This small, accessible book contains the essence of the Seven-Point Mind training, expressed in the intimate, colloquial style that distinguishes Ringu Tulku's teachings. The Seven-Point Mind Training, a lojong practice, assumes no prior special training or preparation. It does not require practioners to enter seclusion or change the way they live their lives. It asks that they examine their relationships with all those around them, and to make a strong determination to become enlightened for others' sake rather than for their own. It gives instructions for tonglen, a breathing practice that ties the concepts of lojong to the physical act of breathing. Mind Training focuses simply on giving up self-cherishing and transforming self-centered thinking into compassion, egoistic feelings into altruism, desire into acceptance, and resentment into joy.

Mind Training, Ringu Tulku, Snow Lion Publications, Paperback, 2007, 160 Pages, $16.95

Ringu Tulku Rinpoche is a Tibetan Buddhist Master of the Kagyu Order. He was trained in all schools of Tibetan Buddhism under many great masters such as HH the 16th Gyalwa Karmapa and HH Dilgo Khentse Rinpoche. He took his formal education at Namgyal Institute of Tibetology, Gangtok and Sampurnananda Sanskrit University, Varanasi, India and has served as Professor of Tibetology in Sikkim for 17 years. His doctoral thesis was on the Ecumenical Movement in Tibet. Since 1990 he has been traveling and teaching Buddhism and meditation at more than 50 Universities, Institutes and Buddhist Centres in Europe, USA, Canada, Australia and Asia. He also participates in various interfaith dialogues. He authored several books on Buddhism as well as some childrens books both in Tibetan and European languages.

He founded Bodhicharya (www.bodhicharya.org ), an international organization that coordinates the worldwide activities to preserve and transmit Buddhist teachings, to promote inter-cultural dialogues and educational & social projects. He also founded Rigul Trust which supports his projects in his birthplace, Rigul, Tibet ( www.rigultrust.org ).

Rinpoche is the Official Representative of His Holiness the 17th Karmapa for Europe and the Founder of Karmapa Foundation Europe ( www.karmapafoundation.eu).

	Contents: Mind Training
	Spitual Questions	11
	Happiness	15
	The Mind	20
	Compassion	25
	The Lojong Tradition	30
	Questions and Answers	33
	The Seven Points of Mind Training
	The First Point: Preparing for Practice	43
	The Second Point: Practicing Wisdom and Compassion	55
	Questions and Answers	78
	The Third Point: Transforming Adversity	89
	The Fourth Point: The Essence of Practice in Life and at Death	109
	The Fifth Point: Evaluating the Practice	120
	The Sixth Point: Discipline	124
	Questions and Answers	134
	The Seventh Point: Guidelines	142
	Concluding Verses	155
	The Slogans	157