{"id":1267,"date":"2023-10-05T20:35:20","date_gmt":"2023-10-05T20:35:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maitripa.org\/library\/?page_id=1267"},"modified":"2024-03-02T00:11:59","modified_gmt":"2024-03-02T00:11:59","slug":"lojong","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/maitripa.org\/library\/subject-guides\/lojong\/","title":{"rendered":"Lojong"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:104%;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-flex-start\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:0px;--awb-padding-right:0px;--awb-padding-bottom:0px;--awb-padding-left:0px;--awb-bg-color:#ffffff;--awb-bg-color-hover:#ffffff;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-border-color:#999999;--awb-border-top:0;--awb-border-right:0;--awb-border-bottom:0;--awb-border-left:0;--awb-border-style:solid;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:21px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.44%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:21px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.44%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><blockquote>\n<p>\u201cNow I will banish all the blames onto one source;<br \/>\nAnd to all beings I will contemplate their great kindness<br \/>\nI will take into myself the undesirable qualities of others<br \/>\nAnd dedicate my virtuous roots for the benefit of all beings.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">&#8211;attributed to Dharmarak\u1e63ita, &#8220;The Wheel of Sharp Weapons,&#8221; verse 94, in Thupten Jinpa, <em>Mind Training: The Great Collection<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:104%;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:10px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><hr>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left\">Sections<\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"#headings\">JABL Subject Headings<\/a> &nbsp; |&nbsp; &nbsp;<a href=\"#about\">About<\/a>&nbsp; &nbsp;|&nbsp; &nbsp;<a href=\"#definitions\">Definitions<\/a> &nbsp;&nbsp;| &nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"#texts\">Lojong Texts<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp; |&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href=\"#literature\">Lojong Literature<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp; |&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href=\"#instructions\">Instructions for Tonglen<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp; |&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"#other\"> Other Resources&nbsp;<\/a>&nbsp;<\/h5>\n<hr>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-3 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:104%;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-flex-start\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-border-color:#000000;--awb-border-style:solid;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-menu-anchor\" id=\"headings\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\"><h3 style=\"text-align: left\">JABL Subject Headings<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/maitripa.populiweb.com\/router\/library\/catalog\/subjects\/8541391\/show\">Blo sbyong<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-4 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:104%;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:10px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-menu-anchor\" id=\"about\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4\"><h3>About<\/h3>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-5\"><ul>\n<li>\u201cLojong.\u201d <em>Encyclopedia of Buddhism<\/em>. <a href=\"https:\/\/encyclopediaofbuddhism.org\/wiki\/Lojong\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">encyclopediaofbuddhism.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li>\u201cMind Training.\u201d <em>Study Buddhism by Berzin Archives<\/em>. <a href=\"https:\/\/studybuddhism.com\/en\/tibetan-buddhism\/mind-training\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">studybuddhism.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Sweet, Michael. 1996. &#8220;Mental Purification (Blo sbyong): A Native Tibetan Genre of Religious Literature.&#8221; In Cabez\u00f3n and Jackson, <em>Tibetan Literature: Studies in Genre<\/em>. Snow Lion. <a href=\"https:\/\/maitripa.populiweb.com\/router\/library\/resources\/8317279\/show\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">JABL<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-5 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:104%;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-4 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:10px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-menu-anchor\" id=\"definitions\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-6\"><h3>Definitions<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-5 fusion_builder_column_1_6 1_6 