Castello di Cavernago e Castello di Malpaga da Ghisalba

Percorso ad anello da Ghisalba passando per:
- Castello di Cavernago (6.8 km)
- Castello di Malpaga (9.3 km)




The Shepherd's Search for Mind
Surely you want to reach the other shore?
Surely you long for the City of Well-Being
and Liberation?
If you desire to go, dear child, I can show
The way to you and give you the instructions.
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The shepherd replied, "Certainly, dear Lama, I have made up my
mind to seek it." Milarepa then asked, "What is your name?"
"Sangje Jhap."
"How old are you?"
"Sixteen."
Thereupon the Jetsun gave him the teaching of "Taking Refuge,"•
explaining briefly its benefits and significance. He then said, "When
you get back home this evening, do not stop reciting the Prayer; and
in the meantime try to find out which takes refuge, the mind or the
body. Tell me the result tomorrow."
The next morning the shepherd came and said to Milarepa. "Dear
Lama, last night I tried to find out which of these two takes refuge,
the body or the mind. I found that it is neither of them. [I observed
the body first.] Each part, from the head down to the toes, has a
name. I asked myself, 'Is it the body as a whole which takes refuge?'
It cannot be so, for when the mind leaves the body, the latter no
longer exists. People then call it a 'corpse,' and certainly it cannot be
called a 'refuge-seeker.' Furthermore, when it disintegrates, it ceases
to be a corpse; therefore, it cannot be the body which takes refuge
in Buddha. I then asked myself, 'Is it the mind that takes refuge?'
But the refuge-seeker cannot be the mind, as the latter is only the
mind and nothing else. If one says that the present mind is the [real]
mind, and the succeeding one is the one which takes refuge, there will
be two minds; and names for both, such as the 'present mind,' and
the 'future mind' should then be given them. Besides, when the act
of 'Refuge-seeking' takes place, both the present and succeeding
minds have passed away! If one says both take refuge, then the mind
will (become something immutable] which never (grows] or ceases
to be. If that is so, then in all the lives of the past and future in the
Six Realms of Sarpsara, we need nothing but this 'Refuge-seeker.' But
I cannot remember anything in my past life; nor do I know what
will take place in my future one. The mind of last year and yester-
day are gone; that of tomorrow has not yet come; the present flow-
ing one does not stay. Pray, my teacher, please give me an explana-
tion! I submit everything to you; you know everything, you know
what I need!"
In answer to his request, Milarepa sang:
THE HUNDRED THOUSAND SONGS OF MILAREPA
I sincerely pray to my Guru
Who realized the truth of Non-ego,
I pray with body, words, and mind;
I pray with great faith and sincerity.
Pray bless me and my disciples,
Enable us to realize the Truth of Non-ego!
Pity us and deliver us from the plight of
ego-clinging!
Listen carefully, dear shepherd.
Clinging to the notion of ego is
characteristic of this consciousness.
If one looks into this consciousness itself,
He sees no ego; of it nothing is seen!
If one can practice the teaching of Mahamudra
And knows how to see nothing, something will
be seen.
To practice the teaching of Mahamudra
One needs great faith, humility, and zeal
as the Foundation.5
One should understand the truth of Karma
and Causation as the Path.6
In order to achieve the Accomplishment, 7
one should depend upon a Guru
For the Initiation, Instruction, and Inner Teaching.
It requires a disciple possessing merit8
to receive the teaching;
It requires a man who disregards discomfort
and suffering;
It requires the courage of fearlessness,
the defiance of death!
Dear shepherd, can you do these things?
If so, you are well-destined;
If not, it is better not to talk about the subject.
This ask yourself, and think carefully.
When you sought the "I" [last night] you
could not find it.
This is the practice of Non-ego of Personality.
If you want to practice the Non-ego of Existence