What is lojong in Tibetan Buddhism?

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Lojong literally means ‘Mind Training’

These are practices that are are aimed at changing our natural instinctive reactions so that they can be diverted towards compassion and are steeped in a more helpful basis.

These teachings, emphasise the practice of bodhichitta or compassion and especially relative bodhichitta and at times also deal in ultimate bodhichitta or emptiness.

The important Lojong teachings include the ‘Seven Point Cause & Effect’ and and the 'Equalising & Exchanging Oneself for Others'.

They were introduced to Tibet by Lord Atisha in the eleventh century.

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