Slogan #46
Pay heed that the three never wane.
Slogans 44, 45, and 46 can be studied jointly and individually and are concerned with the beginning, the process, and the depth of a deliberate practice. Commit to Lojong with intention, action, and equanimity. The three tenets of compassion training are appreciation, devotion, and discipline.
Buddha is a Sanskrit word meaning “a person who is awake.” Specifically, a Buddha is awake to potential, reality, and love. Identify the internal and external Buddhas in your life. Rather than relinquish your power to someone other than yourself, listen to your teachers while simultaneously learning to trust your inner wisdom. Use ideokinesis; that is, intention and imagination, as facilitators of change. Ask yourself the following questions: What actions, experiences, and people make me feel curious? Authentic? Abundant? What makes me feel fully alive? What reminds me of who I am? What will enrich my life moving forward? What seeds can I plant today that will point me towards my best self?
This practice is a process of knowing yourself and your unique fingerprint by inner tracking and by accessing a healing axis with help from a supportive community. Unearth your buried treasures by honing both curiosity and patience for these contemplative compassion practices. Devote your life to being fully alive and engaged in recognizing your connection—disconnection tendencies of your current operating system. Systematically organize energies and actions around your study of Lojong. Keep promises to yourself and others. What is the relationship between individual happiness/fulfillment and service, i.e. contributing to others’ well-being?
Create the right conditions for optimal health: move, breathe, rest, still and be.
"See yourself as the smallest of the small. Then you can make room for the rest of the world"
Stephen Cope