DWQA QuestionsCategory: KarmaHow did the plunging of Milarepa into absolute despair 8 times (intended to be nine) purify Milarepa’s karma?
Nicola Staff asked 5 years ago
This was an important aspect of the learning needed for him to ultimately rise above it and excel vibrationally from the wisdom he attained. In the depths of despair, he saw the great loss he caused as it mirrored that of loved ones who never saw the persons he killed, and so this was very much a corresponding personal confrontation with cause and effect when he was thrust into the throws of anguish and loss, leading to great inner wisdom ultimately.