The text Foremost Instructions called "A Garland of Views" by Padmasambhava is regarded as one of the very important texts of the Nyingma tradition. It is an explanation of the thirteenth chapter of the root tantra of Mahayoga, the Guhyagarbha Tantra, the chapter on how the view of Dzogchen applies to the deity practices of Mahayoga. Padmasambhavas teaching is short, so further explanation is needed. For this we have provided a partial translation of the thirteenth chapter with explanations, Miphams commentary which is the one most commonly used these days to explain Padmasambhavas...