Training in the five powers
Seven Point Mind Training by Ven Sangye Khadro - Part 8
Venerable Sangye Khadro 
Seven-point Mind Training 
Aug 30, 2020 Part of a series of 12 teachings by Venerable Sangye Khadro given online at Amitabha Buddhist Centre from July to September 2020.
- Self-centeredness is one of the main obstacles for developing bodhicitta
- Three levels of self-centeredness
- Coarse: attitude that considers oneself to be more important than others and seeks one’s own happiness in this lifetime
- Less coarse: attitude that is focused on oneself alone and seeks to attain a good rebirth in future lives
- Subtle: attitude that is focused on oneself alone and seeks to attain liberation
- Guided meditation on the self-centered attitude
- The fourth point of mind training: the integrated practice of a single lifetime
- Training in the five powers during this lifetime
- Training in the five powers at the time of death
- The five powers are the power of… 1) intention, 2) the white seed, 3) regret, 4) prayer, 5) familiarity
- Questions & answers
Venerable Sangye Khadro
California-born, Venerable Sangye Khadro ordained as a Buddhist nun at Kopan Monastery in 1974 and is a longtime friend and colleague of Abbey founder Venerable Thubten Chodron. She took bhikshuni (full) ordination in 1988. While studying at Nalanda Monastery in France in the 1980s, she helped to start the Dorje Pamo Nunnery, along with Venerable Chodron. Venerable Sangye Khadro has studied with many Buddhist masters including Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Lama Yeshe, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Geshe Ngawang Dhargyey, and Khensur Jampa Tegchok. At her teachers’ request, she began teaching in 1980 and has since taught in countries around the world, occasionally taking time off for personal retreats. She served as resident teacher in Buddha House, Australia, Amitabha Buddhist Centre in Singapore, and the FPMT centre in Denmark. From 2008-2015, she followed the Masters Program at the Lama Tsong Khapa Institute in Italy. Venerable has authored a number books found here, including the best-selling How to Meditate. She has taught at Sravasti Abbey since 2017 and is now a full-time resident.
