Happiness is not good, suffering is good.If you are happy, the five poisonous emotions rage.
If you suffer, previously accumulated evil deeds are exhausted.
Suffering is the kindness of the Lama.
Praise is not good, blame is good.
If praised, then pride and arrogance increase.
If blamed, then one’s own faults are exposed
Defamation is the gift of the Gods.
High position is not good, a low position is good.
If you are high, pride and jealousy arise.
If you are low, openess and dedication increase.
A low position is the seat of superior ones.
Wealth is not good, poverty is good.
If you are wealthy, there is the great suffering of collecting and protecting.
If you are poor, austerity and the holy Dharma are accomplished.
The body [life] of a beggar is the goal of the religious person.
Being given to is not good, being stolen from is good.
If one is given to, then the load of karmic debt increases.
If one is stolen from, then the debts of future lives are paid back.
Contentment is the crown jewels [common wealth] of the Noble Ones.
Friends are not good, enemies are good.
Friends hinder the path of liberation.
Enemies are the objects of patience.
The practice of equal taste is the crucial juncture.
If you want to practice according to Dharma, you should act according to this advice.
If you want to make up your mind, you should act according to this advice.
If you want to live in a solitary retreat, you should act according to this advice.
If you want to roam around the world, you should act according to this advice.
The six condensed points, the essential profound advice, is the oral transmission of the sole father Guru.
These six words are the essence of the heart.
Except to you, my sole friend, I have not shown even a hint to others.
Dza Patrul Rinpoche