Terraverde-Corte Palasio

Parco Adda Sud







At the end, I asked for alms in the right places
for alms;
I beg here and there without friends or kinsmen.
Since I have disposed of Sarpsara and Nirvii.Qa
And have nor hope nor fear in my mind,
I shall ne'er regress in my meditation.
When with my Guru Marpa on that steep hill
He once said to me:
"The King of the Mighty Wheel holds
[It as] the Jewel,
And the Bird with Five Families
F1ies in [It's] expanse of Dharma-Essence.1
Five special teachings in India still survive:
First, the Lamp of Illuminating Wisdom,
Second, the Wheel Net of Nii.Qi and Prii.Qa,
Third, the Great Bliss of Precious Words,
Fourth, the Universal Mirror of Equality,
And Fifth, the Self-liberation Mahamudrii..
These five teachings are still taught
in India."
I am now too old to go,
But you, child of Marpa's Lineage,
Should go to India to learn them!
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Rechungpa was delighted. He picked up the best piece of gold,
tossed it to the Jetsun as [his farewell offering], and sang:
Bless me, my teacher,
Let me risk my life
To fulfill the Gurus' will.
Pray help me get the :Oakinis' Teachings as prophesied.
With your great Wisdom-Compassion
Pray e'er protect, and ne'er part from me.
Pray, at all times look after this, your son,
Who has no kinsmen and no friend.
Pray conquer all his hindrances
And save him from going astray!
Pray safeguard him where'er he goes in India-
A land of danger, and full of bandits!
Pray lead him to the right teach
THE HUNDRED THOUSAND SONGS OF MILAREPA
As he wanders on alone in that foreign land!
In response, the Jetsun sang:
My son Rechungpa, on your way to India
Remember these seven Trinities of counsel:
The Skillful-Path of Tantra,
The Guru's Pith-Instruction,
And one's own judgment,
Are three important things for your remembrance!
Respect and serve the learned,
Have faith in your Guru,
Be determined a~d perservering.
These are three things you should remember.
Rightly to direct the Life-stream [PraQa],
To enter the Dharma-Essence,
And to master all the teachings,
Are three techniques you should remember.
The views of the Bliss-Void,
Of the myriad forms,
Of reasoning and following the scriptures,
Are three essentials you should remember.
A partner qualified in Mudra,
Experience of the bliss therein,
And the "Elephantine Work,"3
These are the three delights you should
remember.
To instruct an idler brings misfortune,
To speak of one's experience leads to loss,
In towns to wander damages one's Yoga.
These are three dangers to remember.
To join the assembly of the Brethren,
To attend the meeting of I;>akin'is,
And be present at the [secret] feasts,
Are the three occasions not to miss.