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 nature of mind is clearer than the sky, yet we keep looking elsewhere.
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External seeking only leads to exhaustion. When you imitate others, you lose your own authenticity.
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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 lamp of wisdom burns constantly, illuminating the nature of mind.
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The nature of everything is illusory and ephemeral, those with dualistic perception regard suffering as happiness, like they who lick the honey from a razor's edge.
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The practice of Dharma is a constant battle within oneself.
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In the monastery of your body, the monk of your mind must stay in retreat.
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When you run after your thoughts, you are like a dog chasing a stick. Every time a stick is thrown, you run after it. Instead, be like a lion who, rather than chasing after the stick, turns to face the thrower.
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The precious pot containing my riches becomes my teacher in the very moment it breaks.
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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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Faith is the firm foundation, diligence the supporting pillar, and wisdom the roof of the house of practice.
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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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The snow lion stays in the mountains, and the snow lion's ways are the snow lion's ways.
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The signs of practice are not in extraordinary experiences but in extraordinary awareness of ordinary experiences.
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If you want to know your past life, look into your present condition; if you want to know your future life, look into your present actions.
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The dharma is not in the books. If you want to find the dharma, look in your mind.
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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 six realms of existence are like a dream, why build a prison for yourself?
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In the gap between thoughts, nonconceptual wisdom shines continuously.
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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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