English
I learned a rough explanation of phonetics, the introduction to the wheel, and the methods of calculating astrology. I also asked my elder brother Gyalsé Rinpoche for subtle points in understanding astrology. I requested from Gyaton Karma Kunkhyen a rough explanation of the Kalachakra world system and a concise explanation of astrology, as well as the wonderful combinations in poetics. Later, outside the monastery, I asked Taklungpa Drubchen Ngawang Zungchok for the diagrams of the Yangchen Vyakarana, the compilation of Chandrapa's letters, and detailed explanations of ting-tha, etc. I also listened to a brief explanation of the general scriptures and the easy applications of poetics. In the presence of Je Terchen Lama, I listened to the explanation of the Mirror of Poetry and submitted composition exams for all three chapters. In general, from the age of fourteen, there was a Gelugpa monastic college of eight monks in Darling. On top of that, at the age of seventeen, when the new monastic community of Ogyen Mindroling Monastery was established, I joined the monastic community and studied the monastic chanting rituals, and mastered the three practices of dance, mandala, and music. During these times, I memorized the commentary on the Prajnaparamita Sutra and the explanation of the Seventy Topics composed by Spökhangpa Rinchen Gyaltsen, Sakya Pandita's "Differentiation of the Three Vows," and the monastic precepts of Lama Gyalwa, and through focused listening, I learned the practice and terminology of the Vinaya from my elder brother Gyalwa's son. At the age of twenty, I served as the disciplinarian of the monastery, and at twenty-one, in the Wood Tiger year, Gyalsé Rinpoche passed away. Since then, I had to serve as the teacher for the monastery's daily assemblies and funerary rituals. Apart from attending the morning, evening, and night Dharma assemblies, and attending gatherings with the Sangha, and slightly restraining my senses, I did not engage in deep study, and a long time passed. At the age of twenty-seven, during Je Lama Shau's treasure accomplishment practice, after coming out of retreat, he summoned the senior leaders of the monastery and said: It is not enough to be satisfied with mastering the chanting rituals and the practice of mantras. Do not wander around, but you need to combine your own understanding with the study and contemplation of the Sutras and Tantras.
Chinese
由于受到如此教诲的缘故，心中牢记《心性休息》的正文，并深入细致地研究其注释。从《律藏总义·理证宝藏》中，对于应得的别解脱戒，以及未得者如何获得的基础，五部的学处，三事之说等，都能毫不费力地牢记于心，并通过思维来守护，因此理解力突飞猛进，例如心中充满喜悦。因此，现在我所有的愿望都与闻思修三者结合在一起，除此之外，我觉得任何暂时的世俗事务都没有意义，心中稍微生起这样的信心和愿望。于是向居住在雄伟宫殿中的至尊上师呈上诗歌形式的请愿信，询问是去诵经的僧团中学习，还是在自己的住所闻思，或者专心致志地禅修。这三个方面，如果努力于哪一方面，利益会更大？在请求开示的答复中，赐予了如下的教言： 口语自在双语者， 享用正法如海尊。 彼之善缘问答密， 所言此语藏心瓶。 如今世人多贪欲， 闻思修习久抛弃， 乐于邪命之泥潭， 贤者如莲出淤泥。 如来所说诸法义， 若能自心能负荷， 无力胜任亦非有， 然疑网之牢笼缚， 如陷犹豫难自拔。 如今古派教法力， 虽未衰败然讲说， 能行唯有闭关者， 乃是精进月光时。 是故不欺三宝尊， 献上请问生精进， 无碍成就吉祥兆， 勤于成办所愿处。 古派道之生圆次第等， 无有间断息灭障碍诸努力， 如今一般毫不散乱而行持， 如昔明观坛城般而修持。 闻法之根本乃是《俱舍论》， 幻化根本续部《秘密藏》， 若能精通根本典籍及论著， 勤奋修习亦能得智者之位， 以此力故。
English
