Even the most erudite of teachers with vast scriptural learning, can repeat words like a parrot, without taking them to heart, but when death suddenly arrives, this will bring only pangs of regret, so rely on the essential meaning of the teachings, my heart-friends! All the countless teachings of the Buddhas, so vast in number, are imparted purely as a means to subdue our own minds. Don't put your faith in words alone! I urge you once again: Let the key points of the deeper meaning seep into your hearts!

-- Jigme Phuntsok Rinpoche