The great yogi Milarepa (1040-1123) is one of the most revered figures in Tibetan history and among all sects of Tibetan Buddhism. Milarepa’s guru was the famous translator, Marpa (1012-1097), himself the main disciple of Naropa (1016-1100).

Lama Zopa Rinpoche said: "If we wish to achieve enlightenment in one brief lifetime like the great yogis, from our own side it can be achieved, unless we are not following the path, not making an attempt to generate the three principal paths and the gradual path of tantra. If we follow these paths, there is no reason why we cannot achieve enlightenment in one brief lifetime.”

This short daily practice from Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s personal collection was composed by the First Dodrubchen, Jigme Trinle Ozer and translated by Ven. Joan Nicell.