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Milarepa
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“Having meditated on gentleness and on compassion, I have forgotten the difference between myself and others.”
Milarepa (1040–1135) said by 1135 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: From the song offered to Geshe Tsaphoua, as quoted in Meditation Techniques of the Buddhist and Taoist Masters (2003) by Daniel Odier, p. 104
“In my youth I committed black deeds. In maturity I practised innocence. Now, released from both good and evil, I have destroyed the root of karmic action and shall have no reason for action in the future. To say more than this would only cause weeping and laughter. What good would it do to tell you? I am an old man. Leave me in peace.”
Milarepa (1040–1135) said by 1135 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in The Life of Milarepa: A New Translation from the Tibetan (1977) by Tsangnyön Heruka, as translated by Lobsang P. Lhalungpa, p. 12
“When I drink at the stream of enlightenment, Or the cool blue waters of a mountain cascade, Which is the property of no one else, Strong tea and beer are both abandoned. Such easing of the pain of affliction Is the best way of taking drink– I've left tea and beer behind.”
Milarepa (1040–1135) said by 1135 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“For those who do not guard their morals, Prayers are but wishful thinking. For those who do not practice what they preach, Oratory is but faithless lying.”
Milarepa (1040–1135) said by 1135 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I attain all my knowledge through studying my mind within, thus all my thoughts become the teachings of Dharma. So long as I do not become separated from my own mind, I am always accompanied by sutras. I have realized that all manifestations are Mind, and the mind itself is the illumination.”
Milarepa (1040–1135) said by 1135 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I pray to all accomplished beings; I pray you to extinguish the Five Poisonous Klesas.”
Milarepa (1040–1135) said by 1135 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“If ones tries to vanquish foes in the outer world, They increase in greater measure. If one conquers his Self-mind within, All his foes soon disappear.”
Milarepa (1040–1135) said by 1135 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Do not spend your life committing sinful deeds; It is good for you to practice holy Dharma.”
Milarepa (1040–1135) said by 1135 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“You man with a human body but a demon's face, Listen to me. Listen to the song of Milarepa! Men say the human body is most precious, like a gem; There is nothing that is precious about you. You sinful man with a demon's look, Though you desire the pleasures of this life, Because of your sins, you will never gain them. But if you renounce desires within, You will win the Great Accomplishment. It is difficult to conquer oneself While vanquishing the outer world; Conquer now your own Self-mind. To slay this deer will never please you, But if you kill the Five Poisons within, All your wishes will be fulfilled.”
Milarepa (1040–1135) said by 1135 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source