that the nature of your mind is clear light, buddha nature, so you can be free from all problems. The delusions, all the mistakes of the mind, are all temporary. Even though delusions have a beginning, they can be ended.

My very dear Catherine,Thank you very much for your kind letter. I am sorry for the delay in replying.Yes, you are right, it is your mother’s karma that people criticize her.

Bad reputation is very powerful to use for your practice, and it should be used that way. As a Kadampa geshe once said, "If someone criticizes you, this destroys your mistakes; it blows away immediately one’s own mistakes.

One of our resident teachers did fundraising for his students in a monastery in south India, to build a house for them.

My very dear Tom,On a personal level, you can use the criticism for your practice. As for the outer level, that depends on what is most beneficial for others. If it is beneficial for others, then you can sue.

My very dear Caroline,These are the things you have to practice: Mantra Promised by Tara, Guru Rinpoche’s prayer dispelling obstacles, and the mantra below for dispelling harm and criticism:OM GHASA OM SHA KUN HRI TSID DHA KHA LA MA BA* TSIGHA

When one’s ego is harmed, one should rejoice. How great it is! How wonderful it is!

When something like this happens, think in this way: “I am not going to be here in this world forever, in Delhi with these society people.” This is also useful when experiencing very hurtful relationship problems, if the situation is really heavy and

A student wrote to Rinpoche about her 13-year-old niece, who was receiving psychiatric treatment in hospital. She had attempted suicide several times and was diagnosed with depression, PTSD and chronic suicidal thoughts. She had also been cutting her arms a lot in the past year. Rinpoche checked and advised the following practices.

There are obstacles and the following need to be done. This is due to inner and outer obstacles.