ལས་བརྒྱ་ཐམ་པ་པ 2.11

2.11

can show me the path of miracles. What should I do? First I shall treat them well, and ply them with material things. After that I can make my request to them.”

With this in mind, she extended an invitation to them, and by her own hand contented them with many good, wholesome foods, proffering all that they wished. Then she bowed down at their feet and said, “Noble ones, I wish to perform miracles, and you are accomplished in showing others the path of miracles. I request your instruction in the path of miracles. Through your power I shall begin to perform miracles.”

The Band of Six asked her, “Sthūlanandā, have you not heard this verse?

‘Secret lore should not be shared;
Rather, take it to your grave.
Only barter lore for lore,
Great wealth, or reverent service.’

“Nevertheless, if you wish to learn the practice of miracles from us, first you must host us for three months. Then to each of us you must give six different kinds of goods.”

She bowed down at their feet and said, “Please, instruct me in the path of miracles, and I will do this.”

“Elder sister,” said the Band of Six, “first take care to make your body light. Then, with practice, one day you will have no difficulty with miracles.”

“What should I do to make my body light?” she asked.

“For a while you have to eat very little,” they told her. “After that, on the first day, climb onto a small chair and jump down from it. The next day, stack two chairs and climb up on them and jump down. In the same way, from the third day on up to the seventh day, stack one chair upon another, then climb up and jump down. Then, in the same way,