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Monthly, First Saturdays
June 6, 2026 - June 5, 2027
Saturdays 10:00 - 11:30 AM (Pacific Time)
Lojong — often translated as “mind training” — is one of the great jewels of the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. Rooted in the teachings of the Indian master Atisha and systematized into the Seven Points of Mind Training, lojong offers a complete set of practical instructions for transforming everyday experience — including difficulty, loss, and the friction of ordinary relationships — into the path of awakening.
The teachings work on two levels. The first is the cultivation of bodhicitta: the genuine wish for all beings to be free from suffering. The second is a direct investigation into the nature of mind itself. Together, they form a practice that is both grounded and radical — accessible enough to begin today, deep enough to practice for a lifetime.
Over the course of a year, Lama Lekshe will guide participants through the seven points and their fifty-nine aphorisms, with commentary, guided meditation, and practical instruction for carrying the teachings into daily life. Sessions are designed to be both study and practice — not just learning about lojong, but beginning to live it.
Each session opens with a discussion of the previous month’s aphorism — what arose, what was difficult, what shifted. Lama Lekshe then offers a twenty-minute teaching on the next aphorism, followed by a practical homework assignment for carrying that teaching into daily life over the coming month. This makes lojong unusually well-suited for busy practitioners. No retreat required; the laboratory is your ordinary life.
Although the program is open to anyone, participation requires registration; this allows us to send you handouts and program announcements. Registration will remain open throughout the year — and you are welcome to join Lama Lekshe and the group at any time. This program is open to everyone; no prior Buddhist study or meditation experience is required. If you have a sitting practice, lojong will enrich it. If you are just beginning, this is a good place to start.
Registration is free. In the Buddhist tradition, since the time of the Buddha, students and benefactors are encouraged to offer something, somewhere along the way, so the teachings can continue. Donations within your means for the support of Dekeling are encouraged as a practice of generosity (dana), and in recognition that all places of dharma incur costs in supporting teachers, students and the process of making the dharma available to all. With the exception of events held at facilities owned by others, all of our programs also have scholarship or reduced tuition options, as well, so that any sincere student can access the dharma, regardless of ability to pay.
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