འཕགས་པ་ཆས་ཡང་དག་པར་སྡད་པ་ཞས་བྱ་བ་ཐག་པ་ཆན་པའ་མད 7.22

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inspire trust in them equally, and be impartial toward them. It is to be magnanimous,²¹⁸ to teach without material concerns, and to know what is appropriate in a given context. It is to delight in solitude while engaging the mind appropriately. It is to sit before many people, teaching the true Dharma tirelessly. It is to live in towns and cities with a loving attitude. It is to take no delight in gain and respect and to avoid worldly distractions. It is to speak logically, sweetly, and gently. It is to worship the Buddha, Dharma, and Saṅgha with all types of objects. It is to speak sincerely, not scowl, and to continually take joy in serving the aims of others. It is to always be without attachments and to take no joy in any form of grasping. It is to remain close to people who are noble and abandon the ignoble. It is to hold the Buddha as dear as oneself, cherish the Dharma as much as life itself, and to cherish practice as much as that most excellent of limbs, the head.

“It is to be content with one’s robes, alms, bedding, medicines, and other simple possessions. It is to hold one’s teachers and preceptors as dear as the Teacher himself and to not forsake them even at the cost of one’s life. It is to be consistent in following instructions and maintaining chanting practices. It is to be consistent in practice to the point of not sleeping in the first and last phases of the night. It is to actualize meditative stability, samādhi, and meditative attainment. It is to correctly analyze what one has heard, gain realization through insight, and be of clear mind. It is to give away all possessions. It is to be inwardly discriminating while not pursuing the external.