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Milarepa
The
Benefits of Junpan Nanka Tsang
One
day, Milarepa's patrons from Dro Tang came to visit him. They asked him
what benefits Junpan Nanka Tsang had to offer.
In reply,
Milarepa sang :
I pray to
my Guru, the Holy One.
Listen, my patrons, and I will tell you
The merits of this place.
In the goodly
quiet of this Sky Castle of Junpan
High above, dark clouds gather;
Deep blue and far below flows the River Tsang.
At my back
the Red Rock of Heaven rises;
At my feet, wild flowers bloom, vibrant and profuse;
At my cave's edge (wild) beasts roam, roar and grunt;
In the sky vultures and eagles cirlcle freely,
While from heaven drifts the driaaling rain.
Bees hum and buzz with their chanting;
Mares and foals gambol and gallop wildly;
The brook chatters past pebbles and rocks;
Through the trees monkey leap and swing;
And larks carol in sweet song.
The timely
sounds I hear are all my fellows.
The merits of this place are inconceivable---
I now related them to you in this song.
Oh good
patrons,
Pray follow my Path and my example;
Abandon evil, and practise good deeds.
Spontaneously from my heart
I give you this instruction.
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