Don’t count on receiving credit for your good deeds or good practice.

Last posting of Lojong “writing prompt” email reminders from http://lojongmindtraining.com/
It is kind of a relief to get to the end of these writing prompts that I decided to post here. My original intention was for them to intersperse my own writing entries, feeding my writing as needed. Having gotten very busy they became the [...]

“Yes, it’s nice, but it has a stain on it.”

cluster posting of Lojong “writing prompt” email reminders from http://lojongmindtraining.com/
Don’t Be Frivolous
Don’t demonstrate frivolous jealousy at your friends’ success. If an acquaintance is wearing a new tie or a new blouse that you yourself would like, don’t capriciously point out its shortcomings to him or her. “Yes, it’s nice, but it has a stain [...]

Always meditate on that which is most difficult

Another cluster posting of Lojong “writing prompt” email reminders from http://lojongmindtraining.com/
Always Meditate on Whatever Provokes Resentment
Always meditate on that which is most difficult. If you do not start right away, the moment a difficulty arises, it is very hard to overcome it.
Train Without Bias in All Areas. it is Crucial to do This Pervasively [...]

always take the attitude of being of benefit to all sentient beings

 Clump posting of Lojong “writing prompt” email reminders from http://lojongmindtraining.com/
Two Activities: One at the Beginning, One at the End
The point of this slogan is to begin and end each day with twofold Bodhicitta. In the morning you should remember Bodhicitta and take the attitude of not separating yourself from it, and at the end of [...]

Am I like an iceberg?

Grandpa Freud . . . so many strange ideas. Captured the imagination of our out of control, western world.
The conscious, preconscious and the unconscious. Where do these all go as I write? Where do these all go when I sleep or when I can’t sleep, because my tooth feels like someone is smashing it with [...]