The practice involves refining and purifying ones motivations and attitudes. Actually, from that point of view, all the buddhas teachings are mind training in that they were all given for training the body, speech and mind. The trained mind retains control even when distracted. A definitive root text on the sevenpoint mind training, supplemented by outlines. This text, the sevenpoint mind training, is associated with atisha, a great scholar and practitioner born. A commentary on the sevenpoint mind training teachings. The first seven verses of the eight verses for training the mind deal with the practices associated with cultivating the method aspect of the path such as compassion, altruism, aspiration to attain buddhahood, and so on. The seven points of mind training lojong in tibetan constitute a system for transforming our ordinary relationships with others and with ourselves into the ground for the cultivation of lovingkindness and insight. I found the book a delight to read, and very, very clear in its exposition of this ancient teaching. The seven points of mind training may not be as detailed as guide to a bodhisattvas way, but for a beginner it is more applicable because the guide to a bodhisattvas way does not clearly mention how to begin practice, whereas the seven points does. Sure specifically to seven points of training the mind geshela wrote the commentary universal compassion which is a very profound book that helps us understand the essence of lojong practice, my favourite has to be geshe langri tangpas 8 verses and its commentary 8 steps to happiness theyve just put out a new sadhana based on applying the essential meaning of the 8 verses. In the sevenpoint mind training, wallace takes you by your spiritual hand and coaxes you all the way up from mundane human to enlightened buddha with someor a lotof practice, of course. Atisha the thrice great 9821052 ad was a significant spiritual figure in spreading mahayana and vajrayana buddhism in asia.
The everyday journey of heart and mind with jampa jaffe 2 separate classes. I consider them to be along with the four thoughts. Mind training was originally a secret transmission, taught only to students who had a proven capacity and sincerity for practice. The seven points of mind training belong to the category of teachings known in tibetan as lojong, or in english training or transforming the mind. Put into practice diligently, it is enough to lead you all the way to awakening. The preliminaries teach the foundation of dharma practice. He became the first to break the teachings down into the nowfamiliar seven points. The sevenpoint mind training lama yeshe wisdom archive. In the path to awakening, shamar rinpoche gives his own detailed commentary on chekawa yeshe dorjes seven points of mind training, a text that has been used for transformative practice in tibetan buddhism for close to a thousand years. These two are different from the lead material development specialist also known as curriculum developer, who in some cases could be a hired consultant. Seven points of mind training by atisha commentary by very venerable khenchen thrangu rinpoche point one. The sevenpoint mind training is one eminently practical way of tapping into that meaning. The main practice once stability is reached, teach the secret. Mind training along with his own commentary on the sixtyone slogans at a residential retreat.
Point slogan the root text of the seven points of training. Dont go against the mind training you promised to observe, 2. First train in the preliminaries which are a basis for dharma practice point two. Seven points of mind training introduction youtube. The seven points of mind training of thrangu rinpoche. Commentaries on atishas seven points of mind training osho on. But tibetan makes no distinction between the mind and heart, so the word applies equally to the feelings of the heart.
In exactly the same way, we take a look at the mind and ask. Accurately speaking, the sevenpoint mindheart training entails a change of heart as much as a transformation of the mind. Training the mind and cultivating lovingkindness book. One of the three lords of materialism lord of body, lord of speech, lord of mind, or ways in which we consume our physical, psychological, and spiritual experiences for the further bloating of egos realm. In the literature of the old and new kadampa there are many versions of the commentaries and root text of the sevenpoint mind training. The seven points of the mind training include a total of 59 slogans, all serving as pointers for waking up and breaking through into mindfulness, wisdom, compassion and love. Monday and repeated on tuesday description without its teachings on selflessness buddhism could not go beyond psychotherapy.
