Pecetto di Valenza

Escursione in collina nel basso Monferrato partendo da Pecetto di Valenza in provincia di Alessandria, si svolge prevalentemente su sterrati e stradine, alcuni tratti su sentiero, mol





The Tale of Red Rock Jewel Valley
If I could join the gathering, I would be
joyful and happy.
Tho1,1gh lacking merit, I wish to be initiated-
Though too poor to offer much, I desire it.
The more I contemplate, the more I think of you;
The more I meditate, the more I think of my Guru.
You may now be teaching the Six Yogas
of Naropa;9
If I could be there, I would be joyful and happy.
Though short my diligence, I have need for
learning;
Though poor my perseverance, I wish to practice.
The more I contemplate, the more I think of you;
The more I meditate, the more I think of my Guru.
The brothers from W eu and Tsang may be there.
If so, I would be joyful and happy.
Though inferior my Experience and Realization,
I wish to compare mine with theirs.
Though in my deepest faith and veneration
I have never been apart from you,
I am now tortured by my need to see you.
This fervent longing agonizes me,
This great torment suffocates me.
Pray, my gracious Guru, relieve me from this
torment.
3
No sooner had Milarepa finished than the Revered One, the Jet-
sun10 Marpa, appeared on a cluster of rainbow clouds resembling a
robe of five colors. With an ever-increasing [celestial] radiance suf-
fusing his countenance, and riding a lion with rich trappings, he ap-
proached Milarepa.
"Great Sorcerer,11 my son, why with such deep emotion," he asked,
"did you call to me so desperately? Why do you struggle so? Have you
not an abiding faith in your Guru and Patron Buddha? Does the
outer world attract you with disturbing thoughts?12 Do the Eight
Worldly Windsta howl in your cave? Do fear and longing sap your
strength? Have you not continuously offered service to the Guru and
to the Three Precious Onesa above? Have you not dedicated your
merits to sentient beings15 in the Six Realms?18 Have not you your-
self reached that state of grace in which you can purify your sins and
achieve merits? No matter what the cause, you may be certain tha