The Seven Points of Mind Training

This website contains a database of commentaries on the Seven Points of Mind Training. The core practice involves taking on others’ sorrow and pain and sending them your joy; not as a masochistic practice but with the aim of getting away from the self-centeredness and self-seeking that cause us so much pain. These practices were brought to Tibet in the eleventh century by the Indian Buddhist teacher Atisha.

The Seven Points consist of 57 proverbs divided by subject into seven sections. This site contains commentaries by five teachers. Access commentaries by clicking on the name of one of the sections, then clicking on the initial of the teacher to the left of the proverb. You can compare the commentary of another teacher on the same proverb by clicking on his or her initial at the top of the commentary.

William son of Mungo and Catherine Anne (Munro) Dand

My mother’s family online. This photo is my maternal maternal great grandmother and great grandfather,

Resources for standing meditation:

Standing Chi Kung: Taoist standing practice
Another Chinese standing meditation practice: chiropractic descriptions
Million dollar qi gong practice: more on the benefits of standing meditation
Wu Ji posture: instructions for standing and guiding awareness
Breathing exercises for standing meditation: postures and vocalizations
Zhan Zhuang: Instructions for Tai Chi standing meditation
Triple Burner Standing Meditation: More exercises for circulating qi
Zen standing meditation: also with breathing and vocalization methods
Ku meditation club handbook: practices from many spiritual traditions
Buddhist meditation postures: brief and with pictures

Mindfulness Meditation for Everyday Life

An etext version of Jon Kabat-Zinn’s “Wherever You Go THere You Are”

Self Liberator’s Handbook

An amazing collection of resources for freeing your mind.