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.

My religion is to live and die without regret.
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The practice of Dharma is a constant battle within oneself.
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Better to have one moment of genuine meditation than to perform religious activities for a thousand years.
Milarepa
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 teaching is simple: act with kindness and compassion. If you cannot do this, at least try not to harm others.
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Hasten slowly and you will soon arrive.
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The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.
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The mind that sees its own nature becomes free from all extremes.
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The essence of mind is empty like space; yet it contains all things, like a mirror.
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In the gap between thoughts, nonconceptual wisdom shines continuously.
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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 experience of emptiness engenders compassion.
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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 beginning, nothing comes, in the middle nothing stays, in the end nothing goes.
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The mind itself is the maker of all happiness and misery; yet beings do not understand this and blame external conditions.
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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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In my youth I studied, in my prime I practiced, now all my doubts are cleared.
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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 cave I live in is empty and so is my mind. I live simply and at ease.
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When I run from suffering, it follows me. When I face suffering with equanimity, it runs from me.
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