Far from Guru
A nun was depressed, feeling separate from her guru. Here is the letter Rinpoche wrote her.
My very dear Julia,
I first need to say something about a student who is depressed, feeling that she is losing her connection with her guru (me), and also feeling self-pity, feeling “I am bad.”
My advice is to think, “My heavy negative karma that has already been generated can be purified. All living beings can change their minds. They can have realizations and can achieve enlightenment by practicing Dharma, because of the clear-light nature of Buddha, which is the ultimate nature of the mind.”
Although it is temporarily obscured, your mind is pure by nature. Therefore, the obscurations can change. They can be purified. The mind can change, and you can become a fully enlightened Buddha. For example, due to other causes and conditions, it may be dark and foggy out, but without any other causes and conditions, it can clear up completely so that it becomes very beautiful. In the same way, our mind can be totally clear and awakened—enlightened—by other causes and conditions that make that possible.
With much love and prayer...