A modern guide to lojong--ancient Buddhist techniques for transforming all circumstances, including pain, anxiety, and stress, into mental well-being that benefits us and the people around us.

We've all heard platitudes about cultivating love and compassion, but how can we actually develop these qualities in ourselves and--crucially--share them in our world? The Power of Mind provides the proven path of lojong, or mind training, for changing our experience from the inside out.

Regardless of what's happening in our lives, Khentrul Rinpoche teaches that our route to freedom lies in our minds. A thousand years ago, the Indian saint Atisha risked his life to seek out lojong teachings in Indonesia, and then brought them to Tibet, where they flourished and spread to the rest of the world. This book introduces those teachings--the Seven Key Points of Mind Training--which have been passed down from teacher to student for centuries. Khentrul Rinpoche was inspired by his own teachers, who like alchemists, were able to follow these techniques during the Cultural Revolution and transform their immense suffering into something positive.

The Power of Mind guides the reader through these transformative practices one by one--from recognizing the value of our human life to overcoming the sources of suffering, together with meditation advice for incorporating these insights into our daily lives. This wisdom is accessible to everyone--whether Buddhist or not. As Khentrul Rinpoche states, "Peace and happiness can be attained, but not by searching for something in the outside world. They start within us then extend out to the entire globe."

The Power of Mind: A Tibetan Monk's Guide to Finding Freedom in Every Challenge, Khentrul Lodro T'haye Rinpoche, Shambhala Publications, Paperback, 296 Pages, $18.95

Khentrul Lodro T'haye Rinpoche is a United States-based Tibetan monk and the director of Katog Choling, a Tibetan Cultural Center. He oversees meditation groups across North America and in Australia and South Africa. Before the Covid-19 pandemic, he traveled year-round teaching seminars and leading retreats, and he now holds online retreats for his students around the globe. He is also the abbot of a monastery in Tibet. Khentrul Rinpoche is one of the only monks in the world with three khenpo degrees--equivalent to three PhDs in Buddhist philosophy. Many of his students have nicknamed him "the mind training Khenpo" for his passion for teaching mind training practices.

CONTENTS: The Power of Mind
	Foreword by Tsultrim Lodro	xi
	Translator's Guide for How to Read This Book	xiii
	Introduction: Why Tame the Mind?	1
PART ONE
BUILDING A FOUNDATION FOR FREEDOM: THE PRELIMINARIES		11
1.	This Precious Human Life: The Power of Being Human	13
2.	Impermanence: No One Lives Forever	23
3.	Karma, Cause, and Result: Actions Have Consequences	34
4.	Suffering: The Unsatisfying Nature of All Things	41
PART TWO
MIND FREEING MIND: THE PRACTICE		51
5.	Ultimate Bodhichitta: The True Nature of Reality	53
6.	Relative Bodhichitta: The Awakened Heart	74
PART THREE
TRANSFORMING ADVERSITY: TURNING HARDSHIPS INTO OPPORTUNITIES		117
7.	Using Relative Reality for Transformation	119
8.	Using Ultimate Reality for Transformation	132
9.	Using Creative Methods for Transformation	139
PART FOUR
TRAINING IN LIVING AND DYING: APPLYING THE PRACTICE IN ALL CIRCUMSTANCES		153
10.	How to Train During This Life	155
11.	How to Train While Dying	164
PART FIVE
ASSESSING PROFICIENCY: RECOGNIZING THE SIGNS OF PROGRESS		171
12.	Four Ways to Measure Your Growth	173
PART SIX
LIVING IN HARMONY WITH PRACTICE: COMMITMENTS OF THE PATH		181
13.	Sixteen Actions to Avoid That Contradict Mind Training	183
PART SEVEN
SUPPORT FOR TAMING THE MIND: KEY ADVICE		203
14.	Twenty-One Actions to Adopt That Support Mind Training	205
15.	The Excellent Conclusion	227
	Acknowledgments	231
	Appendix 1: Atisha's Life Story and the Lineage of Mind Training	233
	Appendix 2: The Root Text of the Seven Points of Mind Training	239
	Appendix 3: The Six Classes of Beings	243
	Appendix 4: Tonglen Meditation	246
	Appendix 5: Dedication and Aspiration Prayers	248
	Glossary	250
	Notes	256
	Index	265
	About the Author	277