May 22, 2025
The Tibetan Art of Mind Training
One of Buddhism’s most systematic approaches for training the mind is the Tibetan lojong teachings.
Lojong (the Tibetan word for “mind training”) is a set of
practices designed to transform the mind through contemplation and
embodied practice. More specifically, they are a set of 59 phrases, or
slogans, written by Atisha, a 10th-century Indian Buddhist master.
Atisha brought to Tibet a systematic approach to cultivating bodhicitta
(the awakened heart-mind) and loving-kindness through working with
these short statements, which offer practical guidelines for both
meditation and day-to-day life.
Also known as the Seven Points of Mind Training, the slogans provide a complete basis for practice. Using the lojong
slogans, we work to loosen the grip of the ego and to release the
clinging and fixations that create suffering—an essential prerequisite
for developing an awakened heart.
Explore the power of lojongs in this week’s Three Teachings.
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