My very dear Madeline,Thank you very much for your kind letter. I am very happy you have reduced your smoking, as smoking is very harmful to your body and life. It can cause obstacles to your life, shorten your life, and cause cancer.

My very dear Polly,How are you? I am very happy to hear from you. In regards to your problem, this is my advice (below).

Ga-gön puja, done by a good lamaSutra of Golden Light: recite onceArya Sanghata Sutra: recite five timesVajrayogini mantra: recite one mala every day. Have a nice picture of Vajrayogini above your daughter’s bed, near her head. 

My very dear Elizabeth,I am sorry I missed you. Thank you for your kind email.

Rinpoche gave this advice to a student with severe anxiety and depression.

It’s very important for  the Hayagriva Tsog Kong [Extensive Most Secret Hayagriva puja] to be done at Sera Je Monastery.

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.