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I attain all my knowledge through studying my mind within, thus all my thoughts become the teachings of Dharma. So long as I do not become separated from my own mind, I am always accompanied by sutras. I have realized that all manifestations are Mind, and the mind itself is the illumination.

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Do not spend your life committing sinful deeds;
It is good for you to practice holy Dharma.

To say more than this would only cause weeping and laughter.

The Life of Milarepa: A New Translation from the Tibetan (1977)

For those who do not guard their morals,
Prayers are but wishful thinking.
For those who do not practice what they preach,
Oratory is but faithless lying.

If ones tries to vanquish foes in the outer world,
They increase in greater measure.
If one conquers his Self-mind within,
All his foes soon disappear.

In my youth I committed black deeds. In maturity I practised innocence.

The Life of Milarepa: A New Translation from the Tibetan (1977)

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