The Seven Points of Mind Training

Contents: Foreword. An introduction to mind training. 1. The preliminaries. 2. The main practice. 3. How to carry practice onto the path. 4. Practice of mind training in daily life. 5. Evaluation of mind training. 6. Commitments of mind training. 7. Guidelines of mind training. Conclusion. Notes. The glossary. Bibliography. Index.

"This text on mind training, called lo jong in Tibetan, was brought to Tibet by Atisha in the eleventh century. Atisha brought over 100 instructions to Tibet, this particular text being compiled by one of his students who condensed it into the present form of seven points. The present book contains seven chapters which deals with the preliminaries; the main practice; how to carry practice on to the path; practice of mind training in daily life; evaluation of mind training, commitment of mind training, guidelines of mind training. The book also contains the root text of seven points of mind training; notes; the glossary; glossary of Tibetan terms; bibliography; and an index."