Sinossi
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- Pagine: 228
- Data di uscita: 02-01-1991
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A most amazing story, of how a black magic practitioner and murderer became a living saint , or bodhisattva. Not by being good, but by being truly himself. Among Milarepa's many attributes ( such as living on a diet of nettles til his skin turned green!) the best is that instead of preaching he sang Leggi tutto
Mila was the original bad boy, cast black magic spells for the hell of it, generally nailed his karma as much as possible, killed, lied, stole, he did it all... The story of his moments of truth, conversion to Buddhism and then subsequent roads to great master and inspirational teacher is very exciti Leggi tutto
A translation of a biography of one of the great gurus of the Kargyupta strain of Buddhism. The biography is presented in the voice of Milrepa's student Rechung, so it's very much from the inside of the story (something like the gospels in the New Testament, though Rechung presents himself as eyewit Leggi tutto
I've read this book already once and will doubtless read it again in a few years. A wonderful glimpse not only into Milarepa's life but also into the mind of his amazing teacher Marpa. It takes a certain kind of strength to be a good teacher, and Marpa was perfect in the role of Milarepa's teacher.
to say I read this book is a slight exaggeration but I suffered through enough to grant myself this status. this is actually a pretty compelling story given that it’s a religious text and I think if it were written as a contemporary novel I would actually like it a lot. unfortunately it was just so Leggi tutto
Biography of the great Tibetan saint, revered for traveling from the depths of anguish and sin to the heights of enlightened Buddhahood in one lifetime. It wasn't easy though. After vengefully murdering over 30 relatives and villagers, Mila's repentance was many years of harsh discipline under the s Leggi tutto
You have to love Milarepa, and Evans-Wentz's version of this tale is a terrific read. From Bad Guy to Enlightened (though odd) Saint, the journey is a one-life-time hard one. Humor abounds, and the tale rivets one's attention throughout. The path is real, the result certainly a good one. Americans l Leggi tutto
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