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[[Lo Jong]] ([[blo sbyong]]) is Tibetan for ''Training the Mind''. It is sometimes translated as ''Developing a Good Heart", or ''Mental Training''.
  
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Developing the mind implies a radical system of changing the behavior of one's daily life. The other concept behind [[Lo Jong]] is to develop a mind that will aspire [[Mahayana]] full [[enlightenment]] for the sake of all sentient beings.
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== Famous Tibetan Mind Training Texts ==
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*[[Eight Verses of Mind Training]] by [http://www.langritangpa.org/pages_html/about/about_glt.htm Geshe Langri Tangpa (Dorje Senge) ]
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*[[Seven Point Mind Training]] by [[Chekawa Yeshe Dorje]]
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*[[Freedom From the Four Attachments]] by [[Sachen Kunga Nyingpo]]
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*[[Wheel of Sharp Weapons]]
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*[[The Advices of the Victorious One]] by [[Gyalwa Yang Gunpa]]
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[[Category:Mahayana]] [[Category:Lo Jong]]

Revision as of 02:49, 27 June 2006

Lo Jong (blo sbyong) is Tibetan for Training the Mind. It is sometimes translated as Developing a Good Heart", or Mental Training.

Developing the mind implies a radical system of changing the behavior of one's daily life. The other concept behind Lo Jong is to develop a mind that will aspire Mahayana full enlightenment for the sake of all sentient beings.


Famous Tibetan Mind Training Texts[edit]