My most dear, most kind, most precious, wish-fulfilling one,
Thank you very much for your kind letter, I was very happy to receive it.

Regarding your question about that lama, if you haven’t taken him as guru to follow to enlightenment, then it’s OK. It really depends what you had in your mind at the time. Just because you like someone and put their photo on your altar, that person doesn’t become your guru. So you need to think more about how you were thinking at the time.

Many Western people—for instance, young girls—like some lamas, a little like a boyfriend, and they put their picture at the altar, but that person doesn’t become guru, just because of liking the image.

Thank you very much for helping the monk at the center. I was very happy to hear that.

What makes your life most meaningful is meditation on the lamrim, and to live your life with bodhicitta motivation. This is the best.

With much love and prayers ...