Wheel of Sharp Weapons: Verses 99-100
Venerable Thubten Chodron 
Wheel of Sharp Weapons 2004-06 
Jul 5, 2004 An expanded commentary on Dharmarakshita's The Wheel of Sharp Weapons given at Sravasti Abbey from 2004-2006.
- Developing the conventional bodhicitta
- The lower realms
- Building up patience and tolerance for suffering
- Bearing hardships (even small ones) for the benefit of others
Wheel of Sharp Weapons (expanded): Verses 99-100 (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.
