Spino al Brembo- pizzo di Spino- San Pellegrino

Percorso ad anello da Spino al Brembo passando per:
- Pizzo di Spino (2.0 km)
- Pregallieno (San Pellegrino Terme)




THE HUNDRED THOUSAND SONGS OF MILAREPA
Have you prepared a fine horse of
perseverance for it?
If not, you should strive hard and work
with diligence.
The excitement of the start will soon diminish;
Beware the foe, "Inertness," which makes
one go astray.
Of no avail are hurry and excitement, which
only harm one.
Do you yet know that your enemies are
laziness and caprice?
If you understand my words, you should
cast them both away.
Bardarbom then said, "Dear Lama, I have not yet made any prep-
aration for the next life, but will now begin to do so. Please be
kind enough to teach me the Practice." Thus with great sincerity she
besought him. Milarepa was delighted, and replied, "I am glad that
you are really earnest in devoting yourself to religion. In the tradition
of my Lineage, it is not necessary to change one's name or to cut off
one's hair.8 One may reach Buddhahood either as a layman, or as a
monk. Without changing one's status, one may still become a good
Buddhist." Then he sang for her a song called "The Four Parables
and Five Meanings," giving the instruction of Mind-Practice:
Listen, you fortunate girl,
You who have wealth and faith!
Thinking of the magnitude of the sky,
Meditate on the Vastness with no center
and no edge.
Thinking of the sun and moon,
Meditate upon their light
Without darkness or obscurity.
Resembling the unchanging, solid mountain
before you,
You should meditate with steadiness and solidity.
Like the ocean, infinitely great and un-
fathomably deep,
Absorb yourself in deepest contemplation.
Thus meditate on your Self-mind;
Thus, with no doubt and error, practice.
Then Milarepa instructed her in the physical and mental practices,
and sent her to meditate. Later on the girl, having had some expe-
riences, and in order to dispel her doubts and break down her hin-
drances, came and sang to him:
Oh You, the Jetsun, the precious Guru,
You man of consummation, the Transformation
Body of Buddha!
It was fine, when I contemplated on the sky!
But I felt uneasy when I thought of clouds.
How should I meditate on them?
It was good, when I contemplated on the sun and moon!
But I felt uneasy when I thought of stars
and planets.
How should I meditate on them?
It was fine, when I contemplated the solid mountain!
But I felt uneasy when I thought of trees and bushes.
How should I meditate on them?
It was good, when I contemplated the great ocean!
But I felt uneasy when I thought of waves.
How should I meditate on them?
It was fine, when I contemplated the nature
of Self-mind,
But I felt uneasy when I encountered ever-
flowing thoughts! 9
How should I meditate on them?
After hearing her song, Milarepa was greatly pleased. He knew that
she really had had the Experiences in meditation. Thus, in order to
dear her doubts and further her understanding, he sang:
Listen, you fortunate girl,
You who have wealth and faith!
If you felt fine in meditating on the
sky, so be it with the cloud