An excerpt from the re-told story of one of Tibet's most beloved tales, The Life of Milarepa. A FREE publication from Canadian Outdoor Press. A tale of deceit, betrayal, revenge and redemption. The Sorcerer The mother had gambled and lost everything. Now she seethed with hatred of her husband's family, and she urged Milarepa to study sorcery. “I will kill myself before your eyes,” she told him, “if you do not seek vengeance.” So Milarepa found a man who had mastered the bla

An excerpt from My Buddhist Journal; A Year in the Life of a Buddhist The Story of Milarepa From My Buddhist Journal - The Month of April ---------- The story of the Life of Milarepa is a mainstay in Tibetan literature. I've read it a few times, finding new, inspirational nuances with every reading. True, the story comes to us through the oral traditions, so we can’t really know how much (if any) was historically accurate. Still, the story has much to teach a student of th