Practice Advice
Rinpoche gave the following advice to a student regarding her practice.
My very dear Sylvia,
Thank you very much for your kind letter.
I want to advise you to recite the Diamond Cutter Sutra seven times and to perform 100 prostrations every day, by reciting the 35 Buddhas names. Recite the rest of the confession prayer when you finish. That is best, because every day we create so much negative karma.
If you can, perform full-length prostrations, if you have space in the house or in your room. This would be incredible. When you travel long distances by plane or are sick and so forth, then I understand it is difficult to do these. Otherwise, you should try to do them.
This is actually an emergency because with all the negative karma that we have created from birth, and especially from beginningless rebirths, it is possible to experience the result—the terrifying lower realms—any minute, any time, the moment the breath stops.
The ultimate result is the achievement of liberation and enlightenment.
With big love and prayers...