འཕགས་པ་ཚངས་པས་བྱན་གྱས་ཞས་པ་ཞས་བྱ་བ་ཐག་པ་ཆན་པའ་མད 7

7

“Even if one hears them, but thinks, ‘I am wise in them,’
Or, ‘I have realized the exact nature of all phenomena,’
One cannot purify their conduct with a sincere attitude;
How can one with a dualistic mind become pure?

“Those who wish for the Dharma with mindfulness,
Who are respectful, unwavering, not stupid like sheep,
And are not like a rushing torrent but like a still ocean—
Such are vessels for supreme awakening.

“Those who wish for the Dharma
Never cling to any outer or inner things.
They are cherished by the knowledgeable and criticized by fools.
These are the ways to recognize people who wish for the Dharma.

“Therefore, as a king who wishes for the Dharma,
Practice purely after hearing these words,
And don't fixate on mere words or studies;
There is no wisdom in degenerate thoughts.

“Those who believe in the acceptance of the profound
Do not cling to pleasant or unpleasant forms.
Just like the wind, they have no attachment,
Yet they practice for hundreds of infinite eons.

“King, if awakening is what you wish for,
Purify your thoughts with a sincere attitude.
Do not remain in this mistaken state
Because of prideful thoughts of ‘I’ and ‘mine.’

“You should continuously confess faults.
You should maintain favorable vows.
Regard power and relationships as impermanent.
This absence of support is genuine emptiness.

“However many teachings on emptiness you preach,
This is not abiding in emptiness just as it is.
Anyone who acts contrary to reality
Does not accept the profound way.

“Thus, this emptiness is totally wrong.
One who knows emptiness just as it is
Will escape the worldly realm and reach supreme awakening
Like the king of geese leaving a swamp.

“After generating respect for the Thus-Gone One,
King, you should examine what he has taught.
King, because the body is going to fall apart completely,
Do not get discouraged on the vehicle to awakening.