For many years my partner and I have been working with the Lojong slogans more or less daily, as part of our practice together. Over this past summer we worked our way through all the slogans two or three times. Through this repetition, I noticed things in the commentary that I thought could use some …
I decided to change the order of words in Slogan 21 so that “be grateful to everyone” is the main slogan, with “contemplate the great kindness of everyone” in parentheses. Nothing else is changed.
While I was updating the organization of the slogans described in the previous post, I began to wonder why I was calling the Third Point of Mind Training “The Heart of the Matter, which is the Three Difficulties.” I realized this doesn’t really make sense, because the “main practice” of Lojong is training in bodhicitta, …
Recently I reviewed the original seven points of mind training and which slogans appear in each one. After reflecting on the placement of slogans within this revised version, I have decided to make some changes that I think better reflect the essence of the original structure of the slogans. Here is what has changed: In …
Hi, if there’s anyone out there reading this. 🙂 I’ve decided to open comments on this blog, so now you can contact me by leaving a comment on a post. I’m hoping this results in less spam than the contact form. UPDATE October 6, 2024: I have decided to disable comments because after almost a …
I have updated all of the guided and unguided meditation timers on the Practices Page. You will find a new sound – a beautiful gong instead of the bell in the previous version.
Doing a little housekeeping, I have updated the recordings for the guided and unguided Tonglen timers. You can find them on the Practices Page linked at the bottom of the website.
This morning when I listened to the commentary for Slogan 45, This time, practice the main points, I found it a bit sparse! So I have added a bit of explanation and updated the commentary page.
This month I have updated some of the commentary and added some functionality. Here’s what’s new, in no particular order: