The 7 Points of Mind Training
The 7 Points of Mind Training
Awakening the Heart of Compassion
The 7 Points of Mind Training (Lojong) is a classic Tibetan Buddhist teaching designed to wake us up to the boundlessness of our heart and to cultivate truthfulness and harmony in our relationships. Lojong presents 59 slogans that teach a provocative yet practical approach to practice and life, including the well-known Tonglen meditation, giving and receiving on the breath.
The list of the 7 Points is:
1. Train in the Foundations [of Mindfulness and Self-love]
2. Train in Compassion
3. Transform Difficulty into the Path
4. Make Your Life Your Path
5. Apply Insight and Joy
6. Be Responsible in Your Relationships
7. Communicate from the Heart
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Day 1 | Train in the Foundations
Day 2 | Train in Compassion
Day 3 | Transform Difficulty into the Path
Day 4 | Make Your Life Your Path
Day 5 | Apply Insight and Joy
Day 6 | Be Responsible in Your Relationships
Day 7 | Communicate from the Heart
The Vow of the Bodhisattva
May I be a guard for those who are protectorless,
A guide for those who journey on the road;
For those who wish to go across the water,
May I be a boat, a raft, a bridge.
May I be an isle for those who yearn for landfall,
And a lamp for those who long for light;
For those who need a resting place, a bed,
For all who need a servant, may I be a slave.
May I be the wishing jewel, the vase of plenty,
A word of power, and the supreme remedy.
May I be the trees of miracles,
And for every being, the abundant cow.
Like the great earth and the other elements,
Enduring as the sky itself endures,
For the boundless multitude of living beings,
May I be the ground and vessel of their life.
Thus, for every single thing that lives,
In number like the boundless reaches of the sky,
May I be their sustenance and nourishment
Until they pass beyond the bounds of suffering.
-Shantideva