SLOGAN 57 • Don’t be jealous.
This slogan is not only about jealousy, but also about overall irritability. If your meditation practice or mind training is making you even more irritable and touchy than before, something is off. You should be less susceptible to jealousy and irritability, not more so. [Read more…] about 57: Don’t Be Jealous
58: Don’t Be Frivolous
SLOGAN 58 • Don’t be frivolous.
To work with this slogan, it is necessary to look at how you spend your time, what you think about, and how your invest your energy. It is easy to fritter away your time in frivolous pursuits that do not lead anywhere. But living in this way is like eating junk food: it is ultimately unsatisfying. [Read more…] about 58: Don’t Be Frivolous
59: Don’t Expect Applause
SLOGAN 59 • Don’t expect applause.
Now that you have studied all these slogans, don’t expect anyone to congratulate you! In fact it is a good idea to look at how much we keep looking for recognition altogether. It can be embarrassing, but often, as soon as we do anything of note, it is as if we were little children at a playground shouting. “Watch me, mama! Look at me! Look what I can do!” And when whatever we have done is not acknowledged or recognized, how quickly we get puffy and upset. [Read more…] about 59: Don’t Expect Applause
Summary — Working with the Slogans
Summary: Working with the slogans
Although the word slogan is often associated with advertising or with political campaigns, the origin of the word comes from the Scottish for “war cry.” If you imagine that you are in a battle with distraction, confusion, and self-absorption, then like a war cry, the appropriate slogan is designed to abruptly interrupt your discursiveness and call you to attention. [Read more…] about Summary — Working with the Slogans
> > > > POINT TWO — The Main Practice, Which is Training in Bodhichitta*
[Point two, which is connected with the paramita of generosity, includes nine slogans. The first five slogans pertain to absolute bodhichitta, and the remaining four are concerned with relative bodhichitta.
> > > > POINT THREE — Transformation of Bad Circumstances into the Path of Enlightenment
[Point three includes six slogans; it is connected with the paramita of patience]
> > > > POINT FOUR — Showing the Utilization of Practice in One’s Whole Life
[Point four includes two slogans; it is connected with the paramita of exertion]
> > > > POINT FIVE — Evaluation of Mind Training
[Point five includes four slogans; it is connected with the paramita of meditation]
> > > > POINT SIX — Disciplines of Mind Training
[Point six includes 16 slogans; it is connected with the prajna paramita]
> > > > POINT SEVEN — Guidelines of Mind Training
[Point seven includes 21 slogans; it is connected with postmeditation]