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
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Quotes by Milarepa
108 quotes“This is the practice of the awakened mind.”
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“What is born will die.”
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“What is gathered will scatter.”
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“What rises will fall.”
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“Knowing this, why cling?”
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“In every moment of practice, the buddha is born.”
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“In every moment of distraction, the buddha sleeps.”
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“Choose, then — moment by moment.”
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“My song is not for the wise; the wise have their own songs.”
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“My song is for the simple — those whose hearts are not yet hardened.”
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“Sing along, and you may find the way.”
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“Then you will sing your own song.”
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“Pain is the great teacher; do not flee from it.”
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“Sit with it, and it reveals its lesson.”
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“Then it dissolves on its own.”
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“This is the alchemy of the dharma.”
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“What you despise in others is the mirror of yourself.”
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“What you praise in others is also the mirror.”
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“Look within and find both.”
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