Teachings on Dharmaraksita’s The Wheel-Weapon Mind Training at the Fall 2004 Manjushri Retreat at Cloud Mountain Retreat Center, September 10-19, 2004.
Verses 63-64
- While we do not know very much, we are inflated
- Little understanding
- Friends and teachers
- Rather than rely on sentient beings, rely on the Three Jewels
Wheel of Sharp Weapons 36 (download)
Verse 65
- Foundation of humanity is ethical discipline
- Having high status, being a great teacher
Wheel of Sharp Weapons 37 (download)
Verses 66-67
- Avoid being smug and complacent
- Views are lofty but deeds worse than a dog
- Protecting self-centeredness and blaming others
Wheel of Sharp Weapons 38 (download)
Verses 68-69
- Wearing robes does not save you from non-virtue
- Having wrong refuge
Wheel of Sharp Weapons 39 (download)
Verses 70-71
- Live in solitude but distracted, divination and shamanism
- Clinging to household
- Attachment to reputation is more difficult to give up than attachment to food
Wheel of Sharp Weapons 40 (download)