It is not the parents’ fault when they can’t help their children. It’s the karma of the children. Because people don’t accept reincarnation in the West, they fall into the trap of blaming the parents.

Depression doesn’t give us much space to help others. If you can, put all the blame onto the one enemy: the self-cherishing mind. Normally, self-cherishing becomes our guru, the thing we cherish most. But cherishing our self-cherishing keeps us from enlightenment, so instead we need to see self-cherishing as our enemy. By defeating self-cherishing thoughts, it gives space for bodhicitta to grow. Anything that hurts our self-cherishing mind can help us actualize the path. Even if sometimes you have problems, and sometimes things are OK, don’t worry, just bring your mind back to compassion.

Your daughter can try changing her diet: No sugar, no processed foods, and eat fruit, rice, and vegetables. She can also try taking the herb St. John’s Wort.

You should perform Medicine Buddha sadhana, and recite the names of the Medicine Buddhas seven times a day. When you practice the purification part, first purify yourself, then purify your daughter.

Unexplainable depression, that is, depression that is not due to something happening externally, is the ripening of past sexual misconduct.

You can also recite these mantras: OM MANI PADME HUM and His Holiness the Dalai Lama's name mantra.