Buddhist-Meditation-Systematic-and-Practical

Why did Padmasambhava fear misdeeds? A sage does
not fear the consequences of an act but the wrong act
itself. One should emulate the sages in this respect and
then misdeeds cannot be committed.
The Buddha said: "The four parajikas are like a needle
without any eye (i.e., imperfect), like a dead man who
cannot come to life again, like a broken stone which can
never be made whole, or like a cut palm tree which can
never come to life."
Therefore, do not think that there is an easy way to
confess, so that one may later commit the same deed
again.
"Suppose," said Mr. Chen, "that a village beauty got
a disease of the skin which badly infected her face.
Even if she were able to cure the disease, many
spots would still remain to spoil her beauty."
Prevention, therefore, is much better than cure in this
matter of misdeeds.
b. Inwardly. Always keep whatever silas one has
undertaken, repeat them frequently, and bear them
always in mind. Thus one will be protected by them.
This is called the "Power of Prevention."
Once a "mouth Chan" monk said, "Oh, it is so much
trouble to repeat all these precepts (pratimoksa). Why
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