37 Practices of Bodhisattvas, by Togmey Zhangpo, is a well known and cherished mind training text. Repeatedly reciting and thinking about these verses can give someone a framework for training the mind into thinking a particular way, and then using that to alter our behavior in relation to ourselves and others.
Reciting as a Daily Practice
Yangsi Rinpoche once noted that a young incarnate lama had made it his daily practice to recite and reflect on these verses. This young lama seemed often very happy, but what he noticed was that when he didn’t recite the verses, he felt that something was off.
Below is a translation for the 37 practices to Bodhisattvas. To enhance the practice of reciting these phrases, one can read a commentary on this by His Holiness the Dalai Lama to help deepen understanding. Alternatively, one could read the book, Transforming Adversity Into Joy And Courage: An Explanation Of The Thirty-Seven Practices Of Bodhisattvas, based off teachings by Khensur Rinpoche Jampa Tegchock, that are based on these phrases.