Milarepa
Milarepa
UJetsun Milarepais generally considered one of Tibet's most famous yogis and poets. He was a student of Marpa Lotsawa, and a major figure in the history of the Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism...
ProfessionPoet
heart night men
One day Nivedano, Osho's beloved drummer, walked up and said: "Hey man! Did you hear? Last night your master was talking about you again!" . I could see Nivedano was thrilled. Whenever someone in the Commune got a little extra nod from Osho, it would spread to every heart like wildfire and everyone would enjoy by association. Such was the intimacy of the Commune. At first, I thought Nivedano was just teasing, but my heart told me otherwise. I knew something amazing in the life of a disciple was happening, again. The master had smiled at me.
heart laughing giving
Seeing [Osho] laugh would just melt my heart. I would ask him things like "Beloved Master, are you just pulling my big toe?" and he would laugh and then proceed to give the most amazing answer, one that always seemed to perfectly suit the occasion. And at the same time find its mark in me!
heart creativity blessing
Expressing one's creativity in the service of meditation, you help create a special space where hearts can open and people can receive the many blessings. For a musician, a creator, this is ultimately fulfilling.
heart temples monasteries
In the monastery of your heart, you have a temple where all Buddhas unite.
heart people musician
Osho knows my heart. And he knows the hearts of everyone of his musicians, of each of his people in fact.
song heart feelings
The ecstasy of celebration was rising higher everyday as, in retrospect, the master was preparing to leave his body. The intensity in fact was often overwhelming. I remember sometimes feeling inadequate with just my guitar and songs to offer and expressed this in a question Osho answered on Enlightenment Day, March 21, 1987. He seemed surprised and responded that the offerings of the heart are more valuable than any mundane thing the world has to offer and that I should understand this.
understanding far-away
I felt like I was standing in a deep valley looking at a far away Himalayan peak. I can see now this was more my own projection for my understanding since is: The master is only as far away as you are from yourself.
beautiful girlfriend couple
Osho used me and Shunyo (my girlfriend at the time) as an example of how he envisioned men and women should relate. He shared a story he had often told in discourse of a man and woman who lived at opposite ends of a lake. They were deeply in love but only met by chance when sometimes out rowing on the water. He said it was beautiful how Shunyo and I met like this couple. When we had the feeling to be together, we would meet and enjoy. And when we were apart, we were also happy and content in our aloneness.
tease valuable deeper-meaning
I always felt teasing came alongside a deeper meaning, as if [Osho] wanted to convey something immensely valuable to me.
laughter serious sometimes
When Pune Two came along, I sometimes thought I had somereal questions to ask. Serious questions! And yes, to answer your question. There was still a lot of playfulness, laughter and humor. From both sides.
rumor tease
Osho reported at the end of discourse he had heard a rumor I was going to England. When asked by someone what he thought he said, "All I can say is God save the Queen." Osho certainly loved to tease me.
blow never-quit
Many times I felt I was on the razor's edge. I never quite knew which way the wind was going to blow when I asked a question to [Osho].
sometimes mice
Sometimes I experienced [Osho] like a lion, playing with me, a small mouse.
morning water important
As the days went by, I began to feel [Osho] steering me deeper into uncharted waters of myself by the ones he chose, and equally important by the ones he rejected. Each new morning, as I would prepare fresh questions, I would say to myself, "OK, he chose this one yesterday and rejected that one. Hmm ... so perhaps this is the direction I should take." As the days went by, I felt he was leading me into the unknown, introducing me to new dimensions, previously unexplored areas, of my being, taking me always deeper and deeper into myself.