B PITH INSTRUCTIONS
Historically, pith instructions were most often transmitted orally, but there is also a long tradition of written pith instructions dating back to the 12th century CE with the mahasiddhas of India. In Vajrayana, the dharma is commonly divided into tantras (which are the source texts), commentaries on these texts, and pith instructions (which are focused on practice). In Sanskrit, pith instructions are called upadesha, and in Tibetan, they are known as me-ngak. Other translations for upadesha and me-ngak are “crucial instructions,” “foremost instructions,” and “quintessential instructions.” One can see from these different translations that pith instructions are not merely concise. They contain the most essential and the most important advice for undertaking and realizing the Buddhist path.
Know this!
No matter who you are or what you have done
there is always a place for you in the Dharma.
Always.
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When you look into the eyes of another
and see your true nature reflected back at you,
you know for certain that we are all one.
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The past is dead.
The future does not exist.
The present cannot be found.
Rest there.
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