Buddhist-Meditation-Systematic-and-Practical

Through giving up, one only gains, and through the help
of Wei Tuo I never hungered.
b) The Attainment of Tao (The Path or Course)
This has certain steps for which I have composed the
following Chain of Similes. At this stage, where
Mahayana teachings are used, the realization of
impermanence of all things is most necessary. It follows
that we are able to understand this when our renunciation
is well developed, when we no longer cling to things, but
recognize transient nature. The realization of this is as
precious as money; our money is time, which even poor
men have. We must make good use of the precious
money of time and not waste it. The steps of our
path-attained are then:
i) to have the necessary money comes from the idea of
impermanence
ii) to buy with it the land of renunciation
iii)which should be walled about with vinaya-observance
iv) when we can safely sow the seed of Bodhicitta
v) to be irrigated with the water of compassion
vi) and richly manured by meditation
vii) giving the blooming of the wisdom-flower
viii) and the ripening of the Buddha-fruit
So that this might all be accomplished I have practiced all
of Milarepa's three kinds of hermit life, even a fourth one
which he did not mention. For eighteen years, including
the period of my residence in Kalimpong, I have lived
upon mountains and previously spent some months
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