Milarepa Quotes
Milarepa (Jetsun Milarepa, 1052-1135), the most famous Tibetan yogi and poet, transformed from a black magician to an enlightened master under the guidance of Marpa the Translator. His life story and songs of realization continue to inspire practitioners in the Kagyu lineage of Tibetan Buddhism.
The affairs of the world will go on forever. Do not delay the practice of meditation.
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The teaching is simple: act with kindness and compassion. If you cannot do this, at least try not to harm others.
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In the gap between thoughts, nonconceptual wisdom shines continuously.
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The essence of mind is empty like space; yet it contains all things, like a mirror.
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The mind that sees its own nature becomes free from all extremes.
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The only things that are truly mine are my actions and their results.
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The cave I live in is empty and so is my mind. I live simply and at ease.
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The lamp of wisdom burns constantly, illuminating the nature of mind.
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To be attached to a thing means that mind and the thing meet and grow into each other.
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The yogi's joy is in the solitude of mountains, where all distractions naturally dissolve into emptiness.
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The signs of practice are not in extraordinary experiences but in extraordinary awareness of ordinary experiences.
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The most important thing in life is to know death is coming and to prepare for it.
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The goal of meditation is not to reach some highest place, but to remain in the place where you already are.
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The six realms of existence are like a dream, why build a prison for yourself?
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The highest mantra is to be without deception. The highest medicine is to have few desires. The highest meditation is not to be attached.
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In the monastery of your body, the monk of your mind must stay in retreat.
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Faith is the firm foundation, diligence the supporting pillar, and wisdom the roof of the house of practice.
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The snow lion stays in the mountains, and the snow lion's ways are the snow lion's ways.
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The mind is the source of all happiness and the source of all suffering.
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