The great Indian Buddhist scholar Atisha went to Indonesia and spent 12 years studying Buddhism there. When he returned to India, he condensed his realization into short one-line instructions on how to behave correctly as a Buddhist and how to develop one's practice to become a Bodhisattva. His student, Chekawa Yeshe Dorje, condensed these teachings, sometimes called "slogans," into 59 instructions which are now called The Seven Points of Mind Training.

These 59 instructions on Mind Training are short, easily memorized and then will pop into our mind in the many situations of our daily life helping us to make decisions that will produce positive karma for us and others.

Under Thrangu Rinpoche's direction Michele Martin has made a new translation of the original Tibetan. Some of these instructions are hard to understand and Thrangu Rinpoche's commentary greatly clarifies the intent and meaning of these profound instructions.
The Seven Points of Mind Training, Thrangu Rinpoche, Namo Buddha Publications, Paperback, 2019, 161 pages, $12.95

Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche is a renowned Tibetan Buddhist master known for his deep compassion and the clarity of his teachings. He was selected by His Holiness the Dalai Lama to serve as the principal tutor to His Holiness the 17th Karmapa, Oryen Trinley Dorje.

Thrangu Rinpoche is a full holder and teacher of the Kagyu Vajrayana lineages. He founded the Namo Buddha retreat center in Nepal, has established two shedras (monastic universities) in Nepal and India, and serves as Abbot of Gampo Abbey in Nova Scotia. He also built Tara Abbey, where nuns receive a full dharma education qualifying them to become khenpos or teachers. Thrangu Rinpoche teaches extensively throughout Asia, Europe and the United States. He has centers in Maine and California, and is building the Vajra Vidya Retreat Center in Crestone, Colorado.

CONTENTS: The Seven Points of Mind Training
	Foreword				1
	An Introduction to Mind Training				5
I.	THE PRELIMINARIES				23
	A.	The Visualization for Mind Training Lineage			23
	B.	The Four Ordinary Foundations			26
		1.	The Difficulty of Finding a Human Birth		26
		2.	Death and Impermanence		27
		3.	The Inherent Tragedies of Samsara		27
		4.	The Infallible Law of Cause and Effect		28
II.	THE MAIN PRACTICE				33
	A.	Ultimate Bodhichitta			33
		1.	Analytical Meditation		34
		2.	Placement Meditation		40
		3.	Postmeditation		42
	B.	Relative Bodhichitta			43
		1.	The Preliminary Practice		46
		2.	The Main Practice		47
		3.	The Postmeditation Practice		50
III.	CARRYING PRACTICE ONTO THE PATH				57
	A.	The General Practice			57
		1.	Relying on Relative Bodhichitta		58
		2.	Relying on Ultimate Bodhichitta		63
			a.	Accumulating Merit	64
			b.	The Confession of Negative Deeds	65
			c.	Making Offerings to Gods and Demons	66
			d.	Making Offerings to the Protectors	67
IV.	MIND TRAINING IN DAILY LIFE				75
	A.	Practicing Mind Training in this Lifetime			75
		1.	Power of Goodwill		78
		2.	Power of Familiarization		80
		3.	Power of Virtuous Action		81
		4.	Power of Remorse		82
		5.	Power of Aspiration		84
	B.	Practicing Mind Training at the Time of Death			86
		1.	Power of Virtuous Seeds		86
		2.	Power of Aspiration		87
		3.	Power of Remorse		87
		4.	Power of Goodwill		88
		5.	Power of Familiarization		89
V.	EVALUATION OF MIND TRAINING				93
	A.	Clinging to Self as a Measure			93
	B.	Relying on Yourself as a Measure of Mind Training			97
	C.	State of Mind as a Measure of Mind Training			98
	D.	Staying on Guard			99
VI.	COMMITMENTS OF MIND TRAINING				101
	A.	Three General Principles			102
	B.	Specific Principles			104
VII.	GUIDELINES OF MIND TRAINING				117
	A.	What to Reject			117
	B.	What to Adopt			124
	C.	The Conclusion			128
The Root Text of Seven Points of Mind Training					131
The Notes					137
The Glossary of Terms					143
Glossary of Tibetan Terms					155
Bibliography					157
Index					159