The "Seven Points of Mind Training" is an influential Tibetan work in the blo sbyong ("mind training") genre. The work was composed by the Kadam scholar Chekawa Yeshe Dorje ('Chad ka ba ye shes rdo rje), based on the tradition of generating bodhicitta known as "mind training" transmitted by the Bengali master Atiśa. It also follows the system laid out previously by Langri Tangpa (Glang ri thang pa) in his Eight Verses on Mind Training (Blo sbyong tshig brgyad ma). Comprised of a series of pithy instructions and meditative techniques, the Blo sbyong don bdun ma became influential in Tibet, with scholars from numerous traditions writing commentaries to it. According to the commentary of the nineteenth-century Tibetan polymath 'Jam mgon kong sprul, the seven points covered in the treatise are:
- Getting ready for mind training - this includes thinking about how precious human life is, remembering that we all die, understanding the problems of ordinary life, and learning about cause and effect
- Actually practicing compassion and the wish to help all beings
- Using difficult situations to help you grow spiritually
- Making this practice part of your whole life
- Checking how well your mind training is going
- Making commitments to keep practicing
- General guidelines for mind training
