The Power of Mind

Khentrul Lodrö T’hayé Rinpoche is Blake’s longtime teacher and spiritual advisor. He wrote the beautiful and potent seasonal couplets in our second cookbook, This Immeasurable Place. We are thrilled to introduce his work to you. You can find more information about his book, his work, and his teachings at Katog Choling.

The Power of Mind

By Khentrul Lodrö T’hayé Rinpoche

296pp | Paperback

Regardless of what’s happening in our lives, Khentrul Rinpoche teaches that our route to freedom lies in our minds. A thousand years ago, the Indian saint Atisha risked his life to seek out lojong teachings in Indonesia, and then brought them to Tibet, where they flourished and spread to the rest of the world. This book introduces those teachings—the Seven Key Points of Mind Training—which have been passed down from teacher to student for centuries. Khentrul Rinpoche was inspired by his own teachers, who like alchemists, were able to follow these techniques during the Cultural Revolution and transform their immense suffering into something positive.

The Power of Mind guides the reader through these transformative practices one by one—from recognizing the value of our human life to overcoming the sources of suffering, together with meditation advice for incorporating these insights into our daily lives. This wisdom is accessible to everyone—whether Buddhist or not. As Khentrul Rinpoche states, “Peace and happiness can be attained, but not by searching for something in the outside world. They start within us then extend out to the entire globe.”