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. One only throws a stick at a lion once.
In horror of death, I took to the mountains - again and again I meditated on the uncertainty of the hour of death, capturing the fortress of the deat… - Milarepa
In horror of death, I took to the mountains - again and again I meditated on the uncertainty of the hour of death, capturing the fortress of the deat…
- Milarepa
Life is short and the time of death is uncertain; so apply yourself to meditation. Avoid doing evil, and acquire merit, to the best of your ability, … - Milarepa
Life is short and the time of death is uncertain; so apply yourself to meditation. Avoid doing evil, and acquire merit, to the best of your ability, …
Deep in the wild mountains, is a strange marketplace,where you can trade the hassle and noise of everyday life, for eternal Light. - Milarepa
Deep in the wild mountains, is a strange marketplace,where you can trade the hassle and noise of everyday life, for eternal Light.
I need nothing. I seek nothing. I desire nothing. - Milarepa
I need nothing. I seek nothing. I desire nothing.
I have no desire for wealth or possessions, and so I have nothing. I do not experience the initial suffering of having to accumulate possessions, the… - Milarepa
I have no desire for wealth or possessions, and so I have nothing. I do not experience the initial suffering of having to accumulate possessions, the…
Hasten slowly and ye shall soon arrive. - Milarepa
Hasten slowly and ye shall soon arrive.
All worldly pursuits have but one unavoidable and inevitable end, which is sorrow; acquisitions end in dispersion; buildings in destruction; meetings… - Milarepa
All worldly pursuits have but one unavoidable and inevitable end, which is sorrow; acquisitions end in dispersion; buildings in destruction; meetings…
All meditation must begin with arousing deep compassion. Whatever one does must emerge from an attitude of love and benefitting others. - Milarepa
All meditation must begin with arousing deep compassion. Whatever one does must emerge from an attitude of love and benefitting others.
In the monastery of your heart, you have a temple where all Buddhas unite. - Milarepa
In the monastery of your heart, you have a temple where all Buddhas unite.
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