The five powers in life and death
05 Seven-point mind training
Venerable Thubten Chodron 
Seven-point Mind Training 
Mar 15, 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.
- Separating the person from the afflictions
- Examining the effects of the self-centered thought
- Third point: Changing adverse circumstances into the path
- Reflect on our past negative karma finishing
- Practice the taking and giving meditation
- Use every circumstance for Dharma practice
- Engage in the four practices
- Fourth point: The integrated practice of a single lifetime
- Practice the five powers in life and death
- The one thought our practice boils down to
- Retain the two witnesses
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.
