When i first read the lojong mind training teachings in the great path of awakening by the nineteenthcentury tibetan teacher jamgon. Tonglen toc 5 contents of first part 1 the preliminaries the preliminary practices of training the mind first, train in the preliminaries. Tonglen pronounced tonglen is a meditation practice associated with lojong teachings. This is the moment when atishas lojong slogans can be most helpful. Buddhist lojong slogans used in reflections of a codependent. Always train with the slogans encourages you to apply the practice of mind training to everything in your life. There have been many lojong systems devised by various tibetan lamas over the last thousand years. For centuries, tibetans have used fiftynine powerful mindtraining slogans as a way to transform lifes ordinary situations into opportunities for awakening. Transformation of bad circumstances into the way of. We focus on atishas seven points of buddhist mind training consisting of 59 slogans, or aphorisms, aiming to be easily remembered to remind us to cherish others and reduce ego clinging. Tibetan lojong mind training slogans for the devotional practitioner.
In august 2017, mindfulness northwest director and leader teacher tim burnett coled a 5day silent mindfulness retreat with assistant teacher beth glosten and gave daily talks exploring the tibetan buddhist compassion training system of lojong or mindtraining slogans. The why and how of lojong, or mind training lions roar. A list of all fiftynine slogans organized according to topic, with a link to the corresponding card, can be found here. The article really deserves some work to make it more clear that lojong is based on more than just this one text. T he tibetan word lojong consist of lo mind, attitude, perspective, intelligence and jong train, purify, remedy, clear away. Lojong slogan cards lojong mind training samadhi store. Nos todos temos uma mente e todos podemos trabalhar com ela. These slogans are further organized into seven groupings, called the 7 points of lojong. We demystify the lingo to make meditation and mindfulness approachable, practical and personally transforming.
Lojong is training your mind, usually in a buddhist context. In postmeditation, be a child of illusion relative bodhicitta. Lojong mind training meditation and philosophy private lessons are designed to fit the needs of the student and their personal circumstances, by providing meditation techniques and lojong mind training approaches to integrate into a daily practice program. All books are in clear copy here, and all files are secure so dont worry about it.
The teachings of lojong, in other words, are an unsurpassed manual for the awakening of gnosis. Tibetan buddhist works excerpted from the larger, hardcover volumes of the library of tibetan classics. Atisha, the famous indian buddhist, is said to have brought them first to tibet, and written about them in. Click download or read online button to the seven points of mind training book pdf for free now. First i thought itd be helpful to give some context for the clarity of mind meditation, and then share some thoughts on why it is so. Lojong mind training slogan free download as pdf file. Lo means thought or perception and jong means purifying. And it is the twofold practice of nondual awareness and compassion that characterizes and evokes bodhichitta, or the enlightened mind and heart. Lojong meditation is the ancient and profound tibetan buddhist practice of transforming the mind by integrating meditation into daily life. Aug 20, 2010 trike daily train your mind train your mind. The great collection, which i had the privilege to translate into english. They can perhaps best be characterized as a method for transforming our mind by turning away from selfcenteredness and cultivating instead the mental habits that generate bodhicitta, the awakened mind that puts the benefit of others above all else. Download pdf the seven points of mind training free online.
Nov 22, 2017 pema chodrons commentary on atishas famed mindtraining slogans that utilize our difficulties and problems to awaken the heart. Its a thorough and comprehensive treatment of the 59 lojong slogans, written with a depth of understanding of the power and potential for transformation of lojong practice. Although external circumstances may vary, your practice should not depend on that. In the last post we looked at how to practice with the slogans in general. Chapter 5 the seven points of mind training n ow i will teach on the lojong ton dunma, which has been translated into english as the seven points of mind training. Individual separate daily practice videos for each slogan can be downloaded upon.
Lojong for writers slogan randomiser for free your pen. Lojong, or mind training, is a core practice in all the lineages of the tibetan tradition. For most of my climbs, my buddhist mentor or buddhist personal trainer as i. To use them as reminders of the practice of mind training, display a new card each day.
These instructions serve as a gateway for realizing our ultimate potential for compassion. The lojong teachings are organized around seven points that contain fiftynine pithy slogans that remind us how to awaken our hearts. The preliminaries are also known as the four reminders. The practice involves refining and purifying ones motivations and attitudes. I have joined the translations of the 59 slogans from various sources to make each one clearer i hope. The categorized slogans are listed below, translated by the nalanda translation committee under the direction of chogyam trungpa. In this volume, traleg kyabgon offers a fresh translation of the slogans as. The original volume from which this particular anthology is drawn is mind training. The slogans can be used with almost anything, its not just about meditation.
The practice of lojong has been the primary focus of pemas teachings and. Lojong slogans 5059 waltham buddhist meditation group. Some practical tips and explanation of the slogans of lojong, but wasnt convincing philosophically. This is the best book i have found on lojong, or training the mind in compassion.
