SPECIAL COMMUNITY EVENT
MILAREPA DAY
Please note: This event has been postponed.
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We will be celebrating Milarepa Day by chanting The Rain of Wisdom, known also as The Vajra Songs of the Kagyü Gurus.
These spontaneous songs of enlightenment have been handed down to us from Milarepa himself and from other great meditators of the Kagyü lineage. A work that crosses centuries of time, bringing the stories of the lineage alive in the present day with extraordinary intimacy and power, The Rain of Wisdom is a treasure of Tibetan culture, famous for its striking imagery and emotional intensity. Most of all, these songs are cherished for their heartfelt devotion and depth of insight; just listening to them lifts the spirit and rouses inspiration to practice — a lovely and bracing way to start the new year.
Compiled by the eighth Karmapa, Mikyö Dorje, and translated into English by the Nalanda Translation Committee under the guidance of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, The Rain of Wisdom is said to provide a direct connection to the wisdom, insight and enlightened mind of the Kagyü lineage masters, a remedy for practitioners in times of disruption or uncertainty. According to Chögyam Trungpa,“students are advised to read this book for instructions when their life is filled with disruption and uncertainty and neurosis. Even reading only one passage is better than going to a psychiatrist or taking a dose of aspirin. This is not a myth: from my personal experience, these songs do provide a staircase of liberation. They actually enable us to interrupt our perpetual subconscious gossip, awaken ourselves on the path, and energize ourselves so that we can help others.”
For more on the life of Milarepa, see especially Milarepa: Lessons from the Life and Songs of Tibet’s Great Yogi, by Trungpa Rinpoche, Edited by Judy Lief. Ms. Lief presented the book at WBC in the Autumn of 2017. Below is an introductory clip, discussing the importance of the lineage figures, including Milarepa.
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