Milarepa - by Chogyam Trungpa zambala-offering It truly is a gift

It truly is a gift from teachers who are filled with knowledge and good will to help us live and die peacefully

He practiced austerities for many years until he finally attained enlightenment or awakening as a Buddha under a bodhi tree near the town of Gaya

Black onyx is a powerful protection stone that can transform negative energy

represents the offering of food from the outer peaceful offerings of drinking water

they provide practical guidance in following the Buddhist path

Milarepa - by Chogyam Trungpa zambala-offering It truly is a giftBy Chogyam Trungpa Edited by Judith L. Lief He went from being the worst kind of malevolent sorcerer to a devoted and ascetic Buddhist practitioner to a completely enlightened being all in a single lifetime. The story of Milarepa (1040 1123) is a tale of such extreme and powerful transformation that it might be thought not to have much direct application to our own less dramatic lives but Chgyam Trungpa shows otherwise. This collection of his