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Category Archives: Mind Training
One and Two
I bow to the Lord of Compassion! As I eat and drink, may the hungry and thirsty be sated; as I go on my way, may all journey safely; as I sit and lie down, may the tired find … Continue reading
Avoid Nine
I bow to the Lord of Compassion! When the appearance that harmed me has already departed, how can I blame another? Bless me to hold no grudges! Regardless of their flaws and liability, to tear at others’ hearts … Continue reading
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Tagged Don't compete with others., Don't hold grudges., Don't humiliate others., Don’t malign others., Don’t scheme to benefit yourself., Don’t seek your happiness in another’s pain., Don’t transfer the ox’s load to the cow., Don’t turn practice into pride., Don’t wait in ambush.
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Basic Commitments
I bow to the Lord of Compassion! If I fail to observe my commitments, I betray my own purpose. If I make a show of my high view, I cultivate conceit. If I become one-sided, I fall into extremes. … Continue reading
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Tagged Abandon any hope of fruition., Always abide by three basic principles., but remain natural., Change your attitude, Don't contemplate others’ defects., Don't contemplate others’ weaknesses., Mind Training 22- 28, Work with your greatest defilements first.
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Four Practices
I bow to the Lord of Compassion! To renew and purify my Dharma cultivation, four practices are best. I shall adopt those acts that lead to happiness: the immeasurable Four[1], the noble Eight[2], the perfect Ten[3]. I shall … Continue reading
Utilizing Adversity
I bow to the Lord of Compassion! When food and drink are ample and my bedding dry, it is easier to practice, but less urgent. As this world is tainted with the five corruptions[1], may I swiftly develop the … Continue reading
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Tagged true purity, True Self, True Bliss, True Permanence, dependent, impermanent, Buddha nature, insubstantial, five corruptions, mind of renunciation, this burning house is blazing, self-cherishing, unskillful action, friends, enemies, gratitude for all, field of merit, no actor, no action, no object of action, all-ground, unsurpassable qualities, Mind Training 12 -15
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Tonglen: Giving and Taking
I bow to the Lord of Compassion! All sentient beings, my mothers, wish happiness; all wish to avoid suffering. If all my mothers suffer, how can this child be happy? Bless me to take away their suffering. I take … Continue reading
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Tagged Formal Practice, Mind Training, om ah hum, ram yam kham, sa’ham, so’ham, Tonglen
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The Absolute Mind of Enlightenment
I bow to the Lord of Compassion. In sleep, the six spheres of thought, sound, touch, sight, taste, and smell seem real. This same mind views the world by day— bless me to regard all phenomena as dreams. … Continue reading
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Tagged Absolute Bodhichitta, antidote, appearances, child of illusion, emptiness, empty luminosity, Formal Practice, free from elaboration, Lord of Compassion, mind, Mind Training: 2-6, nature of the essence, peaceful and clear, phenomena, sight, six spheres, smell, sound, taste, thought, touch, unborn awareness, view of emptiness, wrong views
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Mind Training: 1. Preliminaries
I bow to the Lord of Compassion. My human life with all its freedoms, extremely rare, difficult to repeat— bless me with zeal, all day and night, to seize this opportunity. My fragile body, like a water bubble, … Continue reading
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Tagged a culprit to the scaffold, accumulate virtue, authentic teachers, avoid harm, consequences, delight in the Dharma, difficult to repeat, discernment, extremely rare, fragile body, great devotion, human life, kind teachers, Lord of Compassion, opportunity, patience and enthusiasm, perfect freedom, strive sincerely, strong reliance, suffering, wisdom and compassion, worldly pleasures, zeal
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I could have sworn…
Have you ever said to yourself “I could have sworn…”? If you have, you know firsthand that we are capable of convincing ourselves of that which is untrue. We impute reality to that which we perceive, and then proceed to … Continue reading
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