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| − | [[blo sbyong don bdun ma]] - The Seven Point Mind Training [ | + | 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]]. | ||
| − | [[Category: Key Terms]] [[Category: | + | == The Seven Points == |
| + | The actual seven points are: | ||
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| + | # 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]] | ||
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| + | == 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]] | ||
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| + | == 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]] | ||
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| + | == Other External Links == | ||
| + | *[http://unfetteredmind.org/mindtraining/map.php Seven-Point Mind Training Mind Map] by [[Ken McLeod]] | ||
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| + | [[Category: Key Terms]] [[Category: Kadampa Literature]] [[Category:Dzogchen Literature]] [[Category:Lo Jong]] | ||
Latest revision as of 02:05, 9 May 2006
Seven Point Mind Training - (blo sbyong don bdun ma)
- 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.
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[edit]
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, Lord Atisha, Dromtonpa, Potowa, Sharawa and then finally to Chekawa Yeshe Dorje.
The Seven Points[edit]
The actual seven points are:
- The Practice of the Preliminaries
- The Main Practice: the Cultivation of 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[edit]
Books and Commentaries[edit]
- Enlightened Courage by Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, Snow Lion, ISBN 1-55939-023-9.
- Audio Commentary by Ven. Geshe Ngawang Dakpa
- Audio Commentary by Ven. Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche
- Video Commentary by Ven. Geshe Tsultim Gyeltsen
- Online Text Commentary by Alexander Berzin
- Online Text Commentary by Ven. Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche
- Online Text Commentary by Zasep Tulku Rinpoche