An inmate discusses his mistaken notion that renunciation means not caring.
Archive | September, 2004
Wheel of Sharp Weapons: Verse 104-Conclusion
How things exist dependent on causes and conditions, they appear one way and exist in another way.
Wheel of Sharp Weapons: Verses 99-104
How we can grow in our Dharma practice through these courageous mind-training practices. Thinking about what the bodhisattvas had to put up with to help us.
Wheel of Sharp Weapons: Verses 93-98
Taking on suffering of others without fear and having no doubt that self-cherishing is the enemy.
Wheel of Sharp Weapons: Verses 81-92
Dharma friends, choosing teachers, and keeping Dharma practice alive.
Wheel of Sharp Weapons: Verses 72-80
Acquiring a precious human life and yet giving up opportunity to practice Dharma.
Wheel of Sharp Weapons: Verses 63-71
Actions and their results. Examining attachment, relying on the Three Jewels, and keeping good ethical discipline.
Wheel of Sharp Weapons: Verses 50-62
Disadvantages and effects of self-grasping ignorance, self-cherishing and having insincere motivations when we act.
Wheel of Sharp Weapons: Verses 43-49
Cultivate contentment instead of greed, dampen our pride, subdue our self-centeredness. No external thing can harm us like our self-centeredness.
Wheel of Sharp Weapons: Verses 35-42
Continuing to look at actions and their results, how to keep the mind focused on Dharma and form meaningful relationships.