Sacred Text

Eight Verses of Training the Mind

བློ་སྦྱོང་ཚིག་བརྒྱད་མ

Langri Tangpa

One of the most beloved lojong texts in Tibetan Buddhism, composed by the Kadampa master Langri Tangpa in the eleventh century. In just eight concise verses, it distills the entire practice of mind training: cherishing others above oneself, transforming adversity into the path, and realizing the ultimate nature of emptiness.