In tibet, the 12th century tibetan teacher geshe chekawa systematized atshas mind training teachings into a series of slogans to produce the root text of the seven points of training the mind. A commentary on the root text the sevenpoint mind training. Osho is known around the world for his pioneering contribution to meditation the science of inner transformation with the unique approach of his osho active meditations acknowledging the accelerated pace of the. At the heart of the sevenpoint mind training lies the transformation of the circumstances that life brings us, however hard as the raw material from which we create our own spiritual path. Specifically, the practice of cultivating bodhichitta outlined by the kadampa slogans. Having done so, he brought the mind training teachings of serlingpa back to india and subsequently to tibet. The remaining five verses are extracted from the book transforming the mind by his holiness the dalai lama. The fiftynine or so slogans that form the root text of the mind training practice are designed as a. Dont be partial, always train in the three general points, 4. Mahayana mind training in seven points presents a skillful method for training the mind and transforming problems into a path to happiness and enlightenment. The central theme of the sevenpoint mind training is to make the liberating passage from the constricting solitude of selfcenteredness to the warm kinship with others which occurs with the cultivation of cherishing others even more than oneself. All the books are organized by the seven points and their related lojong slogans. The first three verses from the eight verses of training the mind along with the commentary by his holiness the dalai lama were given on 8 november 1998 in washington d. The seven points of mind training treasury of wisdom.
The root verses of the seven points of mind training. Geshe chekhawa or chekawa yeshe dorje 11021176 was a prolific kadampa buddhist meditation master who was the author of the celebrated root text training the mind in seven points, which is an explanation of buddhas instructions on training the mind or lojong in tibetan. The administrative assistant is a selfexplanatory term and someone. The root verses of the seven points of mind training point one. Though this model became common, when people refer to the seven points of mind training, it is almost always chekawas text to which they refer even if they call it atishas seven points of mind training. As we explore together, each group member using one or two of the books.
The sevenpoint mind training shambhala publications. Training the mind and cultivating lovingkindness by. Verse 8 generating the mind for enlightenment words of truth introduction to the kalachakra office public audiences private audiences. Read online now the book of wisdom discourses on atishas seven points mind training hardcover ebook pdf at our library. The root text of the seven points of training the mind chekawa yeshe dorje 1 point one the preliminaries, which are a basis for dharma practice i prostrate to the great compassionate one. Seven points of training the mind according to the great vehicle by geshe chekhawa yeshe dorje. He was one of the greatest alchemists the world has ever known. Get the book of wisdom discourses on atishas seven points mind training hardcover pdf file for free from our online library. Chapter 5 the seven points of mind training n ow i will teach on the lojong ton dunma, which has been translated into english as the seven points of mind training. Filled with proven techniques for retraining the mind, a pra. His text consists of fiftynine aphorisms or slogans. Thupten konchog, who accepts all errors and omissions. In the seven pointed mind training practices, the seven different topics are. This buddhist practice was initially brought to tibet in the 11th century by the great indian dharma master, atisha.
He received the instructions on mind training from one of his seventytwo teachers, namely master serlingpa. When the vessel and its contents are filled with negativities, transform these unfavorable conditions into the path to enlightenment. Students following the allencompassing path will have studied the beginning part of this compilation from march to may 2018 and partially in 2015 so the study of this text is an excellent way to continue to deepen and fully explore these. It allows emotion and skepticism to be brought into what might normally be a purely rational process, and it opens up the opportunity for creativity within decision making. A mahayana instruction the preliminaries first, train in the preliminaries. Before we began the exploration of the seven points of mind training i had been considering which book to use, and realized that a choice wasnt necessary. Sevenpoint mind training chekawa yeshe dorje 11011175 because of my numerous aspirations, i have defied the tragic tale of suffering and have taken instructions to subdue selfgrasping. These seven points and 59 slogans are part of what are called the lojong or mindtraining teachings. The eighth verse deals with the practices that are directed toward cultivating the wisdom aspect of the path. One of the most important and influential works of mind training composed in tibet, this series of slogans was first composedthat is, written downby chekawa yeshe dorje 11011175 according to the tradition of atisa dipa.
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