Asanga Vajra Rinpoche: Eight Verses of Training the Mind
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Event was hosted by Sangchen Norbu Ling (Spain) with translations into Spanish, French and German. Sakya Friends team was authorized to translate the teachings in Sakya Friends ZOOM into Chinese, Vietnamese, Nepali, Mongolian, Hungarian, Russian, Italian and Portuguese.
Teaching was based on the text by Geshe Langri Tangpa (1054–1123): https://www.lotsawahouse.org/tibetan-...
ABOUT ASANGA VAJRA RINPOCHE
His Eminence Khöndung Asanga Vajra Rinpoche is one the heirs of the Throne of Sakya (one of the four main schools of Tibetan Buddhism) and will become His Holiness the Sakya Trizin (throne-holder of Sakya School of Tibetan Buddhism) in future.
cultivating the awakening mind of compassion, wisdom, and love. This eight-verse lojong enshrines the very heart of Dharma, revealing the true essence of the Mahayana path to liberation. Even a single line of this practice can be seen as encapsulating the entire teaching of the Buddha. For even a single statement of this mind training practice has the incredible power to help us subdue our self-oriented behavior and mental afflictions. The fundamental theme of mind training practice is the profound reorientation of our basic attitude, both toward our own self and toward our fellow human beings, as well as toward the events around us. The goal of mind training practice is the radical transformation of our thoughts, attitudes, and habits. Presently, we tend to cherish the welfare of our own self at the expense of all others. However, the mind training teaching challenges us to reverse this process. This involves a deep understanding of others as true friends, and the recognition that our
true enemy lies inside of ourselves, not outside. Source Accessed Jan 30, 2025)
