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Between vice and virtue I no more discriminate;
The pure and impure arc now to me the same.
Thus, never shall I be untruthful or pretentious.
Now have I wholly mastered the Self-Mind.
This is my understanding of Morality,
No longer feel I shame before the Saints' assembly.
In the (new-found] realm of Samsara and Nirvana
Sentient beings and the Buddha are to me the same;
And so I neither hope nor yearn for Buddhahood.
At this moment, all my sufferings have become a
pleasure.
This is my understanding of Enlightenment,
No longer feel I shame before enlightened beings.
Having freed myself from words and meanings
I speak no more the language of all scholars.
I have no more doubts in my mind.
The universe and all its forms
Now appear but as the Dharmakaya.
This is the conviction I have realized.
No longer feel I shame before a gathering of great
scholars.
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Milarepa was highly delighted, and said, "Rechungpa, this is indeed
the real Experience and knowledge. You can truly be called a well-
gifted disciple. Now there are three ways in which one may please one's
Guru: First, the disciple should employ his faith and intelligence to
gratify his Guru; then, through unmistakable learning and contempla·
tion, he should enter the gate of Mahayana and Vajrayana, and prac-
tice them diligently with great determination; then finally, he can please
his Guru with his real experiences of Enlightenment, which are pro-
duced step by step through his devotion. I do not like the disciple
who talks much; the actual practice is far more important. Until the
full Realization of Truth is gained, he should shut his mouth and
work at his meditation. My Guru, Marpa, said to me: 'It does not
matter much whether one knows a great deal about Sutras and Tan-
tras. One should not merely follow the words and books, but should
shut his mouth, unmistakably follow his Guru's verbal instructions, and
meditate.' Therefore, you should also follow this admonishment, for-
getting it not, and putting it into practice. If you can leave all Sa111saric
affairs behind you, the great merits and accomplishments will all
THE HUNDRED THOUSAND SONGS OF MILAREPA
Rechungpa replied, "Dear Jetsun, please be kind enough to tell what
Marpa said." Milarepa then sang "The Thirty Admonishments of my
Guru":
Dear son, these are the words He said to me:
"Of all refuges, the Buddha's is the best;
Of all friends, faith is most important;
Of all evils, Nhamdog is the worst;
Of all devils, pride;
Of all vices, slander."
He said:
"He who does not purify his sins with the Four
Powers7
Is bound to wander in Sarpsara.
He who with diligence stores not merit,
Will never gain the bliss of Liberation.
He who refrains not from committing the Ten Evils,
Is bound to suffer pains along the Path.
He who does not meditate on Voidness and
Compassion,
Will ne•:er reach the state of Buddhahood."
He said:
"If in this life you want Buddhahood,
Observe your mind without diversion
And practice the Six Y ogas,
The essence and final teaching of all Tantras.
Practice, too, the Skillful Path of Tantra,
The essence, the final teaching of the Pith-
Instruction.
If you look for fame, goods, and recognition,
You throw yourself into the mouth of devils.
If others you revile, and praise yourself,
You will fall into the abyss.
If you tame not your elephantine mind,
The teachings and Pith-Instruction will be useless.
The greatest merit is to raise the Heart-for-
Bodhi;
To understand the Non-arising is the highest Vie