If one stays too long with friends They will soon tire of him; Living in such closeness leads to dislike and hate. It is but human to expect and demand too much When one dwells too long in companionship. — Milarepa Copy Share Image
All worldly pursuits have but one unavoidable and inevitable end, which is sorrow; acquisitions end in dispersion; buildings in destruction; meetings in separation; births in death. Knowing this, one should, from the very first, renounce acquisitions and storing-up, and building, and meeting; and, faithful to the commands of an eminent Guru, set about realizing the Truth. That alone is the… — Milarepa Copy Share
Awakening to voidness of one's mind and illusory grasping of consciousness appear to be alike, but don't be hoodwinked. — Milarepa Copy Share Image
Life is short and the time of death is uncertain; so apply yourself to meditation. Avoid doing evil, and acquire merit, to the best… — Milarepa Copy Share Image
The affairs of the world will go on forever, do not delay the practice of meditation. Once you have met with the profound instructions… — Milarepa Copy Share Image
All worldly pursuits have but one unavoidable and inevitable end, which is sorrow; acquisitions end in dispersion; buildings in destruction; meetings in separation; births… — Milarepa Copy Share Image
To attain Buddhahood ... we must scatter this life's aims and objects to the wind. — Milarepa Copy Share Image
Strong and healthy, who thinks of sickness until it strikes like lightning? Preoccupied with the world, who thinks of death, until it arrives like… — Milarepa Copy Share Image
