ðɪ ɪntˈɛnʃən ʌv ðɪs pɹˈæktɪs ɪz tə wˈɜːk wɪð hɐbˈɪtʃuːəl pˈætɚnz ʌv mˈaɪnd ænd "dɪvˈɛləp ðə saɪkəlˈɑːdʒɪkəl ˈæɾɪtˌuːd ʌv ɛkstʃˈeɪndʒɪŋ wʌnsˈɛlf fɔːɹ ˈʌðɚz," æz tʃˈɑːdʒɪˌæm tɹˈʌŋpɚ ɹˈɪnpɑːtʃ ɹˈaɪts ɪn tɹˈeɪnɪŋ ðə mˈaɪnd ænd kˈʌltᵻvˌeɪɾɪŋ kˈaɪndnəs.
The intention of this practice is to work with habitual patterns of mind and "develop the psychological attitude of exchanging oneself for others," as Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche writes in Training the Mind and Cultivating Kindness.