44. Learn the three difficult points

• This is the Sixth Slogan/Instruction of Point Seven, which consists of twenty-one instructions.
• Point Seven is “Guidelines for Mind Training”

According to Traleg Kyabgon in The Practice of Lojong: Cultivating Compassion through Training the Mind, the three points are 1) Recognizing Conflicting Emotions; 2) Managing Conflicting Emotions; and 3) Eliminating Conflicting Emotions.

Fasting Buddha, 700s. India, Kashmir. Ivory; overall: 12 x 9.5 x 1.5 cm (4 3/4 x 3 3/4 x 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art