This mind training instruction by Rolpai Dorje begins with homage to the root guru and presents a condensed guide for practitioners of initial capacity based on Atiśa's teachings and Dromtönpa's elaborations. The text emphasizes that relying on a qualified spiritual teacher is the foundation of the path, urging practitioners to cultivate pure devotion and follow their instructions diligently. It then addresses the precious human birth and the certainty of death, encouraging renunciation of attachment to homeland, relatives, and worldly concerns, which only lead to suffering and distraction from Dharma practice. The instruction stresses taking refuge in the Three Jewels, confessing past negative actions accumulated since beginningless time, and recognizing the pervasive suffering throughout cyclic existence. Central to the teaching is the cultivation of bodhicitta—the aspiration to attain enlightenment for the benefit of all sentient beings, who have all been one's mothers—through practices of taking on others' suffering and giving them one's happiness, combined with the study of emptiness through Madhyamaka philosophy. The text concludes by emphasizing that true Dharma practice means integrating all teachings into one's mindstream so that every experience becomes a means for spiritual transformation, dedicating all merit toward being guided by qualified teachers and ultimately liberating all beings from the ocean of existence.
| Citation | blo sbyong chos kyi sgo 'byed [བློ་སྦྱོང་ཆོས་ཀྱི་སྒོ་འབྱེད།]. [Opening the Door to Mind Training]. |
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| Author | The Third Changkya, Rolpai Dorje |
