Today's Lojong Card
Nov. 18th, 2011 11:20 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sabrinamari"Practice the five strengths, the condensed heart instructions."
Commentary:
"The five strengths are: (1) strong determination to train in opening the heart and mind; (2) familiarization with the practices...that help you do that; (3) the positive seed that is within you, experienced as a yearning to practice and wake up; (4) reproach, which is a tricky one for Western students but is an important practice; realizing that ego-clinging causes you to suffer, you delight in self-reflection, honesty, and in seeing where you get stuck; and (5) the aspiration to help alleviate suffering in this world, expressing that intention to yourself."
Pema Chodron, The Compassion Box
Commentary:
"The five strengths are: (1) strong determination to train in opening the heart and mind; (2) familiarization with the practices...that help you do that; (3) the positive seed that is within you, experienced as a yearning to practice and wake up; (4) reproach, which is a tricky one for Western students but is an important practice; realizing that ego-clinging causes you to suffer, you delight in self-reflection, honesty, and in seeing where you get stuck; and (5) the aspiration to help alleviate suffering in this world, expressing that intention to yourself."
Pema Chodron, The Compassion Box
