Self-liberate Even the Antidote

 Todays email reminders from http://lojongmindtraining.com/
Self-liberate Even the Antidote
The antidote is the realization that our discursive thoughts have no origin… But we need to go beyond that antidote. We should not hang on the so-what-ness of it, the naivete of it.
The idea of the antidote is that everything is empty, so you have nothing to care [...]

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The following post was pilloried  from http://dailylight.wordpress.com/2007/12/26/reading-70-from-divine-remembrance/
I am including here because it fits in perfectly with the tonglen and lojong postings and is yet more great material that may prod me to writing.
Enjoy!

Heavenly Father, Help us
remember that the jerk who cut us off in traffic last night is a single mother who worked nine hours [...]

Examine the Nature of Unborn Awareness

 Todays email reminders from http://lojongmindtraining.com/

Look at your basic mind, just simple awareness which is not divided into sections, the thinking process that exists within you. Just look at that, see that.
The reason our mind is known as UNBORN awareness is that we have no idea of its history. We have no idea where this mind, [...]

Daily Reminders; Regard All Dharmas as Dreams

Another thing about these email reminders is that they are in the order that they are found in the book that they are taken from, just so you know.                   Available from . . . http://lojongmindtraining.com/
Regard All Dharmas as Dreams
You can experience that dreamlike quality by relating with sitting meditation practice. When you are reflecting on [...]

Daily email Reminders

I am posting these daily email reminders from the Tonglen and Mind Training Site http://lojongmindtraining.com/ as a possible jump off point for writing. If they inspire some writing, I will post it in the comments. You are welcome to post too of course.
The Lojong Reminders;
First, Train in the Preliminaries
In practicing the slogans and in your [...]

a virus from outer space

a la: http://www.acjournal.org/holdings/vol6/iss3/responses/attias/virus.html
“Language,” William S. Burroughs reminded us, “is a virus from outer space.” Performance artist Laurie Anderson adds, “That’s why I’d rather hear your name than see your face.” This metaphor captures [...]