So Rinpoche, how do you feel by been called one of the happiest men on Earth? How does this title come about?

Since we are in the subject of happiness, in the first night, we talked about all of us wanting happiness and avoid suffering. But this happiness seems out of reach for many of us. So how can we work in becoming truly happy?

Since you are in this topic of panic attack, we talk about how you overcome panic attack. I’m sure a lot of us can empathise with that as from time to time, we also suffer from fear. We also have panic attack, especially when we talk about public speaking, which is the number one fear in the world. Can you tell us more on how we can overcome our own fear?

Going back to your book The Joy of Living, it was publisehed a few years ago and it had received good reviews. So what inspired you to write a book, especially a book on happiness?

In your book, you mention about Tathagatagarba, the Buddha nature, which has to be experienced in quick spontaneous glimpses. Can you explain what does that mean?

If someone asked you to write about the joy of dying, what would you write about? Do you have any advices on people suffering from illnesses?

Is everything and all our experience the manifestation of awareness itself?

How does taking refuge brings happiness to me and others?

How can a patient who is suffering from Alzhemir’s disease be happy when the chemical imbalance in his brain causes him/her to be negative most of the time?

In Singapore, it’s like a Pureland with all the material comforts. I love all the material aspect of life. So I am constantly caught in the cycle of craving and suffering. But because letting go is easier said than done. So how then do we let go and be happy?

Is giving unconditional joy and tonglen, exchanging self for others, the ultimate source of achieving real happiness?

The world is facing financial crisis. How then can we help people going through depression?

If everything is emptiness, how can we go about in enjoying life?

We all know how to have a good life. So how can we prepare ourselves for a good death?

Life is fated. No matter how we try, we cannot change our fate. How then can we change our life?

You were talking about befriending our negative emotions and thoughts. Is it just been aware and not reacting to them? Or is it something more?

Does it mean that if one pursues material riches, it’ll be hard for him/her to be happy? How to keep a balance?

Is it within our control in letting go?

I had a friend who met with external obstacles and committed suicide. Can meditation helps to counteract the suicidal thoughts?

Life is very stressful in Singapore. There are high levels of expectations to perform so how can we manage this high level of expectation and still be happy?

There are many controversies in who is the authentic reincarnations, real tulkus. So the bigger problem is this will lead to more confusion and cause people to take sides, even lamas and rinpoches, causing disharmony in the Buddhist community. How do you think these issues can be resolved?

You conducted the Mahamudra course. Can you tell us briefly what the course is about?