Click download or read online button to the compassion book teachings for awakening the heart book pdf for free now. The seven points and 59 lojong slogans of atisha with their corresponding paramita as presented by chogyam trungpa rinpoche, sb pp. Atishas 59 lojong slogans with commentary by acharya judy lief. Thus it can be translated as attitudinal training, or more commonly mind training. Please click button to get the practice of lojong book now. Jul 04, 2014 this is a bit long but interesting i think. Or build a bunch of artifacts, including json, fortune, and pdf files, using. We could have all sorts of loving and kind thoughts, and feel all warm and fuzzy, but so what. Begin the sequence of sending and taking with yourself. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading training in compassion. Atisha 9801052 ce was an indian adept who brought to tibet a systematized approach to bodhicitta the desire to awaken for the sake of all sentient beings and loving.
They were brought to tibet in the eleventh century by the indian master atisha dipankara and have since been practiced by all schools of tibetan buddhism. Jul 04, 2012 by the buddhaful tao in buddhism tags. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. These set of 59 slogans or aphorisms were developed between the 9th and 12th centuries ce in tibet. This article discusses the seven point mind training as though it is the only lojong text and doesnt discuss other texts such as eight verses for training the mind, or wheel of sharp weapons. Lojong mind training aphorisms buddhism somathread. The lojong script relies on the presence of an uberjar. Acharya judy lief, teacher in the shambhala tradition of chogyam trungpa rinpoche, comments on atishas 59 mindtraining lojong slogans. Rather than trying to remember the meditative experience in the midst of such worldly distractions, we can flash on a slogan such as, in postmeditation, be a child of illusion.
Download pdf the compassion book teachings for awakening. Lojong was originally brought to tibet by an indian buddhist teacher named atisha. Lojong pronounced lowjohn means mind training in tibetan. Lojong is a tibetan buddhist mind training practice based on a set of 59 slogans first formulated in the 12th century. Welcome to lojong for writers, the slogan randomiser for free your pen. The buddhaful tao truth can only be found in silence, but. I had the most trouble with the section on regarding all phenomena as dreams, im not convinced that the concept of emptiness leads not to nihlism but to compassion. Take in the worlds sorrow, breathe it out your joy. The practice of lojong, by traleg kyabgon rinpoche foreword by ken wilber it is my honor to introduce the practice of lojong, by one of todays most respected and renowned tibetan buddhist masters, traleg kyabgon rinpoche. When i first read the lojong mind training teachings in the great path of awakening by the nineteenthcentury tibetan teacher jamgon kongtrul the great, i was struck by their unusual message that we can use our difficulties and problems to awaken our. Sep 21, 2016 the mindtraining slogans skillfully prod us to lighten up and drop our pretentiousness. Three objects, three poisons, and three seeds of virtue. It was this slogan that gave me the idea for the book this series is based on.
For most of my climbs, my buddhist mentor or buddhist personal trainer as i like to call her prepares. Dont be swayed by external circumstances dont depend on external conditions pt. The 59 slogans of lojong chinese buddhist encyclopedia. One of the best ways to bring meditation off the cushion and into everyday life is to practice lojong or mind training. Zen teachings on the practice of lojong kindle edition by fischer, norman. Fiftynine slogans represent the profound mahayana buddhist teachings on wisdom, kindness and compassion. Pema chodron on lojong mind training slogans lions roar. Zen teachings on the practice of lojong, by norman fischer. Each of our lojong cards has one of those slogans for contemplation.
As the world fills up with evil, go ahead and find peace. Point seven translated by nalanda translation committee pt. This acclaimed book by norman fischer is available at in several formats for your ereader. The seven points of mind training download the seven points of mind training ebook pdf or read online books in pdf, epub, and mobi format. Gnosis in action, according to buddhism, is compassion. Pronunciation of lojong with 2 audio pronunciations, 1 translation and more for lojong.
Lojong mind training is a tibetan buddhist practice that uses slogans to help us develop compassion. Keep your way to be right here and read this page completed. It is a mind training practice in the tibetan buddhist tradition and is based on a set of aphorisms formulated in tibet in the 12th century by geshe chekhawa. Known as the lojongor mindtrainingteachings, these slogans have been the subject of deep study, contemplation, and commentary by many great masters.
Mar 08, 2011 one of the best ways to bring meditation off the cushion and into everyday life is to practice lojong or mind training. Volume 2 profound treasury translated by traleg kyabgon pl. Database of commentaries on atishas 7 points of mind training. In this volume, traleg kyabgon offers a fresh translation of the slogans as well as indepth new commentary of each. The original lojong practice consists of 59 slogans, or aphorisms. Information on the lojong cards that are based on the writings of the buddhist sage atisha. The mindtraining slogans skillfully prod us to lighten up and drop our pretentiousness. The mahayana instruction for ejection of consciousness at death is the five strengths. Here we look at one slogan in depth first by exploring the original teachings and then applying the slogan to writing. Lojong mind training readers guide lojong, or mind training, is a core practice in all the lineages of the tibetan tradition.
Rooted in mahayana buddhism, the lojong teachings use slogans, sometimes known as the 7 points of mind training, for training the mind in compassion. I have read it 3 times now and read from it almost daily. The compassion book teachings for awakening the heart download the compassion book teachings for awakening the heart ebook pdf or read online books in pdf, epub, and mobi format. Dec 04, 2016 tibetan lojong mind training slogans for the devotional practitioner. The slogans are based on the buddhist practice of lojong a practical system of mind training that can free your mind from the egos fears and emotional blocks, and reconnect to your true self.
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