Milarepa's
Last Testament
as told by Lama Surya Das
After the
enlightened cave-yogi and songmaster Milarepa left this world, a scrap of rice
paper was found inscribed with his handwriting. His ascetic followers were
astounded, for it stated that beneath a nearby boulder was buried all the gold
that ascetic Mila had hoarded during his life.
A few
eager disciples dug around and under that large rock. In the earth they discovered
a ragged cloth bundle. Opening the knotted bundle with shaking hands, they
discovered only a lump of dried shit.
There was
another scribbled note as well. It said: "If you understand my teaching so
little that you actually believed I ever valued or hoarded gold, you are truly
heirs to my shit."
The note
was signed "The Laughing Vajra, Milarepa."
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