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Giro in Brianza tra Canonica Triuggio e Tregasio







THE HUNDRED THOUSAND SONGS OF MILAREPA
I bow down at the feet of the perfect Jetsun Gurus.
Property and wealth are like dew on grass;
Knowing this, gladly should one give them away.
It is most precious to be born a worthy and
leisured human being;4
Knowing this, one should with care observe
the precepts
As if protecting his own eyes.
Anger is the cause of falling to the Realms Below;
Knowing this, one should refrain from wrath,
Even at the risk of life.
Benefit to oneself and to others
Can never be achieved through sloth;
Strive, therefore, to do good deeds.
A perturbed, wandering mind never sees the
truth of Mahayana;
Practice, therefore, concentration.
Buddha cannot be found through searching;
So contemplate your own mind.5
Until the autumn mists dissolve into the sky,
Strive on with faith and determination.
Having heard this song, a great admiration and faith toward the
Jetsun arose in the heart of the disciple, and he returned home. Sey-
eral days later, he and many other patrons came to entertain Milarepa,
and brought copious offerings. They had all heard the Jetsun's life
story, and with great faith, they came this time to learn the Dharma.
They asked Milarepa how he had managed to undergo the trials of
probationship6 and had exerted himself in ascetic practice, and to re-
count the way through which he had finally obtained his Enlighten-
ment. Milarepa answered with "The Six Resolutions":
When one has lost interest in this world,
His faith and longing for the Dharma is confirmed.
To relinquish one's home ties is very hard;
The Gray Rock Vajra Enclosure
Only by leaving one's native land
Can one be immune from anger.
It is hard to conquer burning passions
Toward relatives and close friends;
The best way to quench them
Is to break all associations.
One'never feels that he is rich enough;
Contented, he should wear humble, cotton clothes.
He may thus conquer much desire and craving.
It is hard to avoid worldly attractions;
By adhering to humbleness,
Longing for vainglory is subdued.
It is hard to conquer pride and egotism;
So, like the animals, live in the mountains!
My dear and faithful patrons!
Such is the real understanding
That stems from perseverance.
I wish you all to practice deeds that
are meaningfu),1
And amass all merits! 8
Like space, the Dharmakaya pervades
all sentient beings,
Yet [Karmic] blindness drives them into Saqtsara.
Easy it is to glimpse the Dharmakaya,
But hard to stabilize its realization.
Hence, one is still beset by the Five Poisons. •
If the realization [of Siinyata] is stable,
The organs and senses10 move freely but do not cling.
One then forever merges with the Trikiiya.
This is the conviction of Enlightenment.
The Main and the Ensuing Samadhis11
Are two states only for beginners.
In stabilized minds they are as one.