My very dear Vince,Thank you very much for your kind letter and for all your practice that you dedicated to me; it is incredible what you have been able to do.It is very good to be ordained, but now is not the right time.
My very dear Charlotte,It is very good for you to be a nun for sentient beings. Yes, you can do soon. You can wait for the Rinpoche I mentioned to come to your Dharma center and have the ceremony there.
My very dear Jennifer,Thank you very much for your kind letter. Sorry I didn't get to reply immediately. I still remember doing Lama Chöpa in the apartment in the living room with you and your friend.
My very dear Anthony,Thank you very much your kind letter. Yes, according to my divinations, it would be very good for you to be a monk.
Dear Scott,There are many benefits of being a monk. If you become a monk, then you gain so much more merit from living life meditating each day, or doing retreat. Then things will be easier.Please think about this quotation from the Buddha:
My very dear Kevin,Thank you very much for your kind letter. If you returned your vows without breaking them, or even if you broke them but you did not hide that, then it’s OK, you can take ordination again.
Rinpoche: You were ordained by Kyabje Denma Locho Rinpoche, then you came to Arizona, and because you wore your robes then people were attracted to you.Student: I was in a grocery store, walking down the aisle with a youngster who works there, she wa
Great son of the Victorious, Shantideva, said the only medicine to heal the suffering of the transmigratory beings and the originator of all happiness is the teaching of the Buddha.
Being a gelong brings many more extra benefits. It says in the text: “The merit a lay person can collect in 100 years, an ordained person can collect in one day. These are the benefits of living in ordination, every day is like that."
Some people ask why it is necessary, in the modern world, to live an ordained life. Is it really necessary when one can practice Dharma and achieve enlightenment as a lay person?
