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| |dashboardText=On this page you will find everything about Chekawa Yeshe Dorje's famous text, ''Seven Points of Mind Training'' (''Blo sbyong don bdun ma''). The information below explores the text's various titles and versions, its authorship and historical context, its profound influence on Indian and Tibetan Buddhist traditions, and essential resources for further study and practice. | | |dashboardText=On this page you will find everything about Chekawa Yeshe Dorje's famous text, ''Seven Points of Mind Training'' (''Blo sbyong don bdun ma''). The information below explores the text's various titles and versions, its authorship and historical context, its profound influence on Tibetan Buddhist traditions, and essential resources for further study and practice. |
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| This comprehensive resource serves scholars, practitioners, and curious readers alike, offering both academic depth and practical guidance for engaging with one of Buddhism's most cherished texts. The page brings together centuries of commentary, translation, and scholarly research to provide a comprehensive digital resource for studying and practicing the ''Seven Points of Mind Training''. | | This comprehensive resource serves scholars, practitioners, and curious readers alike, offering both academic depth and practical guidance for engaging with one of Buddhism's most cherished texts. The page brings together centuries of commentary, translation, and scholarly research to provide a comprehensive digital resource for studying and practicing the ''Seven Points of Mind Training''. |
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| |introduction=The "Seven Points of Mind Training" (''Blo sbyong don bdun ma'') 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: | | |introduction=The influential Tibetan text known as the ''Seven Points of Mind Training'' (''Blo sbyong don bdun ma'') belongs to the ''blo sbyong'' or "mind training" literary tradition. This work was authored by Chekawa Yeshe Dorje ('Chad ka ba ye shes rdo rje), a scholar from the Kadam school, who drew upon the bodhicitta-generating teachings of "mind training" that had been passed down from the Bengali master Atiśa. The text also incorporates the framework established earlier by Langri Tangpa (Glang ri thang pa) in his ''Eight Verses on Mind Training'' (''Blo sbyong tshig brgyad ma''). Consisting of concise teachings and meditation practices, the ''Blo sbyong don bdun ma'' gained widespread influence throughout Tibet, inspiring commentaries from scholars across various Buddhist traditions. The nineteenth-century Tibetan polymath Jamgön Kongtrül ('Jam mgon kong sprul) outlined in his commentary that the treatise encompasses seven key points: |
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| #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 | | #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 |
