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Date Posted: 13:04:26 02/10/06 Fri
Author: Bill - 20 Dec 2005
Subject: Milarepa's "ultimate precept."


"While staying in the miracle cave (of Ti Se mountain) Jesun Milarepa said to Rechungpa, 'You've attained the precepts of the Dakinis' Ear-Whispered Tantras to complete the transmission of my instructional lineage. Now you must practice them to achieve results in this lifetime.'

Rechungpa asked him, 'Please sing me a song expressing the key for obtaining the supreme siddhi(enlightenment) in this lifetime.'

Jesun replied, 'My ultimate precept is this,' and he turned around, exposing his buttocks, which were prominently covered with lumps of hard callus from long periods of sitting meditation. Seeing this, Rechungpa was overwhelmed with immense admiration and respect for the austerities in practice endured by this lama. Tears welled up in his eyes and he thought with conviction, 'I, too, must practice like this.'"

Drinking the Mountain Stream
Song's of Tibet's Beloved Saint,
Milarepa

Tranlated by Lama Kunga Rinpoche and Brian Cutillo

Published by Wisdom Publications-Boston

ISBN 0 86171 063 0

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