Due to receiving such teachings, I memorized the text of "Mind at Rest" and engaged in detailed study of its commentary. From the "General Meaning of the Vinaya, Treasury of Logic and Reasoning," I effortlessly memorized the vows of individual liberation to be obtained, the basis for obtaining what has not been obtained, the precepts of the five sections, and the explanations of the three matters. By cultivating them through thought, my understanding advanced rapidly, and my mind was filled with joy. Therefore, now all my aspirations are intertwined with study, reflection, and meditation. Apart from these, I feel that any temporary worldly affairs are meaningless, and a slight faith and aspiration arose in my mind. Then, I presented a poetic petition to the supreme Lama, who was residing in the magnificent palace, asking whether it would be better to go to the monastic community for recitation, to study and contemplate in my own residence, or to engage in solitary meditation. Which of these three would be most beneficial if I were to strive for it? In response to my request for prophecy, he bestowed the following words: One who has power over speech, a master of two languages, Enjoying the glory of the ocean of Dharma, This secret answer to that fortunate one's question, Immerse this spoken word in the vase of your heart. Nowadays, most beings are attached to desirable objects, Having long abandoned study, reflection, and meditation, They delight in the mire of wrong livelihood, Yet you, O wise one, are like a lotus born from the mud. Whatever Dharma the Victorious Ones have spoken, If your own mind can bear it, There is nothing that does not become strength, Yet the snare of doubt's net, Binds tightly, like being trapped in hesitation. Nowadays, the blessing of the Ancient Tradition's teachings, Though undiminished, the feast of explanations, Can only be practiced by those in retreat, It is the time to illuminate the courage of the moon's light. Therefore, to the infallible Three Jewels, Offering inquiry generates courage, Seeing the auspicious signs of unobstructed accomplishment, Strive to accomplish the places of aspiration. The generation and completion stages of the Ancient Tradition's path, Whatever effort is made to pacify uninterrupted obstacles, Just as now, without distraction, Practice the rituals as clearly as visualizing the mandala. The root of learning is the Abhidharmakosha itself, And the root tantra of illusion, the Guhyagarbha Tantra, If you make these root texts your foundation, and also strive for other knowledge, You will attain the state of a scholar. Through that power.
Chinese
对早期翻译教义的讲授和实践，如广阔利益和幸福的天空中永恒升起的太阳。除了你之外，别无他求的智慧大车，不要犹豫。作为仪式，供养诸佛，完成忏悔，向护法神祈祷供养，积累十万遍莲花生大师的祈请文“心愿自然成就”。以此吉祥，一切愿望皆能实现。按照所给予的仪式，在十五那天，寺院进行了包括供茶和布施在内的活动，自己也进行了为期两周的严格闭关，积累资粮。在杰·特钦·曲吉嘉波面前，校对了《心髓释论》的印刷版，并请求讲解了《拥替》，为了记住《拥替》，放下了其他事情，最重要的是用心中的智慧进行研究，虽然自己的智慧浅薄，理解力迟钝，但由于上师的加持和善说的教导，解开了自己心中无知的结，不久就获得了理解所有续部显隐含义的智慧。关于《俱舍论》的讲解，虽然曾从精通经论的桑杰曲达那里听过一遍《百论释》，但由于阅读《俱舍论》的寺院非常少，很少有人谈论，因此没有完全理解根本论，只是留下了一些印象。同样，在不同时期，也稍微听取了《律藏》和《现观庄严论》的讲解，并通过思考和分析进行了研究，对理解的方向有了一些初步的了解。在那之前，从公塘班禅那里听取了中观的空性讲座和《律藏三百颂》的讲解，从克珠·曲吉坚赞那里听取了自释基础上的甚深内义讲解。特别是，虽然没有在至尊上师面前将全知无垢光尊者、祖普父子、荣宗大师等人的著作逐一安排时间听闻，但通过对疑难问题的提问和日常自发性谈话中将要点转化为教诲的关键，听取了很多有益的谈话。
