Leave your mind unmodified, clarity-emptiness, without grasping
Meditate that your body is that of the Yidam deity.
Hear all sound and language as the mantra.
Between sessions of meditation, view everything as dream, as illusion.
Rest your mind naked, unaltered, without grasping whatever appears,
With a suitable degree of concentration, not too tight nor too loose
Meditate on the present moment of awareness, unfabricated
In the vast space of wisdom awareness beyond ordinary mind.
Watching your mind without forgetting mindfulness and alertness
Makes it auspicious for your practice to improve.
Always checking your three doors of action, never forgetting,
Makes all auspicious for winning the battle with delusions.
Always pray to the Gurus, never forgetting them.
This will bring an auspicious rain of blessings.
Never forget the Yidam; always say the mantra.
This serves to easily have realizations and attainments.
Excerpt of text written by Khenpo Karten Rinpoche, from the book Precious Teachings, chapter entitled “A Jewel Garland of Advice,” page 116 in the paper book, and page 124 in the PDF version.
