Milarepa
~1052–1135
“Tibetan yogi-poet — songs from the caves; murder atoned through liberation.”
The four dimensions in the 16-axis model where this thinker scores highest. People in this archetype tend to lean the same way.
- MRMystical Receptivity9 / 10
- ATAscetic Tendency9 / 10
- SISelf as Illusion9 / 10
- TVTragic Vision8 / 10
The six thinkers whose 16-dimensional positions sit closest to this one. Useful as next-reading suggestions.
- Marguerite PoreteTHRESHOLD
Her Mirror of Simple Souls follows the soul as it is annihilated into divine love.
- Patrul RinpocheTHRESHOLD
His Words of My Perfect Teacher makes the preliminary practices plain.
- AtishaTHRESHOLD
Three persons of capacity; lojong mind-training in compassion.
- BonaventureTHRESHOLD
The Itinerarium charts the soul's journey through nature into God's depths.
- Bernard of ClairvauxTHRESHOLD
Love of God in four ascending degrees; mysticism of the will.
- PadmasambhavaTHRESHOLD
The founder of Tibetan tantra, who taught the recognition of mind as primordial awareness.
Short exercises in the same tradition as Milarepa's thought. Each takes 5–25 minutes.
Three doors lead onward.
- 01 · QUIZThe InheritorFind your archetype — discover whether you'd argue with Milarepa or alongside them.CONTINUE ▶
- 02 · COMPAREMilarepa vs Marguerite PoreteOn Mull's map Marguerite Porete sits closest. See where they agree and where they part.CONTINUE ▶
- 03 · DAILYToday's SparOne philosopher, one topic, five minutes. A new one drops every day.CONTINUE ▶