Dear Theresa,It is good to read lamrim books, not heavy philosophy, and not just any Dharma book, but lamrim books, commentaries on guru yoga, Liberation in the Palm of Your Hand, etc. These leave positive imprints on your mind.
My very dear Janet,Thank you very much for your kind letter. I'm sorry for the long delay in replying.
Dear Helena,Thank you very much for your kind letter. I thought I heard your life had changed. It seems now you have become Vajradhara, with the father and mother together.
My very dear Jean and Peter,Thank you very much for your kind letter.Regarding your questions about your daughter, you and Peter can recite the Sanghata Sutra for your daughter 21 times.
My dearest one,How are you? I received your letter and read it well. It seems it is a problem not only for you but countless beings. I will check on this more, but it might help to cut down on sugar and sweets.
Advice given to a student who asked what to do as he was feeling tired and depressed, with low self-esteem and feeling not good enough.
My very dear Katie,Thank you very much for your kind letter. I am sorry for the long delay in replying.
That is good! That is very good, otherwise you might waste your time and instead of being helped, there is more harm. These days there is another kind of psychology, a new kind.
It is very understandable that it is difficult to live in the West, where all the objects that give rise to desire are advertised constantly, in a society that puts particular effort into advertising those objects.
We need to see self-cherishing as the enemy. Everything we do should go toward defeating this inner enemy, and reducing the amount of self-cherishing. This then gives space for bodhicitta to grow.
