The Instructions of Gampopa : A Precious Garland of the Supreme Path translated by Dr. Konchok Rigzen

The Instructions of Gampopa : A Precious Garland of the Supreme Path is here in a new translation from Tibetan (2010) by Dr. Konchok Rigzen who has received unique teachings on The Instructions of Gompopa by His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama Stanzin Gyatso. The book is for the preliminary practitioners who understand the practice of the Buddha Dharma (Sutra and Tantra). From the book:

“Some people say that it is not the proper time to practice the real Dharma from now because it is impossible to get the Enlightenment in one lifetime. So they neither accumulate the merits, nor confess the demerits, nor cultivate the compassion; finally they fall down into the Hīnayāna. They always blame the skillful method of Mahāyāna and consider that it is the concept of nihilism. Due to their ignorance, all these negative activities take place, and consequently, they become the followers of Hīnayāna (Lower Vehicle) Buddhism. We should avoid talking with those persons who have such wrong views. If we talk with them, many questions about the teachers and religions arise and they get upset against us. If we talk about the true meanings of Dharma, the less intelligent mind doubts the possibilities of the Enlightenment and absolutely avoids the concept of Mahāyāna. So due to the negative actions, they fall into the world of hell (non-respite or boundless Naraka). Thus, we become the main cause of his leaving the Dharma, the result we will get bad action in next life. So, it is very important to keep oneself away from persons having the three poisons such as desire, anger and attachment. It is said in the Mūlapattī (The Root Transgression of the Tantric Vows) that the practitioner spends a week in the Hīnayāna and is influenced by the person who has possessed the three poisons (desire, anger and attachment) as well as acts like him.”

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A Precious Garland of the Supreme Path