My very dear mother and family,
It is not God’s fault. It is your father’s karma to pass away. Life is not permanent. The Buddha said it is impermanent in nature. That is the reality we experience. It is also not the fault of Buddha. He taught that life is impermanent.

The most important thing is that Father didn’t die with much pain. It is good that it happened suddenly.

We should pray for him: to have a good rebirth in the next life, to be born in a pure land where he can become enlightened (or you can say, where he can be with God), or receive a perfect human rebirth so he can achieve enlightenment in that life by meeting a perfect Mahayana guru and putting the teachings into practice correctly.

We are all on the same journey as Father. This is the reality of life. It is very important to realize this, and remember it every day. The benefit of doing this is that we prepare for death and future lives’ happiness. More important than this is liberation from samsara, which is called nirvana. Most important is achieving enlightenment for the benefit of all sentient beings. The only way is through Dharma practice: pure mind and pure action. The best Dharma is bodhicitta mind and bodhicitta action.

You can do many virtuous actions to help Father, by dedicating them to him. This way, we can still help him and continue to help him, so please be happy!

With much love and prayer...