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Wheel of Sharp Weapons: Verses 81-83

Wheel of Sharp Weapons: Verses 81-83

An expanded commentary on Dharmarakshita’s The Wheel of Sharp Weapons given at Sravasti Abbey from 2004-2006.

  • Importance of remembering what samsara is
  • Relating the causes of samsara to our own lives
  • Watching how the concept of “I” functions
  • How we view teachers and realized beings
  • Meditating on the body to counteract lust
  • Cultivating and maintaining meaningful friendships

Wheel of Sharp Weapons (expanded): Verses 81-83 (download)

Venerable Thubten Chodron

Venerable Chodron emphasizes the practical application of Buddha’s teachings in our daily lives and is especially skilled at explaining them in ways easily understood and practiced by Westerners. She is well known for her warm, humorous, and lucid teachings. She was ordained as a Buddhist nun in 1977 by Kyabje Ling Rinpoche in Dharamsala, India, and in 1986 she received bhikshuni (full) ordination in Taiwan. Read her full bio.