💭Reasoning and Logic in Balance with Mind Training

If you are interested in developing your reasoning and logic skills in addition to mind training, the key components of the curriculum in traditional Tibetan Buddhist monastic education (specifically within the Gelug lineage), combined with Mahayana mind-training practices are as follows:

• Dudra (Collected Topics): Introduces basic logic and reasoning, often focusing on color, number, and basic definitions to develop mental acuity. (See https://uma-tibet.org/logic-debate/)

• Drupta (Tenets/Tenet Systems): A study of the four main philosophical schools of Indian Buddhism (Vaibhashika, Sautrantika, Chittamatra, Madhyamaka). (See https://uma-tibet.org/tenet-systems/)

• Lorik (བློ་རིགས་ Mind and Awareness): A study of psychology and epistemology, covering types of minds (direct perception, inference, doubt, etc.). (See https://studybuddhism.com/en/advanced-studies/science-of-mind/ways-of-knowing/lorig-ways-of-knowing)

• Takrik (རྟགས་རིགས་ Signs and Reasoning): Advanced studies in logic and debate, focusing on syllogisms and the structure of argumentation. 

• Lamrim (Stages of the Path): A structured presentation of the entire path to enlightenment, often taught as a comprehensive guide to practice. (See https://jangchuplamrim.org/tibetan-lamrim-texts/)

• 37 Practices of Bodhisattvas: A famous 14th-century lojong (mind-training) text by Gyalsé Tokmé Zangpo, detailing how to live as a Bodhisattva. (See https://www.lotsawahouse.org/tibetan-masters/gyalse-thogme-zangpo/37-practices-all-bodhisattvas)

• Sa-lam: (Grounds and Paths), detailing the stages of realization on the path to Buddhahood. (See https://uma-tibet.org/maitreyas-ornament-for-the-clear-realizations/)

The 37 Practices of Bodhisattvas (Summary)

Written by Gyalsé Tokmé Zangpo, this text is considered a primary guide to developing Bodhichitta (the mind of enlightenment). 

• Verses 1-7: Preliminaries to the path (finding freedom, leaving home, relying on solitude).

• Verses 8-10: Developing the motivation for enlightenment to free oneself and others from the suffering of samsara.

• Verses 11-37: The actual practices, including cultivating love, compassion, and the Six Perfections (generosity, ethics, patience, joy, meditation, wisdom). 

These teachings are frequently taught together to balance intellectual study (logic/philosophy) with experiential cultivation (mind training). 

There is also a good overview of logical terminology at https://rywiki.tsadra.org/index.php/On_Translating_Logical_Terms#On_Translating_Tibetan_Logical_Terminology