38. Don’t seek others’ pain as a means to happiness

  • This is the Sixteenth Slogan/Instruction of Point Six, which consists of sixteen instructions.
  • Point Six is “The Disciplines of Mind Training”

Seeking happiness at someone else’s expense is another common human trait, according to the lojong commentaries. We all want happiness, but we tend to look for it in all the wrong places, and as a result, the pleasures and joys we experience can quickly degenerate into suffering and sorrow.

Traleg Kyabgon, The Practice of Lojong: Cultivating Compassion through Training the Mind

Gilt bronze with turquoise inlay; overall: 36 cm (14 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art

Dakini Vajravarahi, 1300s. Tibet. Gilt bronze with turquoise inlay; overall: 36 cm (14 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art

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