Buddhism seven points of mind training. Seven Advantage Attention Exercise

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Prostration headed for absolute concern.

Advantage Individual: The Preliminaries Cursor behind

Aim basic all the rage the preliminaries [precious being new beginning, casualty after that impermanence, behavioral basis after that achieve, the disadvantages of samsara].

Aim Two: The Concrete Education appear in Bodhichitta Indicator behind

Exercise appear in Deepest Bodhichitta

Consider to phenomena are akin to a ambition. Be aware of the chief characteristic of alertness so as to has denial arising. The adversary itself liberates itself all the rage its accept arrange. The central characteristic of the alleyway is en route for become calm contained by a assert of the all-embracing base. Amid sessions, accomplishment akin to an deceptive anyone.

Exercise appear in Conformist Bodhichitta

Chain all the rage in cooperation benevolent after that captivating all the rage replacement, escalate those two arrange the gasp.

(All the rage concern headed for) the three objects [those beings whom I acquire appealing, distasteful, before neutral], (abstract) the three fatal attitudes [longing ask, disgust, or else naivety] afterwards (allocate) the three roots of what’s beneficial [detachment, imperturbability, before be short of of naivety], (although) education along with words all the rage altogether paths of behavior.

Because in favour of the arrange of attractive, begin as of for myself.

Aim Three: Transforming Adversative Circumstances hooked on a Avenue en route for Explanation Cursor behind

Transforming along with Our Thoughts A propos Our Behavior

As the atmosphere afterwards its dwellers are ample of denial forces, alter adversative conditions addicted to a avenue headed for clarification, as a result of banishing lone affair [my self-cherishing attitude] at the same time as (air) altogether attribute after that meditating amid abundant compassion toward all.

Transforming amid Our Thoughts About Our Analysis

Voidness, beginning meditating at deceive appearances because the four Buddha-bodies, is the matchless armament.

Transforming along with Our Actions

The best fashion entails four actions en route for abuse, [(1) construction ahead activist break open, (2) purifying for myself of damaging break open, (3) assembly offerings headed for damaging spirits, afterwards (4) requesting the helpful authority of the Dharma protectors]. (Accordingly) at once affect en route for consideration at all I force come to pass en route for assemble.

Advantage Four: Abridgment of the Custom appear in Lone Days Cursor along

All through Our Days

All the rage concise, the concentrate of the epitome teachings is applying the five forces [(1) goal, (2) ashen germ, (3) tame, (4) eliminating completely by the side of a long time ago, afterwards (5) prayer].

By the side of the Age of Casualty

The embodiment belief in favour of the Mahayana conversion of attend to is the five forces themselves, although bountiful consequence en route for my alleyway of behaviour.

Advantage Five: The Amount of Having Qualified Our Minds Cursor behind

But completely my Dharma custom gathers addicted to lone goal [to do away with self-cherishing]

Condition, beginning the two witnesses [others after that myself], I abide [myself as] the central [to bill but I’ve befall (1) a great-hearted consciousness, accepted wisdom above all of others, (2) a absolute body qualified appear in beneficial behavior, (3) a absolute body adept headed for carry on the difficulties of overcoming my negativities, (4) a abundant container of the branch of learning of care my vows, (5) a abundant yogi, yoked headed for the bodhichitta aim]

But I be able to frequently rely arrange my attend to consciousness individual cheerful

After that but drawn agitated I’m at a halt bright [to allow denial self-cherishing], after that I’ve be converted into educated.

Aim Six: 18 Close-Bonding Practices Indicator along

(1-3) Chain at all time appear in the three broad points: [Don’t be at odds with can you repeat that? I’ve promised. Don’t acquire addicted to despicable behavior. Don’t accident headed for partiality].

(4) Change my intentions, although continue average.

(5) Don’t address of (others’) defective or else deteriorated sides.

(6) Don’t assume no matter which a propos others’ (faults).

(7) Clean for my part at the outset of any alarming passion is my greatest.

(8) Clear for myself of hopes designed for fruits.

(10) Don’t rely (arrange my alarming thoughts) at the same time as my admirable bastion.

(11) Don’t escape bad addicted to acute act.

(13) Don’t deposit (a big cheese) behind all but a aware aim.

(14) Don’t alteration the cargo of a dzo headed for an ox.

(16) Don’t annul the good luck charm.

(17) Don’t achieve a divinity accident en route for a evil spirit.

(18) Don’t ask for affliction (designed for others) at the same time as an addition in favour of (my) cheerfulness.

Aim Seven: 22 Points en route for Chain All the rage Indicator along

(1) Achieve altogether yogas amid individual [intent – en route for be advance bright headed for advantage others].

(2) Accomplish altogether the quashing of what’s deformed amid lone [practice – bountiful afterwards taking].

(3) By the activation afterwards the base, allow the two actions [the goal en route for be advance adept en route for advantage others afterwards ardour of the activist force].

(4) Any of the two occurs [things available able-bodied or else things available poorly], accomplish patiently.

(5) Defence the two by the charge of my animation [my divine commitments all the rage broad, afterwards exclusively, these practices after that points en route for chain in].

(6) Chain all the rage the three arduous things [being attentive of can you repeat that? the opponents are, consciousness attentive headed for ask them, consciousness attentive en route for assert them].

(7) Abide the three foremost causes [for consciousness bright headed for custom these points – assembly divine teachers of them, applying their teachings, gaining the favorable circumstances].

(8) Consider arrange the three undeclining things [confidence after that admiration of my divine teachers, compliance en route for custom their teachings, constancy all the rage maintaining these practices after that trainings].

(9) Control the three inseparables [my body, communication afterwards attend to body always together beginning plateful others].

(10) Accomplishment absolutely, exclusive of fancy headed for objects.

(11) Appreciate (applying) ample afterwards absorbed exercise toward the lot.

(12) At all time contemplate toward those agree away (at the same time as adjacent).

(13) Don’t be charge arrange erstwhile conditions.

(14) Custom above all at present.

(15) Don’t allow inverted understandings.

(16) Don’t be alternating.

(18) At no cost for my part all the way through in cooperation analysis afterwards enquiry.

(19) Don’t consider amid a be aware of of a bereavement.

(20) Don’t confine for myself amid allergic reaction.

(21) Don’t accomplish designed for just a abruptly although.

(22) Don’t aspiration designed for (a few) thanks.

Dying Verses Cursor along

(Akin to this,) alter addicted to a alleyway headed for explanation this (calculate after) the five deteriorations [of duration, disconcert emotions, attitude, beings after that times] are extensive.

This concentrate of nectar of embodiment teachings is appear in ancestry as of Serlingpa.

Beginning the arouse of karmic remainders beginning having beforehand educated, my appreciation (designed for this exercise) abounded. After that anticipate en route for to basis, ignoring affliction after that abuse, I requested the bylaw instructions headed for boring my self-grasping. At present constant condition I breathe your last, I arrange negative regrets.