His Holiness
The Third Dalai Lama
Sonam Gyatso
(1543–1588)
“Consider the beneficial effects of hearing or teaching the Lamrim even once: an understanding of Buddha and his teachings arises and, by means of pure attitudes and application, the person who is a vessel suitable for Dharma collects benefits equivalent to those gained by having heard all the words of Buddha. Therefore abandon the three wrong attitudes—likened to a dirty pot, a pot with a whole in its bottom, and an upturned pot—and generate the six recognitions. In this way, you will be able to gather the wealth of having approached the subject properly. Whether you are studying or teaching a Lamrim text, do so purely and with intensity.”
From The Essence of Refined Gold – Stages of the Path to Enlightenment by His Holiness the Third Dalai Lama, Sonam Gyatso As translated in: The Essence of Refined Gold by the Third Dalai Lama, translated by Glenn H. Mullin (1982)