Advice to practitioners

[philji]

Generally speaking, the samayas of empowerments are very strict and difficult to guard. Here I will not share with you too extensively. The main thing is to guard the principle of Karma, cause and effect. This is common practice of greater and lesser, higher and lower vehicles in Buddhism. Nowadays, many people brag about themselves and claim that they are Great Perfection Yogis, and thus look down or ignore karma. Many others also plant seeds of lower rebirth in living beings' mind stream. Anyway, I beg you to guard the principle of Karma, cause and effect, properly and unmistakenly. Adopt what is to be taken up, and discard what is to be abandoned!

~adapted from Yangthang Rinpoche's advice in Shechen Monastery, new moon day.

[padma norbu]

http://www.nyingma.com/dzogchen1.htm