Ashrami Aleksandr
31 Окт 2024 - 09:35Sidhi Milarepa
Milarepa was born in 1052 to the Josi family. Among his ancestors was Lama Nningmapa, who was known for his ability to subdue demons.
Milarepa was born in 1052 to the Josi family. Among his ancestors was Lama Nningmapa, who was known for his ability to subdue demons.
Milarepa's father was a merchant who became rich by doing business far west of Lhasa. Milarepa grew up in a warm, wealthy and loving family. Although his upbringing and education were common, he was characterized by increased psychic sensitivity in childhood and early adolescence. He also had a significant spiritual inclination.
Milarepa's first teacher was a magician from the Nyingma tradition dating back to Padmasambhava. His name was Yungton Trogel and he possessed the "Serpentine power of eight nagas", which included the ability to change form at will, expand his consciousness so that it includes other worlds and the ability to serve all living beings.
Milarepa donated everything he had to him and became his disciple. Over time, the lama learned about Milarepa's story. He was touched by Milarepa's determination to serve his mother. Concerned about the power of Milarepa's mother's hatred, he sent him to Lama Yonten Gyatso to learn the magical art of destruction.
Milaerpa went into a two-week retreat to learn spells and other practices. As soon as his greedy uncle and aunt filled their house with guests on the occasion of their son's wedding, the house fell apart, killing thirty-five people, leaving only Milarepa's uncle and aunt alive. Returning to his lama, Milarepa learned the art of managing the weather, and then sent hail just before harvesting to the lands of his fellow villagers who hated him.
After that, everything became different for Milarepa. He fulfilled his mother's wishes and thereby freed himself from what he considered his duty. And despite his moral blindness and distorted sense of justice, he realized the inexorable workings of the Law of Karma.
He realized that evil breeds evil, that his actions were terrible and that they would return to him. At this time, the mentor of the teacher Milarepa, who had been in full health until that moment, died and the teacher plunged into deep discourses about karma and Dharma.
When he told Milarepa about his intention to retire in order to eradicate his own black karma, Milarepa asked for help.
Yungton Trogiel sent him to Rontong Lhaga.
Having met this lama, Milarepa repented to him for all the atrocities that he had committed in his life.
Rontong Lhanga told him that deepest meditation involving direct awareness will remove all obstacles if karma allows one to perform this perfect practice. Milarepa was so glad to be able to escape the heavy burden that he fell asleep thinking that he was already a Bodhisattva.
The next morning the lama summoned him and said that he had learned that Milarepa's mind pretended to be a disciple and therefore could not teach him. He advised Milarepa to go to Lhotrak and find the Translator Marpa there. According to the lama, Marpa and Milarepa are karmically connected since ancient times, and only Marpa can teach him the Dharma.
At the age of thirty-eight, Milarepa became a disciple of Lama Marpa, who accepted him but refused to give any teachings. For six years Milarepa was treated like a servant. He had to do extremely difficult jobs.
Finally, the trials stopped, the negative karma was exhausted and Milarepa received all the initiations and instructions. Marpa prepared him for a meditative life in solitude and gave him the secret teachings of Naropa and, in particular, the Yoga of Inner Warmth.
Dressed in cotton, Milarepa lived for many years in absolute seclusion in the caves of the highlands, busy with the realization of the transferred knowledge. Years passed and the yogi, dressed in cotton cloth, attained the Perfect Enlightenment.
People heard talk about him and looked for opportunities to listen to the mystical songs with which he expounded the teachings. After nine years of complete seclusion, he began to accept disciples. Milarepa continued to lead a simple life, leading the teachings through his songs, most of which still exist today.
In general, Milarepa had a difficult life when he lived with Guru Marpa. He only did hard work all the time. No asanas and pranayamas, no meditations and retreats. He suffered so much that he even wanted to leave his Guru Marpa, because he did not want to transfer the teachings to Milarepa. But in the end, Marpa passed on the teachings to Milarepa and began to call him son. After all this, he explained why he had treated his beloved disciple Milarepa so cruelly. It was for him to wash away his bad karma