English
The teaching and practice of the early translation doctrine, like the eternally rising sun in the sky of vast benefit and happiness. Other than you, the great chariot of wisdom, there is no hope, so do not hesitate. As a ritual, offer to the Buddhas, complete confession, pray and make offerings to the Dharma protectors, and accumulate a hundred thousand recitations of the Guru Rinpoche's prayer, "Spontaneous Fulfillment of Wishes." By this auspiciousness, all wishes will be fulfilled. According to the given rituals, on the fifteenth day, the monastery performed activities including offering tea and alms, and I myself also undertook a strict retreat for two weeks, accumulating merit. In the presence of Je Tertön Chökyi Gyalpo, I proofread the printed edition of the Commentary on the Heart Essence and requested explanations on the Yungtik. In order to memorize the Yungtik, I put aside other matters and focused on studying with the wisdom of my mind. Although my own wisdom was shallow and my understanding dull, through the blessings of the lama and the teachings of the well-spoken, the knots of ignorance in my mind were untied, and before long I gained the wisdom to understand all the explicit and hidden meanings of the tantras. Regarding the explanation of the Abhidharmakosha, although I had listened to the Commentary on the Hundred Treatises once from Sangye Chödar, who was well-versed in scriptures, because there were very few monasteries that read the Abhidharmakosha, and few people discussed it, I did not fully understand the root text, but only left some impressions. Similarly, at different times, I also listened slightly to the explanations of the Vinaya and the Abhisamayalankara, and studied them through contemplation and analysis, gaining some initial understanding of the direction of understanding. Before that, I had listened to the Madhyamaka emptiness lectures and the explanation of the Vinaya Three Hundred Verses from Gongtang Panchen, and the profound inner meaning explanations based on the self-commentary from Khedrup Chökyi Gyaltsen. In particular, although I did not have the opportunity to listen to the teachings of the omniscient Longchen Rabjam, Zurpa fathers and sons, Rongzom Chenpo, and others one by one in the presence of the venerable lama, I heard many beneficial talks through asking questions on difficult points and the key of transforming spontaneous conversations into teachings.
Chinese
相续解脱，无论听闻思维修习什么，都不会外向散失，而能融入相续之中，获得了这样的恩德。现在是关于如何获得诸佛之语和释论的论典中，开示成熟解脱之道众多诀窍的教言传承：主要是因为始终顶戴无与伦比的恩德之主，至尊上师，大伏藏师法王（的教言），从而很好地获得了（这些传承）。其中，古老的噶玛传承，经部、幻化部、心部三者。心部方面也有心部、界部、诀窍部三类。以及与这些相关的董竹等续部方面的灌顶、教言、讲授、传承诀窍的教言传承，如同所有常驻者一般，具有多种不同的传承方式。修部方面，有共同教言和个别教言，特别是金刚橛和阎魔敌各自的类别中，也有许多内部的差别。伏藏方面，有至尊您自己的所有新伏藏。其他的有成就者果珠、朗玛、乐尊、香卓、努钦、娘、曲旺、业关联力、岭巴十二、无垢三、北方伏藏新旧等许多著名伏藏师的伏藏法，上师、圆满、意三类。噶举共同和个别的类别无边无际。以及第五世一切智者的印记，深奥的净相法等等，获得了许多古老的宁玛派密咒的灌顶和传承，以及各种诀窍教言。所有这些的根本是宁玛续部十万颂的全部传承。新派方面，获得了喜金刚、遍知、不动佛等等的许多灌顶和随许。以及以那若空行为代表的灌顶、传承、诀窍的完整教言。经部方面，也有两种传承的生起次第诀窍等等，以及菩萨地的传承等等。共同的显密讲修方面，也获得了全知无垢光尊者的论典等许多藏印论典诀窍的教言传承。此外，在多吉扎仁增大师的转世化身处，获得了时轮金刚全部的灌顶，幻化寂怒的灌顶，上师密集坛城的威力灌顶和星曜灌顶等等。在萨迦派大德昆噶扎西处，也获得了真实昆氏传承的灌顶和律仪的传承。