..续本文上一页ved path is not a gradual progress, but a direct arrival. The uncontrived result is the true nature as mahamudra.

　　I am a yogin who has those three mental states.

　　Paldarbum said, “This is marvelous, it”s like the sun shining upon me. What kind of confidence have you gained from your practice

　　” Milarepa sang of the confidences of view, meditation, and result:

　　The confidence in the view is the realization of emptiness. This is the view that there are no deities nor any demons so that one cannot obtain benefit from deities or receive any harm from demons.

　　The confidence in meditation is the absence of an object of meditation. This means that there can be no distraction.

　　The confidence in the result is the absence of hope to achieve it. This means there is the absence of fear of failure.

　　I am a yogin who has these three confidences.

　　Paldarbum felt great faith in Milarepa. She prostrated to him, invited him in, served and honored him, and said, “I am definitely going to practice the Dharma, so please keep me in your compassion.” Then she sang a song to Milarepa describing her many faults with the basic meaning of the song being, “I will sincerely practice the Dharma. Please give me a practice that is simple to understand and easy to do.” Milarepa, pleased with her, replied with a song:

　　Although you truly wish to practice the Dharma, it is not enough to give up worldly activities. You must follow my example and practice without distraction.

　　Paldarbum then described in a song what her normal life is like:"In the day there is never-ending work. In the night I am fast asleep. Morning and evening I am a slave to food and clothes. I have never had the chance to practice the Dharma."

　　Milarepa then sang to her a song on the four aspects of renunciation necessary for true Dharma practice:

　　The next life is far away from this life. Have you prepared for this journey with food and clothes

　　 The way to prepare for that journey is to practice generosity.

　　In order to receive food, clothes, and wealth in future lives, you should give to them in this lifetime. There is, however, an obstacle that prevents this generosity to future lives: miserliness. Miserliness or hoarding may seem beneficial in this lifetime in that one accrues food and clothes and other possessions, but in the long run it harms you because miserliness causes poverty in the next lifetime. Therefore you must recognize that miserliness is an enemy and cast it away behind you.

　　The next lifetime is darker than this lifetime. Therefore you must prepare a torch to illuminate that darkness. This is done by meditation on the fundamental clarity of the mind. Ignorance is the obstacle and the enemy of clarity. Ignorance may seem pleasant and beneficial superficially, but it is actually harmful and you must recognize it as an enemy and cast it away behind you.

　　The next lifetime is more frightening than this lifetime, so you must find a guard will protect you. This guard is the practice of the Dharma. People and relatives dissuading you from Dharma practice are the enemy. They may be helping and loving towards you, but ultimately they are harming you. Therefore you must recognize these relatives to be an obstacle and cast them away behind you.

　　The next lifetime is a longer, more desolate road than this lifetime. You will need a horse so that you can travel along it easily. That horse is diligence. The enemy of diligence is laziness which will deceive you into thinking it is beneficial, although ultimately it is harmful. Recognize laziness to be an enemy and cast it away behind you.

　　When Milarepa had sung this song, Paldarbum felt great faith in Milarepa. He told her, “You don”t have to change your name or cut off your hair. A person can have hair and also achieve Buddhahood.” Then, Milarepa taught her how to practice.

　　Ten Teachings from the 100,000 Songs of Milarepa. translated by Peter Roberts.

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