Milarepa
Jetsun Milarepa
1052-1135 • Tibetan
Buddhism
Tibetan yogi and poet, one of the most revered saints of the Kagyu lineage. After a youth of dark deeds, he undertook ferocious solitary practice in mountain caves and attained enlightenment in a single lifetime. The Hundred Thousand Songs of Milarepa preserve his spontaneous teachings in verse.
Key Works
- Hundred Thousand Songs of Milarepa
- Life of Milarepa
108
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Quotes by Milarepa
108 quotes“The mountain teaches what no book can.”
natureSongs of Milarepa
“Sit before it long enough — it whispers the dharma.”
silenceSongs of Milarepa
“My yoga is the yoga of the heart.”
heartSongs of Milarepa
“My method is the method of letting go.”
surrenderSongs of Milarepa
“The mountain wind is my breath; the rivers are my pulse.”
unitySongs of Milarepa
“The stars are the eyes of my realization.”
realizationSongs of Milarepa
“What more is there to seek?”
completionSongs of Milarepa
“All sentient beings are buddhas in essence.”
buddha-natureSongs of Milarepa
“Help them recognize their own awakened nature.”
compassionSongs of Milarepa
“And the highest purpose of life.”
purposeSongs of Milarepa
“In meditation, all distinctions dissolve.”
non-dualitySongs of Milarepa
“Self and other become one.”
unitySongs of Milarepa
“Sacred and profane become one.”
non-dualitySongs of Milarepa
“Birth and death become one.”
non-dualitySongs of Milarepa
“My realization came not from texts but from the silence of the cave.”
experienceSongs of Milarepa
“The truth that rests on words is borrowed.”
direct-knowingSongs of Milarepa
“The truth that rests on silence is your own.”
direct-knowingSongs of Milarepa
“Watch your thoughts as a shepherd watches sheep.”
awarenessSongs of Milarepa
“Do not chase them, do not drive them away.”
equanimitySongs of Milarepa
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