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Lung for Lojong Practice?
Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2013 9:10 pm
by Karma Gyalwa Gyamtso
Hello dear Dharma-friends,
I was wondering if one needs a Lung for the practice of Lojong (Mind-training). Thanks for answering!
Many Greetings.
KGG
Re: Lung for Lojong Practice?
Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2013 9:51 pm
by Grigoris
I imagine you mean the tonglen practice of lojong? Strictly speaking, yes, there is a lung. But, I reckon, the lung don't mean squat, the expalanation (tri) is the REALLY important bit IMHO.
Re: Lung for Lojong Practice?
Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2013 9:57 pm
by Karma Gyalwa Gyamtso
gregkavarnos wrote:I imagine you mean the tonglen practice of lojong? Strictly speaking, yes, there is a lung. But, I reckon, the lung don't mean squat, the expalanation (tri) is the REALLY important bit IMHO.
thanks for your answer. I didn't mean tonglen practice in detail, I was thinking in general of reciting the text and the prayers etc. ...
Re: Lung for Lojong Practice?
Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2013 10:00 pm
by Grigoris
Yes, you do need a lung. If you want to recite and do a very similar practice that does not require lung etc... there is the Metta practice of the Theravadra tradition. See here for details:
http://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/auth ... el365.html