Training the Mind and Cultivating Loving-Kindness
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The slogans contained in this book are designed to awaken the heart and cultivate love and kindness toward others. They are revolutionary in that practicing them fosters abandonment of personal territory in relating to others and an understanding of the world as it is. The fifty-nine provocative slogans presented here—each with a commentary by the Tibetan meditation master Chögyam Trungpa—have been used by Tibetan Buddhists for eight centuries to help meditation students remember and focus on important principles and practices of mind training. They emphasize meeting the ordinary situations of life with intelligence and compassion under all circumstances. Slogans include, "Don't be swayed by external circumstances," "Be grateful to everyone," and "Always maintain only a joyful mind." This edition contains a foreword by Pema Chödrön.
Point 1The preliminaries, which are a basis for dharma practice71First, train in the preliminaries7Point 2The main practice, which is training in bodhichitta9[Ultimate and relative bodhichitta]9[Ultimate bodhichitta slogans]252Regard all dharmas as dreams253Examine the nature of unborn awareness264Self-liberate even the antidote285Rest in the nature of alaya, the essence316In postmeditation, be a child of illusion36[Relative bodhichitta slogans]397Sending and taking should be practiced alternately : these two should ride the breath398Three objects, three poisons, and three seeds of virtue569In all activities, train with slogans5810Begin the sequence of sending and taking with yourself59Point 3Transformation of bad circumstances into the path of enlightenment61[Point three and the paramita of patience]6111When the world is filled with evil, transform all mishaps into the path of bodhi6212Drive all blames into one6513Be grateful to everyone7614Seeing confusion as the four kayas is unsurpassable shunyata protection8215Four practices are the best of methods8816Whatever you meet unexpectedly, join with meditation108Point 4Showing the utilization of practice in one's whole life113[Point four and the paramita of exertion]11317Practice the five strengths, the condensed heart instructions11418The mahayana instruction for ejection of consciousness at death : is the five strengths : how you conduct yourself is important121Point 5Evaluation of mind training127[Point five and the paramita of meditation]12719All dharma agrees at one point12820Of the two witnesses, hold the principal one13121Always maintain only a joyful mind13422If you can practice even when distracted, you are well trained138Point 6Disciplines of mind training143[Point six and prajnaparamita]14323Always abide by the three basic principles14424Change your attitude, but remain natural14725Don't talk about injured limbs14826Don't ponder others14927Work with the greatest defilements first15028Abandon any hope of fruition15029Abandon poisonous food15230Don't be so predictable15331Don't malign others15532Don't wait in ambush15533Don't bring things to a painful point15634Don't transfer the ox's load to the cow15735Don't try to be the fastest15836Don't act with a twist15937Don't make gods into demons16038Don't seek others' pain as the limbs of your own happiness160Point 7Guidelines of mind training163[Point seven and postmeditation]16339All activities should be done with one intention16340Correct all wrongs with one intention16441Two activities : one at the beginning, one at the end16542Whichever of the two occurs, be patient16643Observe these two, even at the risk of your life16744Train in the three difficulties16745Take on the three principal causes16946Pay heed that the three never wane17047Keep the three inseparable17148Train without bias in all areas : it is crucial always to do this pervasively and wholeheartedly17149Always meditate on whatever provokes resentment17250Don't be swayed by external circumstances17251This time, practice the main points17252Don't misinterpret17353Don't vacillate17454Train wholeheartedly17455Liberate yourself by examining and analyzing17456Don't wallow in self-pity17457Don't be jealous17558Don't be frivolous17559Don't expect applause175Concluding verses177AppForty-six ways in which a bodhisattva fails179
