1/. First, train in the preliminaries
2/. Regard all dharmas as dreams
3/. Examine the nature of unborn awareness
4/. Self-liberate even the antidote
5/. Rest in the nature of alaya, the essence, the present moment
6/. In postmeditation, be a child of illusion
7/. Sending and taking should be practiced alternately. These two should ride the breath
8/. Three objects, three poisons, three seed of virtue
9/. In all activities, train with slogans
10/. Begin the sequence of sending and taking with yourself
11/. When the world is filled with evil, transform all mishaps into the path of bodhi
12/. Drive all blames into one
13/. Be grateful to everyone
14/. Seeing confusion as the four kayas is unsurpassable shunyata protection
15/. Four practices are the best of methods
16/. Whatever you meet unexpectedly, join with meditation
17/. Practice the five strengths, the condensed heart instructions
18/. At death, how you conduct yourself is important
19/. All dharma agrees at one point
20/. Of the two witnesses, hold the principal one
21/. Always maintain only a joyful mind
22/. If you can practice even when distracted, you are well trained
23/. Always abide by the three basic principles
24/. Change your attitude, but remain natural
25/. Don’t talk about injured limbs
26/. Don’t ponder others
27/. Work with the greatest defilements first
28/. Abandon any hope of fruition
29/. Abandon poisonous food
30/. Don’t be so predictable
31/. Don’t malign others
32/. Don’t wait in ambush
33/. Don’t bring things to a painful point
34/. Don’t transfer the ox’s load to the cow
35/. Don’t try to be the fastest
36/. Don’t act with a twist
37/. Don’t turn gods into demons
38/. Don’t seek others’ pain as the limbs of your own happiness
39/. All activities should be done with one intention
40/. Correct all wrongs with one intention
41/. Two activities: One at the beginning, one at the end
42/. Whichever of the two occurs, be patient
43/. Observe these two, even at the risk of your life
44/. Train in the three difficulties
45/. Take on the three principle causes
46/. Pay heed that the three never wane
47/. Keep the three inseperable
48/. Train without bias in all areas
49/. Always meditate on whatever provokes resentment
50/. Don’t be swayed by external circumstances
51/. This time, practice the main points
52/. Don’t misinterpret
53/. Don’t vacillate
54/. Train wholeheartedly
55/. Liberate yourself by examining and analysing
56/. Don’t wallow in self pity
57/. Don’t be jealous
58/. Don’t be frivolous
59/. Don’t expect applause
60/. (a concluding verse)
Having awakened the karma of previous training
And being urged on by intense dedication,
I disregarded misfortune and slander
And received oral instruction on taming ego-fixation.
Now, even at death, I will have no regrets.
— Geshe Chekawa Yeshe Dorje