Milarepa Quotes (1052-1135)

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About Milarepa

Jetsun Milarepa (Tibetan: རྗེ་བཙུན་མི་ལ་རས་པ, Wylie: rje btsun mi la ras pa), (c. 1052 – c. 1135 CE) was a famous poet and yogi of Tibet. He was a student of Marpa Lotsawa, and a major figure in the history of the Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism.

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“Having meditated on gentleness and on compassion,
I have forgotten the difference between myself and others.”
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“Do not spend your life committing sinful deeds;
It is good for you to practice holy Dharma.
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“For those who do not guard their morals,
Prayers are but wishful thinking.
For those who do not practice what they preach,
Oratory is but faithless lying.”
“If ones tries to vanquish foes in the outer world,
They increase in greater measure.
If one conquers his Self-mind within,
All his foes soon disappear.”
“I pray to all accomplished beings;
I pray you to extinguish the Five Poisonous Klesas.
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Milarepa on Atonement

“Should I not atone for the sins I have committed, All that I have ever said will be a lie.”
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Milarepa on Dharma

“Do not spend your life committing sinful deeds; It is good for you to practice holy Dharma.”
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Milarepa on Prayer

“For those who do not guard their morals, Prayers are but wishful thinking. For those who do not practice what they preach, Oratory is but faithless lying.”
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Eva van Dam on Milarepa

“Milarepa sent word that all who had known him and had faith in him, and those who wished to meet him, should come. For many days Milarepa held a discourse on the law of karma and the nature of reality. To everyone present, all kinds of phenomena appeared, all heard exquisite music, wonderful odors filled the air and rainbows arched the clear blue sky. A great happiness pervaded the whole assembly... Surrounded by his disciples Milarepa entered a deep state of meditation. Thus he passed away at the age of eighty four.”

About Milarepa

Jetsun Milarepa (Tibetan: རྗེ་བཙུན་མི་ལ་རས་པ, Wylie: rje btsun mi la ras pa), (c. 1052 – c. 1135 CE) was a famous poet and yogi of Tibet. He was a student of Marpa Lotsawa, and a major figure in the history of the Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism.