仁波切的来讯｜请不要带任何个人礼物给我
“ 亲爱的朋友，特别是欠我业债的朋友：
我知道你们很多人将参加一些即将举行的公开活动，像是菩提迦耶的祈愿法会、台北的佛顶尊胜佛母法会，或随后在不同地方的口传。我想提醒并请求你们，不要带任何个人礼物给我。
并不是我不感激你们的慷慨和善良。但在现今世界，在线上或实体商店买东西非常容易，这些加起来就成了大量购物。不夸张地讲，我现在肯定已有大约100瓶墨水了！
我的地方很小，而我尽量不浪费或丢掉东西。所以多年来，东西堆积起来，然后我很难找到东西，这造成一些压力。或者我忘了有哪些东西，然后尝试举办旧物拍卖，把它们转出去。
总之，我会非常感激你们不带礼物。如果你坚持要带，那么也许问问我的工作人员我当时需要什么，我会厚脸皮地告诉你带一些真正有用的东西--比如肥皂、牙膏或牙线。
但更重要的是，如我过去说的，我真正想要的是你们修持佛法。所以请省下你的钱，把它用在修持上，例如为周末闭关或买一本好的佛法书留下一笔钱。
我很了解，我们有甚深布施、供养诸佛菩萨的修行，还有供养老师等。就我个人而言，我只想说，如我过去提到的，如果你想护持我及与我有关的事务，我宁愿你护持“钦哲基金会”，现在还有“圆满法藏”和“钦哲愿景”。恕我自负，但我认为这些项目都获得了巨大的成就，并且产生确实的利益。它们也将在未来几年利益许多人。
然后，还有你们当地的悉达多本愿会，他们承受组织教学活动的重担，因此也可以捐款给他们。此外，我们也为许多真正为我的计划奉献一生的人提供一些适度的津贴，所以如果你愿意，也可以资助这部份。
无论你们做出什么决定，我想说，真的很感激你们放弃自己财产的意图和表现，我相信那都是你们千辛万苦而获得的。因此，我不时地回向并祈祷，愿这能利益佛法和佛法持有者，它们是众生利益和快乐的唯一来源，谢谢。”
“Dear friends and particularly those who have a karmic debt with me,
I understand that many of you are coming to some upcoming public events like the Bodhgaya monlam, Ushnishavijaya puja, or subsequent transmissions in different places. So I just want to remind and request you not to bring any personal gifts for me.
It’s not that I don’t greatly appreciate your generosity and kindness. But in our current world, it’s just so easy to buy things online or offline that it all adds up to a lot of shopping. I must literally have about 100 bottles of ink by now!
My place is quite small and I try not to waste or to throw things out. So over the years, things pile up and then I have a really hard time finding things, which can cause a lot of stress. Or I forget that things are there, and then I try to have a garage sale to offload them.
In short, I would really appreciate that you not bring presents. If you insist on bringing something, then perhaps ask my staff what I need at that moment, and I’ll shamelessly tell you to bring something that will really be used – like soap or toothpaste or dental floss.
But more importantly, as I have mentioned in the past, what I really want is for you to practice the dharma. So please save your money and spend it on your practice, like maybe setting aside a budget for a weekend retreat somewhere or getting a good dharma book.
I do understand that we have a profound practice of offering dana and making offerings to buddhas and bodhisattvas. And also to teachers etc . Personally, I just want to say, as I have mentioned in the past, that if you wish to support me and things connected to me, I would rather you support Khyentse Foundation or 84000, and now we also have Kumarajiva and Khyentse Vision. At the risk of being very pompous, I think these projects have achieved a lot and been really beneficial, and that they will also benefit many people in the years to come.
Then there is also your local Siddhartha’s Intent that takes on the burden of organizing teachings, so you can also contribute to that. As well, we are trying to cover some modest stipend for many people who have really dedicated their lives to my projects, so you could also chip in for that if you wish.
Whatever you decide, I want to say that I really appreciate your intention and gesture of parting from your possessions that I believe you have acquired through considerable hardship. So from time to time, I dedicate and do prayers that this will benefit the dharma and the upholders of the dharma that that is the only source of benefit and happiness for sentient beings.
Thank you . ”