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
Don’t poison yourself
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This slogan is not about dietary restrictions. It is about holding on to the self, about how we feed the ego about watching out for what is nourishing and what is not. The poisons cover food, drink, thoughts, emotions, and even spiritual practices.
‘Wholesome deeds performed with selfish aims are just like poisoned food.’ How you feed your motivation is very important. Watch for the appearance of poison creeping into your motivation. You can become poisoned before you realize it. Shore yourself up with the antidote of practice. Having self-grasping ignorance and the self-cherishing attitude comes naturally through the process of living life. Instead of following these habits, say, “No, thank you, I don’t eat that stuff anymore; I know it’s bad for me. It holds me captive.”
Watch not to poison our motivation.
Poisons - Never fail to perceive these as the real enemy.
- Self-grasping ignorance
- Self-cherishing attitude
- Feeling superior to others
- Self-centeredness
- Defeatist self talk
- Self interest
- Selfishness
- Inconsiderateness
- Self Worry
- Pride
- Ego-fixation
- An identity formed around practice.
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Alternate Titles
- Don’t poison yourself
- Discard poisonous food
- Abandon poisonous food
- Give up poisonous food
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