Rinpoche gave the following advice to a man who was very sick, apparently due to spirit harm.

My very dear Lorna,I am very sorry for the many eons of delay. According to my observation, this is what you need to do:

A student wrote to Rinpoche about her friend, who had psychosis that manifested mainly at night. He was afraid that someone was trying to kill him. He was seeing a psychiatrist and taking medication, but his behaviour was still erratic, restless and fearful. Geshe-la at Kopan had observed that it seemed like spirit harm and advised the student to consult Rinpoche for advice.

My very dear Elaine,Thank you very much for your kind email. Regarding your question about doing prayers from afar, that is completely ok. Overall the best practice ALWAYS is to do Medicine Buddha practice.

My very dear Anna,I am very sorry for the delay. I checked regarding your question and this is what comes out:

Dear Richard and Janine,Geshe-la, at your Dharma center, should perform ga-gön (Hayagriva ga-gön ) five times, today or tomorrow, according to how much time he has.

Dear Charlotte,You don’t have to be scared or think badly about this. You should generate compassion, chant mantras for them and prayers of bodhicitta.

Rinpoche sent the following letter to a student who was upset and having some difficulties.

There is protection from spirit harm with numbers and other protection from spirits. There are two types of protection you can wear. One is square and one is not square, it is like three rectangles connected.

Rinpoche gave the following advice to a student suffering from spirit harm.