Training in the five powers
Venerable Thubten Chodron 
Seven-point Mind Training 
Oct 15, 2009 A series of commentaries on Mind Training Like Rays of the Sun by Nam-kha Pel, a disciple of Lama Tsongkhapa, given between September 2008 and July 2010.
- Beginning of the section on “The Integrated Practice of a Single Lifetime”
- How to apply the five powers in daily life
- The power of intention
- The power of the white seed
- The power of destruction
- How cultivating the mental factors of self-respect and consideration for others helps to abandon the afflictions
MTRS 41: Train in the five powers, part 1 (download)
Venerable Thubten Chodron
Venerable Chodron emphasizes the practical application of Buddha’s teachings in our daily lives and is especially skilled at explaining them in ways easily understood and practiced by Westerners. She is well known for her warm, humorous, and lucid teachings. She was ordained as a Buddhist nun in 1977 by Kyabje Ling Rinpoche in Dharamsala, India, and in 1986 she received bhikshuni (full) ordination in Taiwan. Read her full bio.
