Enlightenment is the fruition of Buddhist practice. While Mahamudra is a powerful and swift practice for achieving ultimate realization, strong emotions can obstruct our progress on this path. The Seven Points of Mind Training, a relative bodhicitta practice brought to Tibet by Atisha (982-1054 CE) is very effective in working with negative emotions. In these nine talks The Venerable Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche gives clear and concise explanations of these Seven Points which are presented in Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Thaye's classic text The Great Path of Awakening. In Rinpoche's view, the combination of Mahamudra and the Seven Points of Mind Training is an excellent balance of both ultimate and relative bodhicitta practices that together offer a swift path to full realization. Includes 40-minute Konchok Chidu Sadhana practice led by Ani Yeshe Palmo

The Seven Points of Mind Training, The Venerable Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche, translator Erik Schmidt, 5 DVDs, Vajra Echoes, nearly 13 hours, $99.00

Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche is a renowned Tibetan Buddhist master known for his deep compassion and the clarity of his teachings. He was selected by His Holiness the Dalai Lama to serve as the principal tutor to His Holiness the 17th Karmapa, Oryen Trinley Dorje. Thrangu Rinpoche is a full holder and teacher of the Kagyu Vajrayana lineages. He founded the Namo Buddha retreat center in Nepal, has established two shedras (monastic universities) in Nepal and India, and serves as Abbot of Gampo Abbey in Nova Scotia. He also built Tara Abbey, where nuns receive a full dharma education qualifying them to become khenpos or teachers. Thrangu Rinpoche teaches entensively throughout Asia, Europe and the United States. He has centers in Maine and California, and is building the Vajra Vidya Retreat Center in Crestone, Colorado.