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-flex-start\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:0px;--awb-padding-right:0px;--awb-padding-bottom:0px;--awb-padding-left:0px;--awb-bg-color:#ffffff;--awb-bg-color-hover:#ffffff;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-border-color:#999999;--awb-border-top:0;--awb-border-right:0;--awb-border-bottom:0;--awb-border-left:0;--awb-border-style:solid;--awb-width-large:16.666666666667%;--awb-margin-top-large:21px;--awb-spacing-right-large:8.64%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:21px;--awb-spacing-left-large:11.52%;--awb-width-medium:16.666666666667%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:8.64%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:11.52%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-7\"><p><strong>Lojong<\/strong><br \/>\n\u0f56\u0fb3\u0f7c\u0f0b\u0f66\u0fa6\u0fb1\u0f7c\u0f44\u0f0b<br \/>\nblo sbyong<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-6 fusion_builder_column_5_6 5_6 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-flex-start\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:0px;--awb-padding-right:0px;--awb-padding-bottom:0px;--awb-padding-left:0px;--awb-bg-color:#ffffff;--awb-bg-color-hover:#ffffff;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-border-color:#999999;--awb-border-top:0;--awb-border-right:0;--awb-border-bottom:0;--awb-border-left:0;--awb-border-style:solid;--awb-width-large:83.333333333333%;--awb-margin-top-large:21px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.728%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:21px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.304%;--awb-width-medium:83.333333333333%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.728%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:2.304%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-8\"><p>Lojong. Mind Training. The Mahayana meditation system of the early Kadampa School as brought to Tibet by Atisha Dipamkara (Rangjung Yeshe)<\/p>\n<p>A spiritual training in which one cleanses disturbing attitudes from one&#8217;s mind and trains to replace them with constructive attitudes. Also called: cleansing of attitudes, mind-training, Lojong. (Berzin Definitions)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-6 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:104%;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-7 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-menu-anchor\" id=\"texts\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-9\"><h3 style=\"text-align: left\">Lojong Texts for Download<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-8 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-flex-start\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.333333333333%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:5.76%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:5.76%;--awb-width-medium:33.333333333333%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:5.76%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:5.76%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-10\"><p><strong>Bodhisattva Garland of Gems<br \/>\n<\/strong>byang sems nor bu\u2019i \u2018phreng pa<br \/>\n\u0f56\u0fb1\u0f44\u0f0b\u0f66\u0f7a\u0f58\u0f66\u0f0b\u0f53\u0f7c\u0f62\u0f0b\u0f56\u0f74\u0f60\u0f72\u0f0b\u0f60\u0f55\u0fb2\u0f7a\u0f44\u0f0b\u0f56\u0f0d<br \/>\nAti\u015ba D\u012bpa\u1e43kara<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lotsawahouse.org\/bo\/indian-masters\/atisha\/jewel-rosary-bodhisattvas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tibetan<\/a> &nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lotsawahouse.org\/indian-masters\/atisha\/jewel-rosary-bodhisattvas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">English<\/a> (Lotsawa House)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Eight Verses of Training the Mind<\/strong><br \/>\nblo sbyong tshig brgyad ma&nbsp;<br \/>\n\u0f56\u0fb3\u0f7c\u0f0b\u0f66\u0fa6\u0fb1\u0f7c\u0f44\u0f0b\u0f5a\u0f72\u0f42\u0f0b\u0f56\u0f62\u0f92\u0fb1\u0f51\u0f0b\u0f58\u0f0d<br \/>\nGeshe Langri Thangpa<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lotsawahouse.org\/bo\/tibetan-masters\/geshe-langri-thangpa\/eight-verses-training-mind\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tibetan<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lotsawahouse.org\/tibetan-masters\/geshe-langri-thangpa\/eight-verses-training-mind\">English<\/a> (Lotsawa House)<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"on\" lang=\"bo-x-ewts\" title=\"glang ri thang pa rdo rje seng+ge\">&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-9 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-flex-start\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.333333333333%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:5.76%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:5.76%;--awb-width-medium:33.333333333333%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:5.76%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:5.76%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-11\"><p><strong>Seven Points of Mind Training<\/strong><br \/>\ntheg pa chen po blo sbyong don bdun ma<br \/>\n\u0f50\u0f7a\u0f42\u0f0b\u0f54\u0f0b\u0f46\u0f7a\u0f53\u0f0b\u0f54\u0f7c\u0f0b\u0f56\u0fb3\u0f7c\u0f0b\u0f66\u0fa6\u0fb1\u0f7c\u0f44\u0f0b\u0f51\u0f7c\u0f53\u0f0b\u0f56\u0f51\u0f74\u0f53\u0f0b\u0f58\u0f0d<br \/>\nGeshe Chekawa Yeshe