A teaching for today
Be gratefulto everyone.
Every person and circumstance can reveal something about the habits of mind we are learning to understand.
Lojong slogan 13
Ancient wisdom for ordinary life
Train your mind.Change how you meet life.
Explore the 59 Lojong slogans through modern reflections, practical guidance, and questions rooted in the moments that shape everyday life.
What is Lojong?
The Slogans
Lojong means “mind training.” Its 59 slogans offer a practical way to work with uncertainty, conflict, attachment, compassion, and the ordinary pressures of being human.
Mettavia does not present these teachings as distant philosophy. It brings them into the situations where they matter: at work, inside relationships, during difficult decisions, and in the quiet patterns we carry from one day into the next.
Featured teachings
Small instructions for meeting life differently.
The full library will eventually include all 59 slogans, each interpreted through the realities of modern life.
01Foundations
First, train in the preliminaries
Begin by remembering what matters before the urgency of the day takes over.
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12Responsibility
Drive all blames into one
Move beyond blame and look closely at the habits of mind that keep suffering in place.
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21Resilience
Always maintain only a joyful mind
Practice meeting difficulty without allowing it to close your heart.
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Browse by experience
Begin with what is present for you.
You do not need to know Buddhist language to begin. Enter through the part of life that is asking for your attention.
Anxiety and uncertaintyRelationships and conflictSelf-judgmentChange and lossControl and attachmentCompassionEveryday stressIdentity and awareness
Meet Ana
A reflective guide for the life you are actually living.
Ana is being designed to help people recognize patterns, encounter contemplative teachings through direct experience, and carry those insights into everyday life.
She is not a therapist, guru, or productivity assistant. She is a thoughtful companion built around reflection before advice.
You
I feel like I have to plan for everything that could go wrong before I can finally relax.
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Ana
It sounds exhausting to feel as though rest has to be earned through certainty. Notice how the mind keeps reaching for one more answer before it will let the body settle.
What is one thing that truly needs your attention today—and what can remain unresolved for this moment?
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