My very dear one,
What has happened at the center is an incredible teaching for us, not just a teaching by words, but a teaching by experience, which reminds us to practice. It reminds us how Buddha practiced what he taught, especially in the sense that you have received only harm from those whom you have benefited so much. For this reason we should have even greater compassion.

In a recent experience we had the same kind of teaching. We bought land to build a large statue. We paid the money for the land and then found out later that the person who helped us buy the land, supposedly out of devotion, actually made a huge profit for themselves through us. Here is a similar situation, and I am trying to practice kindness and bodhicitta with these people. I am trying to remember their kindness. It is the same for you. You need to remember their kindness and how precious they are, and use this for your practice, with the understanding that they are helping you to finish past negative karma. They are persuading us to practice.

Then we need to make charity of whatever they took from the center. In our minds we offer sincerely to them, for the benefit of all sentient beings. Then we pray to free them from all sufferings, as well as all sentient beings, and bring them to highest enlightenment by ourselves achieving enlightenment.

In this way they are extremely kind, helping us to achieve enlightenment quicker. Also it encourages us to practice the paramita of patience. It helps us to overcome the inner enemy: anger, which in turn helps us to not have any outer enemy from whom we receive harm.

So many times we make prayers to receive the suffering of others and to be free of all obstacles. Now we can think how fortunate it is that our prayers have been answered. Obstacles have ripened in the form of them breaking in, breaking windows, stealing money, etc., so now we have had small success with our prayers.

It says in the Lama Chöpa: “May I receive all the negative karmas; may they ripen on me right now; may I give away all my happiness and virtue to others; and may all sentient beings have happiness. Please bless me to achieve this right now.”

So, now please rejoice as we have succeeded in our prayers.

With much love and prayers ...