Train in the Preliminaries
Human life is precious, and the opportunity to practice is rare. Take neither for granted.
Stabilize the Mind
Mental calm and emotional balance are a basis for spiritual growth and enduring wisdom.
Observe the Mind
To watch a thought arise and pass is to discover you aren’t that thought.
Reveal the Mystery
“The secret is that the mind does not exist in the way we normally perceive it.”
The Dreamlike Nature of Mind
Reality is more fluid and lighter than our habitual grasping makes it appear.
Recognizing Our True Nature
When you look for awareness, you fail to find it—and find instead that it’s what you are.
Turning the Antidote to a Poison
Even insights into emptiness, when we cling to them, can become obstacles along the path.
Opening the Heart
“Wisdom and compassion—the two are the same thing looked at from different angles.”
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Seven-Point Mind Training
For many, mind training means mental exercise—brain games to enhance cognition but lacking spiritual depth. But some contemplative teachings make a different mistake, promising insight without first preparing the mind for it.
In this series of talks, Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo shows that enduring wisdom requires both preparation and insight—an integration the Tibetan practice of Lojong has cultivated in its practitioners for centuries.
Capacities like focus and calm are not mere cognitive upgrades but essential foundations, says Palmo. And the insights they support are not just about having stronger minds, but truer ones—more aware, more present, more peaceful, and more compassionate toward others.
to listen to all 8 sessions in this series.
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