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Lojong is the Tibetan Buddhist practice that involves working with brief phrases (called "slogans") as a means of making bodhichitta, the heart and soul and mind of enlightened compassion. Though the practice is greater than a millennium old, it has become popular in the West in only the last 20 years roughly - and it has become extremely popular indeed because from the practice that one can fit perfectly into an ordinary life, and since it works. From the affect of Pema Chödrön, who was main American Buddhist professors to instruct it extensively, the practice has migrated out of its Buddhist framework to have an impact on the lives of non-Buddhists, too. It's in this heart that Norman Fischer offers his commentary on the lojong slogans. He is applicable Zen intelligence to them, showing how well they fit for the reason that related tradition, but he also models the slogans in the framework of resonant practices throughout the religious customs. He shows lojong to be always a wonderful method for everyone, including those who aren't otherwise enthusiastic about Buddhism, who don't possess enough time or inclination to meditate, or who'd exactly like to morph into the sort of person who's focused rather than scattered, generous alternatively than stingy, and kind alternatively than thoughtless.
