The key point of this slogan is in all activities. This stresses that spiritual practice is not something that only happens on a cushion in a quiet room. This is taking practice out into the world – the ugly and beautiful, noisy and quiet, chaotic and ordered, stressful and relaxing, distressing and joyful, exciting and dull, fearful and hopeful, threatening and gentle, challenging and easy, hateful and loving, uncontrollable reality of life.
When life circumstances are painful and not as desired, Mind Training enables practice to be maintained with good humour. When life is pleasurable and happy, Mind Training enables practice to be expansive and of benefit to everyone and everything, everywhere. Battlecry of Freedom by Ngakma Nor’dzin, Aro Books worldwide, 2019, ISBN 978-1-898185-46-8, Part II - the slogans, p. 69-70
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