The preliminaries & ultimate bodhichitta
03 Seven-point mind training
Venerable Thubten Chodron 
Seven-point Mind Training 
Mar 8, 2025 Teachings on the seven-point mind training hosted online by Dharmakaya Buddhist Center in Reno, Nevada. The root text is published in Advice from a Spiritual Friend.
- Introduction to the text: a go-to teaching when we have problems
- An overview of the seven points of mind training
- First point: Train in the preliminaries
- Understanding the Buddhist worldview
- Learning about ourselves so we can change
- Second point: The actual practice
- Developing ultimate bodhicitta
- Questions and answers
- Compassion for corrupt politicians
- Applying nonviolent communication
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.
