Lojong 2023: The Transformative Power of Discipline – Study Set

Taming the mind is the first step towards having agency in our life. By taking responsibility for our mind – its thoughts and emotions – we are better equipped to face inevitable life challenges in an uncertain world.

The narratives we create with our habitual thoughts can weaken our ability to face these challenges. Exposing our mind to the discipline of Lojong – or mind training practice – provides us with the ability to transform those obstacles into fuel for personal and spiritual growth.

In 2023, Dungse Jampal Norbu examined how discipline protects us from the downfall of reactivity, making it possible to use obstacles as a tool to transform the mind. He drew on the wisdom tradition of Tibetan Buddhism, in which Lojong is an essential practice, accompanied by readings from Shantideva’s classic text, The Bodhisattva’s Way of Life.