My very dear Mary,
Thank you very much for your kind letter and book. It looks like you have produced a wonderful book. I will pray that it is able to benefit many sentient beings.

I hope you are well. I remember for many years you were director of the institute, after the others started the center, after they came to the fourth Kopan course in Nepal.

The most important thing in this life is Dharma. What makes one’s life most meaningful is to do everything with bodhicitta. Please meditate on the lam-rim and live your life with a bodhicitta motivation. When you live life with a bodhicitta motivation, then everything you do will benefit others. That makes your life the best and most meaningful. Also, you will have no regrets now and in the future, you will have happiness and peace now and in the future, and liberation and enlightenment.

With much love and prayers...