May 31, 2004
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Venerable Thubten Chodron Wheel of Sharp Weapons: Verses 69-72
How reminding ourselves that the afflictions are the fault of the self-centered thought gives us…
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How to relate to a spiritual teacher
Investigating the important role the spiritual teacher plays in our lives and how to cultivate…
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Wheel of Sharp Weapons: Verses 67-69
The importance of becoming honest with ourselves, admitting our faults, and not always blaming others…
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Wheel of Sharp Weapons: Verses 64-66
Getting a feeling for the object of negation in the emptiness meditation, and practicing the…
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Wheel of Sharp Weapons: Verses 60-63
A continuation of verses that point out our bad habits and how our self-grasping ignorance…
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Incarcerated people
Wheel of Sharp Weapons: Verses 56-59
Recognizing that the real enemies are the self-centered thought and self-grasping ignorance. How those misapprehensions…
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Wheel of Sharp Weapons: Verses 49-55
Identifying the real enemy, where our suffering comes from: self-centeredness and self-grasping ignorance, and how…
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Views on reforming the prison system
Alternatives to the current prison system exist, alternatives that provide rehabilitation and counseling options.
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Wheel of Sharp Weapons: Verses 46-48
Helpful verses for taking responsibility for our own lives and experience and becoming heedful of…
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Wheel of Sharp Weapons: Verses 43-45
Being taken advantage of, jealousy at others' good fortune. Looking at what is behind these…
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