Being Ordinary
- Introduction
- • ★ Lojong Slogans
- Begin with the beginning
- Treat experiences as dreams
- Examine the nature of awareness
- Don’t get trapped by emptiness
- Rest in the openness of mind
- In the intervals be a conjurer of illusion
- Practice giving and receiving on the breath
- 3 Objects, 3 Poisons, 3 Seeds of Virtue
- Always train with the slogans
- Begin Tonglen with yourself
- Use misfortune as practice
- Drive all blame into a single source
- Be grateful to everyone
- Let confusion awaken and practice emptiness
- Do good, avoid evil, appreciate your lunacy, pray for help
- Every encounter suddenly becomes the path
- Cultivate a serious attitude
- Practice for death as well as for life
- There is only one point of focus
- Be true to the principled one
- Cultivate an ever-present joyful mind
- Proficiency comes when practicing even when distracted
- Always train in the 3 basic elements
- Don’t make a public display of your efforts
- Don’t speak of the faults of others
- Don’t ponder the actions of others
- Don’t save your biggest problem
- Don’t expect results
- Don’t poison yourself
- Don’t be so predictable
- Don’t be mean
- Don’t wait in ambush
- Don’t make everything so painful
- Don’t unload on everyone
- Don’t rush things
- Don’t be devious
- Don’t make gods into demons
- Don’t be complacent of suffering
- Focus on a singe intention
- Remedy obstacles with one intention
- Two activities begin the day end the day
- Be patient either way
- Observe, no matter what
- Face the three challenges
- Adopt three key elements
- Keep tract of the three key elements
- Keep the three inseparable
- Train without bias
- Meditate on your dissatisfactions
- Embrace challenges presented by circumstances
- Right now exert yourself, get it right
- Remain committed and engaged
- Be consistent in your practice
- Be wholehearted
- Find freedom through investigation and close analysis
- Be modest and unassuming
- Practice sympathetic joy
- Be even tempered
Cultivate an ever-present joyful mind
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The original slogan is: “Always maintain only a joyful mind.”
A nurturing mature practice develops a deep and quietly joyful mind that exposes itself. Keep your sense of humor around your own thoughts and feelings. Remember, having a bigger perspective leads to joy. Be inspired and encouraged. The development of your joyful mind as the path to awakening.
This seems like a self-centered and simplistic thing to suggest “always maintain only a joyful mind.” It may be hard to consider this when you are suffering. Here you are encouraged to be open to the possibility of a joyful mind and not to delude yourself or put on a false smile. Don’t take anything too seriously.
Joy is often explained as favorable karmic circumstances. Still, this kind of joy in everyday life, and the present moment are the natural byproduct of the positive feedback loop of practice and service. Not being tied to karma, this joyfulness is independent of circumstances and has the feeling of being connected.
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Alternate Titles
- Maintain joy
- Always maintain only a joyful mind
- Cultivate constantly the joyful mind alone
- Always have the support of a joyful mind
- Rely continually on mental happiness alone
- One is always accompanied by only joyful thoughts
- Always be sustained by cheerfulness
- Don’t lose your sense of humor
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