Milarepa - Tibetan Yogi - Hundred Thousand Songs of Milarepa - Translations

Original translation work from English to Hindi.

 

Only relevant portions picked to understand / highlight knowledge in book -

A. The Hundred Thousand Songs of Milarepa - Volume 1

Translated by Garma C.C. Chang

Published by Shambhala Publications Inc

ISBN 0-87773-095-4

 

30. Guiding Instructions on the Bardo, page 341

"Is my father Guru, Marpa.

Like a shadow to its body,

I stayed close to him for six years and eight months.

By following his orders faithfully,

Joy and aspiration filled my heart"

अपने गुरू (पिता) मारपा के समीप आठ साल और छह महीने तक रहा, जैसे शरीर से छाया रहती है।

"The profound Tantra Hevajra, the gracious Dem-Chog,

The quintessential Tantra of Mahamaya,

The lofty Tantra of Sungdue,

The concealed Tantra of Den Yi,

And the Nirmankaya of the skull

All these vital Tantras

And their commentaries, deep as the ocean,

Were bestowed on me,

A gift of precious gems."

30. Guiding Instructions on the Bardo, page 342

"This is the Final Truth

Buddha Gautama preached to Dorje Ninpo.

The whole Universe is but "imagination",

All in all, it's but a shadow-show

Of one's own mind.

If one knows not this truth

He may possess the world of Brahma

But never can he win true happiness."

30. Guiding Instructions on the Bardo, page 350

"In this very life, and the seed

Of Enlightenment will sprout within him.

Reaching the Thirteenth Stage*,

He will become the great Dorje-Chang."

* The Thirteenth Stage: Generally Mahayanists accept only ten progressive enlightenment stages of a Bodhisattva, known as The Ten Bhumis; passing the tenth, Buddhahood is then reached. Therefore, Buddhahood is considered as the eleventh stage> But according to some Tantrists, the Supreme Vajra-Buddhahood is still two steps beyond the general eleventh stage. Thus, the stage of Dorje-Chang is considered as the Thirteenth Stage - a very controversial topic in Tantric Buddhism.