Some articles on pith instructions, instructions:
... and responsibility to hold the teachings of the pith instructions of the Sixteen Circles of the Kadampa ... As a support he received also the empowerments, instructions, and secret teachings of the Lamp for the Path to Enlightenment (Skt Bodhi Pradipa, Tib byang chhub lam ... The pith instructions lineage has its root in the secret oral teachings of Atisha and are embodied in The Precious Book of the Kadampa Masters A Jewel Rosary of Profound Instructions on the Bodhisattva Way ...
Famous quotes containing the words instructions and/or pith:
“Realizing that his time was nearly spent, he gave full oral instructions about his burial and the manner in which he wished to be remembered.... A few minutes later, feeling very tired, he left the room, remarking, ‘I have no disposition to leave this precious circle. I love to be here surrounded by my family and friends.’ Then he gave them his blessing and said, ‘I am ready to go and I wish you goodnight.’”
—For the State of New Hampshire, U.S. public relief program (1935-1943)
“Thus conscience does make cowards of us all,
And thus the native hue of resolution
Is sicklied o’er with the pale cast of thought,
And enterprises of great pith and moment
With this regard their currents turn awry,
And lose the name of action.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)