The six perfections

Perfectly give up belief in any true existence¹,
       There is no other generosity.

Perfectly give up guile and deceit²,
       There is no other discipline.

Perfectly transcend all fear of the true meaning³,
       There is no other patience.

Perfectly remain inseperable from the practice⁴,
       There is no other diligence.

Perfectly stay in the natural flow⁵,
       There is no other concentration.

Perfectly realize the natural state⁶,
       There is no other wisdom.

Milarepa, from: Words of My Perfect Teacher, p. 253

[1] Nothing is ever fixed.
[2] I don't have to prove anything.
[3] No amount of hope and fear should ever be more important than how things simply are, including the states of hope and fear themselves.
[4] Real practice is no contrived effort but opening to the present blessings of the Lama.
[5] So it's not so much about doing as about not doing.
[6] Is it even really possible to deviate from the natural state?