What you know is what you know.

 The great Tibetan master Marpa, disciple to Naropa who was a disciple of Tilopa (who had visions and was inspired by Dorje Chang) went to India to collect teachings to bring back to Tibet. Part of his return journey was by boat with a fellow student. The fellow student was jealous of Marpa, and threw all his notes into the water. They were all lost.

 Marpa then realised that the only knowledge that was of value to him was what he remembered and had experienced. Notes are merely a acquired collection of information.

 Marpa went on to be the teacher of the great Milarepa, whose student was Gampopa, whose student was the first in the line of seventeen Karmapas. If you are fortunate, you may be a student of one of his students… 🙂 This applies to all the Tibetan traditions.

At death,
all that is important
is what you know and remember.
That’s why we practice constantly .

 Milarepa achieved enlightenment in one life time: his final teaching to Rechungpa was to show his calloused buttocks to his disciple…meaning “Just do it”! (this must be taken in context, as there is absolutely nothing to do! But we have to start somewhere and get on with it 🙂 )