21. Always have the support of a joyful mind

• This is the Third Slogan/Instruction of Point Five, which consists of four instructions.
• Point Five is “Evaluating Mind Training”

Chögyam Trungpa wrote,

The point of this slogan is continuously to maintain joyful satisfaction. That means that every mishap is good, because it is encouragement for you to practice the dharma. Other people’s mishaps are good also: you should share them and bring them into yourself as the continuity of their practice or discipline. So you should include that also. It is very nice to feel that way, actually.

Chögyam Trungpa, Training the Mind and Cultivating Loving-Kindness

Bodhisattva of Compassion (Avalokiteshvara), 1647-1648 or 1658. Chöying Dorjé, the Tenth Black Hat Karmapa (Tibetan, 1604-1674). Ivory; overall: 29.2 cm (11 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art