PROGRESS, NOT JUST PROCESS
“ULTIMATE VIEW, MEDITATION, CONDUCT, AND FRUITION”
― The Hundred Thousand Songs of Milarepa: A New Translation
― The Hundred Thousand Songs of Milarepa: A New Translation
“I remember appearances are examples of impermanence. I see sense pleasures to be like a mirage. I look at this life like a dream or illusion And cultivate compassion for those who don’t realize this.”
― The Hundred Thousand Songs of Milarepa: A New Translation
― The Hundred Thousand Songs of Milarepa: A New Translation
“One’s mind must be fully prepared through training in the various preliminary practices before embarking upon Mahamudra meditation as a main practice.”
― The Hundred Thousand Songs of Milarepa: A New Translation
― The Hundred Thousand Songs of Milarepa: A New Translation
“the Buddhist term “emptiness” is often described as “openness,” a potential for anything to appear.”
― The Hundred Thousand Songs of Milarepa: A New Translation
― The Hundred Thousand Songs of Milarepa: A New Translation
“Thoughts about the five sense faculties Is the guide on the path of liberating whatever’s encountered.”
― The Hundred Thousand Songs of Milarepa: A New Translation
― The Hundred Thousand Songs of Milarepa: A New Translation
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