My very dear Chokyi,Thank you very much for your very kind letters and I am sorry it took so long to reply. I read your letters a few times. Thank you also for the thangka that you offered, which is in my house in California.

My very dear Jemma,Thank you very much for your letter. Sorry it took a long time to answer.According to my observations, it comes out best for you to go to one of the following places to practice:

My very dear Tenzin,Thank you very much for your kind letter.

Greetings to the Bigu nuns who are practicing the three trainings,

Quite some time ago, it might have been the last time Geshe Rabten Rinpoche was in Dharamsala, he was doing a sadhana and prayers, and he was trying to define what pollution means.

My very dear one,Thank you for your very kind letter and sorry for the long delay.Motivation is the most important thing.

Dear Ven. Tenzin,Thank you very much for your kind letter and all the news letting me know about what you are doing and all the retreats.

30,000: Refuge 1,000,000: Tonglen 100,000: Vajrasattva 50,000: Prostrations with Thirty-five Buddhas 100,000: Tsa-tsa – three long-life deities 500,000: Mandala offeringsRead the lamrim once from beginning to end.

My very dear Pauline,Thank you for your email. Now, it is very good if you do some retreat, lamrim, and preliminaries, at this time.

My very dear Linda,Thank you very much for your kind card, offerings, and gifts.