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The benefit is also great. It is good for you and the monastery to do retreats and fasting. Perform the sojong of the fully ordained, the gagye, the summer retreat, and the sutra offerings at auspicious times. Offer the essence of whatever wealth and implements arise to the lama. Support practitioners and monasteries. Giving generosity to bad people or stingy people is not considered giving. Supporting that kind of person is raising an enemy. Supporting thin livestock is supporting Mongols. Do not cultivate equanimity. Be an accomplice to enemies and thieves. Not cultivating equanimity leads to the extreme of nothingness. Make true and important decisions. New is easier than old. Something sticky is easy to bend. Recognize the root guru. Maintain the lineage. A fatherless son cannot maintain the lineage. It does not refer to a worldly father, but to the root guru. A fatherless son refers to the son of a prostitute. It is important not to become like that. Take care of those who pray in the manner of "what I know, you also know." If what is beneficial to oneself is done well, then benefiting others also refers to that. Keep a long-term perspective and observe. Having shame and not deceiving also refers to that. In general, although so much has been said, what is important is that the meaning understood is not related to sin for oneself and others, but is related to temporary and ultimate happiness. This is a heartfelt advice to a great person. May it be beneficial. The Instructions to Tibet by the virtuous friend, the treatise called "Oral Instructions," composed by Tishri Repa, is completed. Instructions to Tibet.