Milarepa's Last Testament
as told by Lama Surya Das
After the enlightened cave-yogi and songmaster Milarepa left this world, a scrap
of rice paper was found inscribed with his handwriting. His ascetic followers
were astounded, for it stated that beneath a nearby boulder was buried all the
gold that ascetic Mila had hoarded during his life.
A few eager disciples dug around and under that large rock. In the earth they
discovered a ragged cloth bundle. Opening the knotted bundle with shaking hands,
they discovered only a lump of dried shit.
There was another scribbled note as well. It said: "If you understand my
teaching so little that you actually believed I ever valued or hoarded gold,
you are truly heirs to my shit."
The note was signed "The Laughing Vajra, Milarepa."