Dorje<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lotsawahouse.org\/bo\/tibetan-masters\/geshe-chekhawa-yeshe-dorje\/seven-points-mind-training\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tibetan<\/a>&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lotsawahouse.org\/tibetan-masters\/geshe-chekhawa-yeshe-dorje\/seven-points-mind-training\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">English<\/a> (Lotsawa House)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Thirty-Seven Practices of All Bodhisattvas<\/strong><br \/>\nrgyal sras lag len so bdun ma<br \/>\n\u0f62\u0f92\u0fb1\u0f63\u0f0b\u0f66\u0fb2\u0f66\u0f0b\u0f63\u0f42\u0f0b\u0f63\u0f7a\u0f53\u0f0b\u0f66\u0f7c\u0f0b\u0f56\u0f51\u0f74\u0f53\u0f0b\u0f58\u0f0d<br \/>\nGyalse Tokme Zangpo<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lotsawahouse.org\/bo\/tibetan-masters\/gyalse-thogme-zangpo\/37-practices-all-bodhisattvas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tibetan<\/a> &nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lotsawahouse.org\/tibetan-masters\/gyalse-thogme-zangpo\/37-practices-all-bodhisattvas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">English<\/a> (Lotsawa House)<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-10 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-flex-start\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.333333333333%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:5.76%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:5.76%;--awb-width-medium:33.333333333333%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:5.76%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:5.76%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-12\"><p><strong>Wheel of Sharp Weapons<\/strong><br \/>\ntheg-pa-chen-pohi-blo-sbyong mtson-cha-hkhor-lo&#8217;<br \/>\n\u0f50\u0f7a\u0f42\u0f0b\u0f54\u0f0b\u0f46\u0f7a\u0f53\u0f0b\u0f54\u0f7c\u0f67\u0f72\u0f0b\u0f56\u0fb3\u0f7c\u0f0b\u0f66\u0fa6\u0fb1\u0f7c\u0f44\u0f0b\u0f58\u0f59\u0f7c\u0f53\u0f0b\u0f46\u0f0b\u0f67\u0f41\u0f7c\u0f62\u0f0b\u0f63\u0f7c\u0f0d<br \/>\nDharmarak\u1e63ita<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lamayeshe.com\/sites\/default\/files\/wheel_of_sharp_weapons.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lamayeshe.com<\/a> &#8211;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/gadenforthewest.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Dharmaraksita_Wheel-of-Sharp-Weapons.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">gandenforthewest.org<\/a> &#8211;&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/studybuddhism.com\/en\/tibetan-buddhism\/original-texts\/sutra-texts\/wheel-of-sharp-weapons\/wheel-of-sharp-weapons-poetic-rendering\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">studybuddhism.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-7 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:104%;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-11 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-menu-anchor\" id=\"literature\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-13\"><h3 style=\"text-align: left\">Lojong Literature<\/h3>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-14\"><ul>\n<li>Thupten Jinpa. 2006. <em>Mind Training: The Great Collection<\/em>. Wisdom Publications w\/ Institute of Tibetan Classics. <a href=\"https:\/\/maitripa.populiweb.com\/router\/library\/resources\/8307109\/show\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">JABL<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Thupten Jinpa. 2011. <em>Essential Mind Training: Tibetan Wisdom for Daily Life<\/em>. Wisdom Publications. <a href=\"https:\/\/maitripa.populiweb.com\/router\/library\/resources\/8315809\/show\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">JABL<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Eight Verses of Mind Training<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bstan-&#8216;dzin-rgya-mtsho, Dalai Lama XIV and Matthew Pistano. 1999. <em>Lojong: Training the Mind<\/em>. Wisdom Publications. <a href=\"https:\/\/maitripa.populiweb.com\/router\/library\/resources\/8312581\/show\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">JABL<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Bstan-&#8216;dzin-rgya-mtsho, Dalai Lama XIV, and Thupten Jinpa, trans. 2000. <em>Transforming the Mind: Eight Verses on Generating Compassion and Transforming Your Life.<\/em> Thorsons\/Harper Collins. <a href=\"https:\/\/maitripa.populiweb.com\/router\/library\/resources\/8309335\/show\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">JABL<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Gyeltsen, Geshe Tsultim. 1989. <em>Keys to Great Enlightenment: Commentaries on Kadam Geshe Langri Tangpa&#8217;s Eight Verses of Thought Training &amp; Bodhisattva Togmey Zangpo&#8217;s The Thirty-seven Bodhisattva Practices<\/em>. Thubten Dhargye Ling Publications. <a href=\"https:\/\/maitripa.populiweb.com\/router\/library\/resources\/8306977\/show\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">JABL<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Thubten Zopa, Rinpoche. 2013.