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Seven Point Mind Training by Ven Sangye Khadro - Part 9
Venerable Sangye Khadro 
Seven-point Mind Training 
Sep 6, 2020 Part of a series of 12 teachings by Venerable Sangye Khadro given online at Amitabha Buddhist Centre from July to September 2020.
- The fifth point of mind training: the measure of having trained the mind
- Integrating all teachings into opposing our misconception of self
- Constantly cultivating only a joyful, peaceful mind
- A trained mind has turned away from worldly dharmas and self-centeredness
- A trained mind retains control even when distractions, provocations or harm arises
- The two witnesses of spiritual development: yourself and others
- The five great marks of a trained mind
- Introduction to the sixth point of mind training: commitments and pledges
- Always train in the three general points: practice in accordance with the teachings, don’t become arrogant, cultivate equanimity
- Engage vigorously in the creation of virtue and the abandonment/purification of non-virtue
- Subdue attachment and aversion, the figureheads of self-centeredness
- 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.
