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.
Rinpoche gave the following advice to a student whose mother was very sick. He also gave advice regarding their business.
"Please enjoy life with love and compassion as you do."
Rinpoche gave the following advice on how to avoid an untimely death and ensure that death is peaceful.
A practicing psychologist and very devoted student was dying of cancer. Some time after she had been diagnosed, she wrote to say that she really appreciated what she was going through, and felt very happy about experiencing her death. Rinpoche sent this letter.
