What Kind of Person Teaches the Dharma in Vague and Rambling Terms?

Once the dream-like contemplation is accomplished, one directly attains the bodhisattva fruit of the ten dedications, on the verge of attaining the bhūmis—in the Sahā world there are hardly any such people, even in ancient times. When the illusion-like contemplation is accomplished, one directly becomes a bodhisattva at the stage of the ten abidings—without seeing one's true mind, could one become such a bodhisattva? Once the Perfect Penetration through the Ear Faculty method is accomplished, one directly attains the bodhisattva stage of near-perfect enlightenment (equal enlightenment); I could not cultivate it in this lifetime. For many years, others have asked me to teach it. I gave it some thought, and after teaching a little less than half of it, I simply could not go on no matter what—after all, I could not just make things up, could I? As for anyone else who wants to cultivate this, let them talk about it after passing through an incalculable kalpa. As for the method of practice in the Sūtra of Perfect Enlightenment, without the realization of a bodhisattva at the first bhūmi, one should not even think about it—I myself may not necessarily be able to cultivate it successfully.

Those who have never had real realization teach the Dharma in a leapfrog manner, and their practice is likewise ungrounded and off the mark. Why? Because they lack experience. Relying on their own imagination and conjecture, going by feelings alone, they can cultivate for a whole lifetime without ever finding the way in. Only one who has walked the path knows the concrete route and has a proper sequence.