We need to put the teaching to use by familiarising ourselves with the practice and integrating it into our life. I want to stress this: after understanding a teaching intellectually and establishing it with certainty, it is vital to clear up any misconceptions and doubts you may have about it. Then you must make use of it in a very personal and intimate way, by practicing. This is where any teaching becomes effective - by actually practicing it, not simply knowing about it.

-- Adeu Rinpoche