What are the 7 points of mind training?
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.
What are Lojong slogans?
Worldly gain is your priority rather than cultivating loving-kindness and compassion. You feel joy when your enemies suffer, and do not rejoice in others’ good fortune. Slogan 53. Don’t vacillate (in your practice of Lojong).
What is tonglen practice?
Tonglen is a Tibetan Buddhist meditation practice that is known as “giving and taking or sending and receiving.” On the inhale, you take in the pain and suffering of yourself and others and on the exhale you give space, compassion and healing to yourself and others.
What are the three seeds of virtue?
This slogan is saying that the three objects and three poisons can be viewed as seeds of virtue. The point of Buddhism is not to heap shame and guilt and blame on top of the pain of being human by beating ourselves up for objectifying the world or responding to it with passion, aggression or ignorance.
Who is Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche?
He is frequently referred to as Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, the Tibetan word rinpoche(“precious jewel”) being an honorific title often conferred on Tibetan Buddhist leaders.
When did Trungpa Rinpoche start teaching meditation?
While in England, Trungpa Rinpoche began to instruct Western students in the dharma, and in 1967 he founded the Samye Ling Meditation Center in Dumfrieshire, Scotland. During this period, he also published his first two books, both in English: Born in Tibet (1966) and Meditation in Action (1969).
Is Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche related to Trungpa?
The leadership of Shambhala then passed on to Trungpa’s eldest son and Shambhala heir, Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche . Major lineage holders of Trungpa’s Tibetan Buddhist traditions and many other Buddhist teachers supported his work.
Is Trungpa a mahasiddha?
Among other Tibetan lamas to name Trungpa a mahasiddha are the Sixteenth Karmapa, Thrangu Rinpoche, Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso Rinpoche and Tai Situpa. The Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche said, “As taught in the Buddhist scriptures, there are nine qualities of a perfect master of buddhadharma.