POINT 1: The Preliminaries
1. First, train in the preliminaries
POINT 2: The Main Practice
2. Regard all dharmas as dreams
3. Examine the nature of unborn awareness
4. Self-liberate even the antidote
5. Rest in the nature of alaya, the essence
6. In post-meditation, be a child of illusion
POINT 3: Relative Bodhicitta Slogans
7. Sending and receiving should be practiced alternately, these two should ride the breath
8. Three objects, three poisons, and three seeds of virtue
Objects: Positive, Negative, Neutral
Poisons: Attachment, Aversion, Delusion
Seeds: Absence of Poisons
9. In all activities, train with slogans
10. Begin the sequence of sending and receiving with yourself
POINT 4: Transformation of Bad Circumstances
11. When the world is filled with evil, transform all mishaps into the path of bodhi
12. Drive all blames into one
13. Be grateful to everyone
14. Seeing confusion as the four kayas is unsurpassable shunyata protection
dharmakaya
sambhogakaya
nirmanakaya
svabhavikakaya
15. Four practices are the best of methods (e.g., accumulating merit, laying down evil deeds)
16. Whatever you meet unexpectedly, join with meditation
POINT 5: Showing the Utilization of Practice in One’s Whole Life
17. Practice the five strengths, the condensed heart instructions
18. The Mahayana instruction for ejection of consciousness at death is the five strengths – how you conduct yourself is important
19. All dharma agree at one point
20. Of the two witnesses, hold the principal one
21. Always maintain only a joyful mind
22. If you can practice even when distracted, you are well trained
POINT 6: Disciplines of Mind Training
23. Always abide by the three basic principles (e.g., refrain from outrageous action, develop patience)
24. Change your attitude, but remain natural
25. Don’t talk about injured limbs
26. Don’t ponder others
27. Work with the greatest defilements first
28. Abandon any hope of fruition
29. Abandon poisonous food
30. Don’t be so predictable
31. Don’t malign others
32. Don’t wait in ambush
33. Don’t bring things to a painful point
34. Don’t transfer the ox’s load to the cow
35. Don’t try to be the fastest
36. Don’t act with a twist
37. Don’t make gods into demons
38. Don’t seek others’ pain as the limbs of your own happiness
Point 7: Guidelines of Mind Training
39. All activities should be done with one intention
40. Correct all wrongs with one intention
41. Two activities – one at the beginning, one at the end
42. Whichever of the two occurs, be patient
43. Observe these two, even at the risk of your life (refuge vow, bodhisattva vow)
44. Train in the three difficulties
The three poisons arise quickly
It’s not always clear how to address the three poisons
The arising of the three points is part of the human experience
45. Take on the three principal causes
Have a good teacher
Focus on practice
Focus on the circumstances that make practice possible
46. Pay heed that the three never wane
47. Keep the three inseparable
48. Train without bias in all areas
49. Always meditate on whatever provokes resentment
50. Don’t be swayed by external circumstances
51. This time, practice the main points
Practice is more important than study
Contemplate the benefit of others
Practicing bodhicitta is the most important of all practices
52. Don’t misinterpret
53. Don’t vacillate
54. Train wholeheartedly
55. Liberate yourself by examining and analyzing
56. Don’t wallow in self-pity
57. Don’t be jealous
58. Don’t be frivolous
59. Don’t expect applause
Point 8: My Own Personal Slogans
RQ01. Don’t rationalize
RQ02. Don’t apologize
RQ03. Don’t justify
RQ04. Don’t show off
RQ05. Don’t stir the water
RQ06. Don’t pass judgement