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TilE HUNDRED TIIOUSAND SONGS OF MILAREPA
Beyond all playwords lies the nature of
the Dharmakaya;
Of the action of the Six Groups, it is
utterly devoid.
It is transcendant, effortless, and natural,
Beyond the grasp of self and non-self.
Dwelling forever in it is the Wisdom of
Non-clinging.
Wondrous is the Trikaya, Three in One.
He then told Shaja Guna not to become attached to pleasure, fame,
and the world, but to devote himself to the practice of the Dharma
all his life and urge others to do likewise.
Then Milarepa sang:
Hear me, you well-gifted man!
Is not this life uncertain and delusive?
Are not its pleasures and enjoyments like a mirage?
Is there any peace here in Saq~sara?
Is not its false felicity as unreal as a dream?
Are not both praise and blame empty as an echo?
Are not all forms the same as the Mind-nature?
Are not Self-mind and the Buddha identical?
Is not the Buddha the same as the Dharmakaya?
Is not the Dharmakaya identical with Truth?
The enlightened one knows that all things are mental;
Therefore one should observe one's mind by
day and night.
If you watch it, you can still see nothing.
Fix then your mind in this non-seeing state.
There is no self-entity in Milarepa's mind;
I, myself, am the Mahamudra;
Because there is no difference between Static
and Active Meditation,
I have no need for the different stages in the Path.
Whatever they may manifest, their essence
is Voidness;
There is neither mindfulness nor non-
mindfulness in my contemplation.
I have tasted the flavor of Non-existence
The Song of Realization
Compared to other teachings, this is the highest.
The Yoga-practice of the Na<;lis, PraiJa, and Bindu,5
The teaching of Karma Mudra6 and of Mantra Yoga,
The practice of visualizing Buddha and the
Four Pure Positions,
These are only the first steps in Mahayana.
To practice them uproots not lust and hate.
Bear what I now sing firmly in your minds;
All things are of the Self-mind, which is void.
He who ne'er departs from the Experience and
Realization [of the Void),
Without effort has accomplished all practices
of worship and discipline.
In this are found all merits and marvels!
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Thus Milarepa sang, and the teacher, Shaja Guna, devoted himself
to practicing meditation. He attained an extraordinary understanding
and became one of the intimate Son-Disciples of the Jetsun.
This is the story of Milarepa's ripening the priest, Shaja Guna of
Nya Non, in the Belly Cave.
NOTES
1 Universal Seed Consciousness:· Store Consciousness (Aiaya-vijnana). See Sto