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I really appreciate lojong training and think it's pretty underrated. The Great Path of Awakening, Training the Mind, and The Practice of Lojong are great texts to work with.
Like contemplating insight, studying lojong is a pithy way of integrating / absorbing dharma. I've found that studying them intensively allows them to arise in the conditions they best benefit in. For example, yesterday I was feeling contracted and the slogan regard all dharma [experience] as dreams spontaneously arose in mind*,* which effected an instant release and shifted perception into a dreamlike state.
>Slogan 19. All dharma agrees at one point -- All Buddhist teachings are about lessening the ego, lessening one's self-absorption.
This reminds us to not get caught in sectarian squabbling, or perhaps help us appreciate whatever tradition is most available and keep us from continuously shopping for something "better."
>Slogan 22. If you can practice even when distracted, you are well trained.
This can help prevent us from overly-criticizing our practice when our minds are frantic rather than still, recognizing that we are being mindful all the same.
Hopefully you'll find something worth exploring in the slogans listed on the wiki!
You probably already know what meditation is, so I'll skip the "meditation for dummies" references and jump you to the best literature I have come across.
Chögyam Trungpa
Training the Mind - Cultivating Loving-Kindness
He has a whole series of books on talking about his philosophies and training your mind to generate only good thoughts.
I came across him through a podcast on Shambhala teachings and it turns out that he is the Tibetan Buddhist who created it.
You have a real need for mindfulness/self awareness when socializing to avoid misunderstandings since having BPD and NPD will make it difficult to get along well with others. You have to learn to watch yourself and to stop and consider the alternatives instead of allowing yourself to act solely on your emotions. I would suggest DBT and Buddhism. From DBT, you will learn a lot about socializing with other people effectively. From Buddhism, you will learn what you are and Buddhist meditation will train you to be mindful. It is really training for the mind. Both DBT and Buddhism will teach you radical acceptance which is infinitely useful.