Chogyam Trungpa: Don`t Be Swayed by External Circumstances Pema Chodron: Don`t Be Swayed by External Circumstances Jamgon Kongtrul: Don`t Depend on External Conditions Alan Wallace: Do Not Rely on Other Conditions Rabten & Dhargyey: Depend Not Upon Other Circumstances. Dilgo Khyentse: Do Not Be Dependent on External Factors Always meditate on those closely related. Exert yourself, especially at this time.  Guidelines   Rabten & Dhargyey

Depend Not Upon Other Circumstances.

 
We should not wait for the time when circumstances are favorable and all our needs are satisfied before beginning our practice. Rather we should be able to continue inner cultivation in any situation, whether favorable or not. We should remember that within the flux of existence everything passes as quickly as a flash of lightning. If we wait, we may find that before our plans to meditate in the 'right' situation have been able to mature, our future life is upon us.

Copyright Brian Beresford, 1977, 1996. Excerpted from Advice from a Spiritual Friend, with permission of Wisdom Publications, 199 Elm St., Somerville MA 02144 U.S.A, www.wisdompubs.org

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An excellent, comprehensive, and accessible introduction to the Mind Training tradition by two Tibetan lamas, which in addition to commentaries on Chekawa's proverbs also includes commentaries on Atisha's 'Jewel Rosary of an Awakening Warrior' and Langri Tangpa's 'Eight Verses on Mind Training'.
Geshe Rabten's autobiography
Account of Geshe Rabten's retreat, his progress, the insights and realizations he attained, and the advice given himn by his teachers.
The most fundamental text of the Mind Training practice, and also probably the most powerful. Composed by DharmaRakshita, Atisha's Indonesian teacher, around 1000 A.D. With commentary by Geshe Dhargyey. Explains with great clarity how our selfishness, paranoia, and self-absorption return to us like a rock thrown straight up into the air.