Songs of Milarepa [Paperback]

Milarepa (Author)

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Paperback: 128 pages
Publisher: Dover Publications; 1 edition (May 2 2003)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0486428141
ISBN-13: 978-0486428147
Product Dimensions: 2.1 x 1.3 x 0.1 cm
Shipping Weight: 141 g

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A Buddhist holy man whose songs have been sung and studied since the 12th century, Milarepa exchanged a life of sin and maliciousness for one of contemplation and love, eventually reaching — according to his disciples — the ultimate state of enlightenment. This volume features the religious leader's best and most highly esteemed songs of love and compassion.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Translation - not good, April 2 2009

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I was surprised by this book (not in a good way), so much so that couldn't read it. The translator, in my opinion does not really have a good understanding of the buddha dharma, or did not really do their job as a proper translator and used language that had eternalist overtones.

The songs of Milarepa are a great source of inspiration as well as a wonderful example of a mind liberated from the extremes of eternalism and nihilism and of someone who wrote of their experiences of recognizing the nature of mind. The language should be chosen carefully to reflect that, however this translation failed miserably.

I wonder if they (translators/ publishers/ whoever) were trying to appeal to Westerners as far as how religious texts are written. If so it is a mistake because Buddhism is not a religion as such, and therefore completely misleading to anyone who is new to Milarepa's words, and practically unreadable to those wanting inspiration.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Tough to follow but somewhat interesting., Feb 26 2008

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I love poetry but this book is tough to follow. I think you need a strong backgorund in the culture in order to follow it well. That said however, it had bright spots and at times it was a good read.

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