A Gift of Dharma for 1.5.10

by Danny Fisher

Today’s quote comes to us from the great Tibetan saint Jetsun Milarepa (1052-1135), whom I previously quoted and wrote a little biography for here.  This it–a translation of one of his dohas that I found while living in India:

Toss to the winds your concern for this life and impress upon your mind the unknown time of your death. Remembering the pain of samsara, why long for the unnecessary?