Meditating on the results of karma

Teachings given during a three-day retreat on the text Wheel of Sharp Weapons at Chenrezig Institute in Queensland, Australia.

  • How to meditate on the verses
  • Verses 14-18
    • Critical mind and the opposite extreme
    • Losing companions due to karma
    • Karma due to treating teachers poorly
    • Renouncing bad friends
    • Substance abuse
    • Changing habits

Wheel of Sharp Weapons 07 (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.