“I am eternally happy and fully free” – Milarepa

“I am eternally happy and fully free,
In the vast sky of my clear consciousness;
I’m not the servant of books, laws, rituals,
I am not trapped in the cell of any faith or doctrine.

They are not the illusory world of form and phenomena,
I am not a prisoner of some limited vision;
I’m not the body, that’s a shadow in time,
They are not a separate thing, but part of the whole.

I am the pure, luminous, and limitless spirit,
Guided by love and compassion;
The free prince of the infinite sky,
In the eternal dance of life, joyful and luminous.

The mountain is my home, the stars are my friends,
The whole universe is my sacred temple;
In the deep silence of my open heart,
I hear the echo of the eternal melody of reality.

I’m not looking for myself in the vain world of illusions,
But I find myself in the depths of my pure being;
Happy and free, in the eternity of the present,
In the clear light of the shining consciousness.

Out of the terrible fear of death, I built myself a house,
With thick beams of fear, and solid walls of despair.
The foundation was made up of horror and suffering,
And the roof, from the dark shadow of ignorance.

My house was inhabited by sadness and complete loneliness,
With windows closed by envy and door reinforced with jealousy.
In silence, I lived in this gloomy house,
Full of anxiety and hidden pain.

But when I stopped running from death and life,
I started demolishing the house, the beams and the walls.
With each hammer, I freed myself from fear,
And the light began to penetrate through the cracks of my soul.

Now my home is a place of joy and love,
With windows wide open to the heart of the world.
The foundation is laid on the foundation of wisdom,
And the roof is covered by the clear sky of pure consciousness.

I’m no longer a prisoner of the house built out of fear,
But a traveler on the wide road of life, free and happy.
With an open heart and a freed mind,
I walk confidently into the beautiful unknown of eternity.

“Out of the terrible fear of death, I built myself a house
And now, this house is the oceanic, unconfessed bliss of the Supreme Self that I have already discovered within myself.

For fear of the cold, I bought myself a coat

And this garment now always gives me the warmth inside my heart that burns with unquenchable love.

Now that’s why I’m not afraid of the cold at all.

For fear of poverty, I have always sought wealth,
Through dark forests and arid plains;
But gold and silver never brought happiness,
It’s just the misery of the soul and the heaviness of the mind.

We have traversed high mountains and deep valleys,
In search of hidden treasures and lost treasures;
But the most precious treasure is not metal,
But from the light of the heart, which radiates height and depth.

One day, I gave up the outward pursuit of wealth,
And I turned to my poor and modest heart;
There I found the hidden treasure, shining like a sun,
Warming the soul and illuminating the darkness of my mind.

External poverty melted in the face of inner wealth,
And authentic joy began to blossom in me;
Now, in the deep stillness of my being, I rejoice in eternal wealth,
And I feel full and enriched, even in the midst of simple existence.

Out of fear of thirst I sought water,
On the arid plains and in the wilderness of my life;
I have sought refuge and comfort in the outside world,
But the external sources were ephemeral and illusory.

Thirsty and exhausted, I turned to my heart,
There I discovered an eternal fountain of light;
Its flowing water quenched my spiritual thirst,
And it nourished me with the very essence of life, immortal and pure.

I don’t run outside anymore, looking for the filling of my glass
But I bathe in the deep riches of my own being;
The water of my heart is the inexhaustible fountain of wisdom,
And it brings life and joy to all who thirst for the truth.

So, in every drop of the present,
I am diving into the deep ocean of pure consciousness;
And there, in the luminous silence of my being,
I find the answer to all questions and the peace that transcends all fears.”

lyrics attributed to

Milarepa