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Seven Point Mind Training - ([[blo sbyong don bdun ma]])
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*The Seven Point Mind Training by [[Atisha]] / [[Geshe Chekawa]], patriarchs of the [[Kadampa]] tradition.
 
*The Seven Point Mind Training of the [[Vima Nyingthig]], which comprises the first stage of preliminary trainings in this tradition.
 
  
 
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[[Chekawa Yeshe Dorje]] received this [[Lo Jong]] this teaching transmission originally from [[Sharawa]], and the lineage also includes [[Dorje Senge]] Langri Thangpa, [[Potowa]], [[Dromtonpa]], and Lord [[Atisha]].
 
 
 
== The Lineage ==
 
According to tradition, the linage of this teaching is: [[Lord Buddha]] who passed it on to [[Maitreya]], then to the brothers of [[Asanga]] and [[Vasubandhu]], and eventually down to [[Serlingpa]], [[Atisha|Lord Atisha]], [[Dromtonpa]], [[Potowa]], [[Sharawa]] and then finally to [[Chekawa Yeshe Dorje]].
 
 
 
== The Seven Points ==
 
The actual seven points are:
 
 
 
# The Practice of the Preliminaries
 
# The Main Practice: the Cultivation of [[bodhicitta|Bodhichitta]]
 
# Transforming Adverse Circumstances and Situations into the Path of Awakening
 
# Maintaining the Practice for the Duration of our Lives
 
# How to Measure the success of [[Lo Jong]]
 
# The Precepts of [[Lo Jong]]
 
# Guidelines for [[Lo Jong]]
 
 
 
== Originals and Translations ==
 
*[http://www.asianclassics.org/download/texts/sungbum/S7003M.ACT Original Tibetan] in [[ACIP Encoding]] at [[ACIP]]
 
*[http://www.berzinarchives.com/sutra/sutra_level_3/7_point_attitude_togmey_zangpo.html Translation] by [[Alexander Berzin]]
 
 
 
== Books and Commentaries ==
 
* Enlightened Courage by [[Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche]], [[Snow Lion]], ISBN 1-55939-023-9.
 
*[http://www.archive.org/audio/audio-details-db.php?collectionid=Tse_Chen_Ling_Geshe_Dakpa_7_Point_Mind_20050220&collection=tse_chen_ling Audio Commentary] by Ven. [[Geshe Ngawang Dakpa]]
 
*[http://www.rinpoche.com/lojong.htm Audio Commentary] by Ven. [[Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche]]
 
*[http://www.tdling.com/ref/teachings.asp Video Commentary] by Ven. [[Geshe Tsultim Gyeltsen]]
 
*[http://www.berzinarchives.com/sutra/sutra_level_3/general_explanation_7_point_lojong_c.html Online Text Commentary] by [[Alexander Berzin]]
 
*[http://www.mingyur.org/teachings/7points/ Online Text Commentary] by [[Ven. Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche]]
 
*[http://www.mingyur.org/teachings/7points/ Online Text Commentary] by [[Zasep Tulku Rinpoche]]
 
 
 
== Other External Links ==
 
*[http://unfetteredmind.org/mindtraining/map.php Seven-Point Mind Training Mind Map]  by [[Ken McLeod]]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
[[Category: Key Terms]] [[Category: Kadampa Literature]] [[Category:Dzogchen Literature]] [[Category:Lo Jong]]
 

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