Naropa
1016-1100
1016-1100
Indian/Tibetan monk, mystic, etc.
born into a Brahmin family
married
entered Nalanda University, the famous Buddhist
learning center at 28 years old.
became enlightened
Tilopa was his master
Marpa was his disciple
born into a Brahmin family
married
entered Nalanda University, the famous Buddhist
learning center at 28 years old.
became enlightened
Tilopa was his master
Marpa was his disciple
| Naropa has said that if you can be alert every desire leads you to nirvana, and this is the meaning, because if you are alert, you know that every desire is misery. And when you have searched every nook and corner of desiring, suddenly you stop. In that stopping is the happening, and it is always there. That happening is always waiting for you, just waiting to meet you in the present. But you are never in the present, you are always dreaming. Reality sustains you. Because of the real you are alive; because of the real you exist. But you go on moving in the unreal. The unreal is very hypnotizing... --Osho The Book of Secrets, Vol. 2, ch. 6 |
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