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.
In the gap between thoughts, nonconceptual wisdom shines continuously.
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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 essence of mind is empty like space; yet it contains all things, like a mirror.
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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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To be attached to a thing means that mind and the thing meet and grow into each other.
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All worldly pursuits have but one unavoidable and inevitable end, which is sorrow; acquisitions end in dispersion; buildings in destruction; meetings in separation; births in death.
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The practitioner and practice are like fire and wood. The more you practice, the more you burn.
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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 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 nature of mind is clearer than the sky, yet we keep looking elsewhere.
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In the monastery of your body, the monk of your mind must stay in retreat.
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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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Maintain the state of undistractedness and distractions will fly away.
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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 mind that sees its own nature becomes free from all extremes.
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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 most profound meditation is to think nothing at all.
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In my youth I studied, in my prime I practiced, now all my doubts are cleared.
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