My very dear Julie,
Thank you very much for your kind message. It’s amazing you have been able to do 66,000 prostrations according to my advice. It’s amazing. My message is that the sickness is an extremely positive sign of purification. You have finished the karma of lower rebirths and the hell realms. Now you have purified many eons in the hell realms, so you don’t have to experience that. You are liberated from the lower realms. It’s like that. You get liberated. I’m not saying you are liberated from the lower realms forever. I’m not saying that.

But you should rejoice at what you have been able to do. It’s mind blowing, immeasurable. And the purification has manifested in these illnesses, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t have treatment.

Regarding the Vajrasattva retreat, you can do it alone. Bodhgaya is the best place, but also Pokhara would be good. So, you can decide.

I am sorry we have not had the time to meet. Perhaps if there is time after the teachings, we can meet here at Tushita or in the restaurant in the village.

With much love and prayer,

Lama Zopa Rinpoche