Teachings on Dharmaraksita’s The Wheel-Weapon Mind Training at the Fall 2004 Manjushri Retreat at Cloud Mountain Retreat Center, September 10-19, 2004.
Introduction
- How to transform difficulties into the path
- How to practice the Dharma in real life
- The importance of strengthening our mind until we are well trained
- Background of the teaching and its author
Wheel of Sharp Weapons 01 (download)
Verses 1-5
- Giving suffering to self-centered thought
- How the bodhisattva practices can transform afflictions into the path
- Importance of working on strengthening our mind until we are well trained
Wheel of Sharp Weapons 02 (download)
Verses 6-7
- Contrasting the different motivation between bodhisattvas and ordinary beings living in cyclic existence
- Bodhisattva’s motivation to stay in the world
- Self-grasping and self-centeredness
Wheel of Sharp Weapons 03 (download)
Verses 8-10
- Smother self-centeredness
- Working on self-interest and relish painful experience
- Dealing with sickness
Wheel of Sharp Weapons 04 (download)
Verse 11
- Causes of mental suffering
- Transforming our experiences by understanding them as results of karma
Wheel of Sharp Weapons 05 (download)
Verses 12-14
- Karmic cause of hunger and thirst
- Taking advantage of the weak
- How we use our speech
- By understanding karma, we fear negative actions
Wheel of Sharp Weapons 06 (download)
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