This fundamental consciousness In itself is nothing at all. In the voidness of reality Lack of realizer and realized is realized, Lack of seer and seen is seen, Lack of knower and known is known, Lack of perceiver and perceived is perceived. Milarepa
The best seeing is the way of “nonseeing” the radiance of the mind itself. The best prize is what cannot be looked for the priceless treasure of the mind itself. Milarepa
When one comes to the essence of being, The shining wisdom of reality Illumines all like the cloudless sky. Milarepa
To attain buddhahood we must scatter this life’s aims and objects to the wind. Milarepa
In brief, without being mindful of death, whatever Dharma practices you take up will be merely superficial. Milarepa
I realize that even though I should possess the whole world, at my death I should have to give up everything; and so it will confer happiness in this and the next life if I give up everything now. I am thus pursuing a life which is quite opposite to that followed by the people […]
Behold and search your unborn mind; Seek not for satisfaction in samsara. I attain all my knowledge through observing the mind within. Thus all my thoughts become the teachings of dharma, And apparent phenomena are all the books one needs. Seeing the innate face of the self-mind is supreme, How can common meditation match it? […]
Worldly affairs are all deceptive; So I seek the truth Divine. Excitements and distractions are illusions; So I meditate on the non-dual Truth. Companions and servants are deceptive; So I remain in solitude. Money and possessions are also deceptive; So if I have them, I give them away. Things in the outer world are all […]
I make obeisance to you, Marpa the translator. I pray that you grant me increase of bodhi-mind. However beautiful a song’s words may be, it is but a tune to those who grasp not the words of truth. If a parable agrees not with Buddha’s teaching, however eloquent it may sound, ‘Tis but a booming […]
Though grief in the Ocean of Samsara Is preached, and its renunciation is urged, Few people are really convinced And renounce it with determination. Though knowing that life will ever turn to death, Few feel uneasy, or think that it will end. Though their life is blessed with good prospects, Few can practice abstention for […]
All the water and drink you’ve consumed From beginningless time until now Has failed to satisfy your thirst or bring you contentment. Drink therefore of this stream Of enlightened mind, Fortunate Ones. Milarepa
I prostrate myself at the feet of Marpa the Translator. Disciples gathered in this place, Listen to this song of final instruction. By the compassion of Marpa of the Southern Cliffs, The aged hermit Milarepa Has accomplished the whole of his task. All of you, disciples and monks, If you heed my words, You will […]