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    Train Your Mind. Two activities: One at the beginning, one at the end Paid Member

    41. Two activities: one at the beginning, one at the end. When you start your day, you could actually take a moment to think about what you are doing. Instead of just launching in, you could begin properly, with something in mind beyond just getting through your to-do list. In particular, you could look on each day as an opportunity to practice lojong, or mind training. At the end of the day, before you fall asleep, instead of just flopping, you could review how you have done. You could begin by appreciating the times you were connected with bodhichitta and joined it with what you were doing. Then you could also reflect on the times when you lost your connection to bodhichitta and acted accordingly. More »
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    Train Your Mind: Correct all wrongs with one intention Paid Member

    40. Correct all wrongs with one intention. This slogan is about the power of establishing the attitude of mind training as a kind of underlying habit of mind. As in the previous slogan, it is about the power of our intention. On the spiritual path we encounter both external and internal obstacles to practice and to awakening. Sometimes you are inspired and other times you are not. Even when you are inspired to practice, all sorts of external obstacles arise: you suddenly get sick, you need to attend to a family crisis, your job leaves us exhausted, etc.  More »
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    Green Koans Case #31: Daito’s Raincoat Paid Member

    CASE #31: Daito’s RaincoatDaito Kokushi wrote a short verse about the rain:No umbrella, getting soaked,I’ll just use the rain as my raincoat.BACKGROUND:Daito Kokushi     A Japanese Zen master of the Rinzai sect, Daito (1282-1337) was the founder of Daitoku-ji Monastery, one of Japan’s most influential temples. Established as “National Teacher” by the Emperor, he was nevertheless an eccentric who lived for some time as a beggar under a bridge.NOTE:    Daito’s poem is translated by Kenneth Kraft. More »
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    Green Koans Case 30: Hsu-Yu Refuses the Emperor Paid Member

    By Clark Strand
    Case 30: Hsu-Yu Refuses the Emperor Confucius praised Yao as the wisest of men because he chose the hermit Hsu-yu as his successor. But Hsu-yu refused the privilege, saying, “Even in a deep forest, the wren uses only one branch for his nest. Even beside a river, the tapir drinks only enough to fill his belly.” More »
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    Train Your Mind: Don't make gods into demons Paid Member

    By Judy Lief
    The Mind-Training Slogans, #37Each Friday, Acharya Judy Lief, teacher in the Shambhala tradition of Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche, comments on one of Atisha's 59 mind-training (Tib. lojong) slogans, which serve as the basis for a complete practice. More »