<em> Transforming Problems into Happiness<\/em>. Simon and Schuster. <a href=\"https:\/\/maitripa.populiweb.com\/router\/library\/resources\/8312935\/show\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">JABL<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Seven-point Mind Training<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Nam-mkha-dpal, Hor-ston (Nam-kha Pel) and Brian Beresford, trans. 2019. <em>Mind Training Like the Rays of the Sun = blo-byong nyi-ma&#8217;i &#8216;od-zer<\/em>. Library of Tibetan Works &amp; Archives. <a href=\"https:\/\/maitripa.populiweb.com\/router\/library\/resources\/8310295\/show\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">JABL<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Jampa Tegchok, Geshe and Stephen Carlier, trans. 2006. <em>The Kindness of Others: A Commentary on the Seven-point Mind Training<\/em>. Lama Yeshe Archive. <a href=\"https:\/\/maitripa.populiweb.com\/router\/library\/resources\/8317657\/show\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">JABL<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Wheel of Sharp Weapons&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lhundup Sopa, Geshe, Michael J. (Michael Jay) Sweet, and Leonard. Zwilling. 2001. <em>Peacock in the Poison Grove: Two Buddhist Texts on Training the Mind; the Wheel Weapon (mtshon cha\u02bckhor lo) and the Poison-Destroying Peacock (rma bya dug \u02bcjoms) Attributed to Dharmaraks\u0323ita<\/em>. Wisdom Publications. <a href=\"https:\/\/maitripa.populiweb.com\/router\/library\/resources\/8308243\/show\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">JABL<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Thupten Jinpa. 2005. &#8220;The Wheel of Sharp Weapons.&#8221; In Jinpa, ed., <em>Mind Training: The Great Collection<\/em>. Wisdom Publications. <a href=\"https:\/\/maitripa.populiweb.com\/router\/library\/resources\/8307109\/show\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">JABL<\/a><\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Wheel Blade of Mind Transformation.&#8221; Encyclopedia of Buddhism. <a href=\"https:\/\/encyclopediaofbuddhism.org\/wiki\/Wheel_Blade_of_Mind_Transformation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">encyclopediaofbuddhism.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-8 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:104%;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-12 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-menu-anchor\" id=\"instructions\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-15\"><h3>Instructions for Tonglen<\/h3>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-16\"><p><strong>Pema Ch\u00f6dr\u00f6n:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Loving Oneself and Others: A Tonglen Weekend <a href=\"https:\/\/pemachodronfoundation.org\/videos\/loving-oneself-and-others-a-tonglen-weekend\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pemachodronfoundation.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li>News We Can Use: Tonglen Meditation <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=j_XPJhGwjbU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Guided Tonglen <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=SAV1RCnuAaE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-9 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:104%;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-13 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-menu-anchor\" id=\"other\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-17\"><h3>Other Resources<\/h3>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-18\"><ul>\n<li>\u201cDharmarakshita.\u201d Study Buddhism by Berzin Archives. <a href=\"https:\/\/studybuddhism.com\/en\/tibetan-buddhism\/spiritual-teachers\/dharmarakshita\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">studybuddhism.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Gardner, Alexander. 2009. \u201cAti\u015ba D\u012bpa\u1e43kara.&#8221; Treasury of Lives. &nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/treasuryoflives.org\/biographies\/view\/Atisa-Dipamkara\/5717\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">treasuryoflives.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Ngawang Dhargyey, Alexander Berzin, and Sharpa Tulku. 1982. \u201cThe Life of Atisha.\u201d From <em>Anthology of Well-Spoken Advice.<\/em> Library of Tibetan Works &amp; Archives. <a href=\"https:\/\/maitripa.populiweb.com\/router\/library\/resources\/8329453\/show\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">JABL<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/studybuddhism.com\/en\/tibetan-buddhism\/spiritual-teachers\/atisha\/the-life-of-atisha\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">studybuddhism.com<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-10 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-background-color:#f1f1f1;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:104%;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-14 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-19\"><p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5>Subject Guides<\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maitripa.org\/library\/subject-guides\/action-research-project\/\">Action Research Project<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp; 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