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Teachings that help us transform our minds to see people and events we find challenging from a Dharma perspective.
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Venerable Thubten Chodron Wheel of Sharp Weapons: Verses 38-42
A look at the karmic causes of difficulties in our practice or difficulties overcoming the…
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Wheel of Sharp Weapons: Verses 34-37
Verses describing the causes of karmic results such as interferences with understanding the teachings and…
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Wheel of Sharp Weapons: Verses 29-33
The results of not respecting the monastic sangha and the Dharma texts, and not meditating…
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Wheel of Sharp Weapons: Verses 25-28
When others turn on us, friends become enemies, when we become sick, looking at the…
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Wheel of Sharp Weapons: Verses 22-24
These verses cover the causes of such results as disappointment from our spiritual mentors and…
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Wheel of Sharp Weapons: Verses 16-21
These verses consider the results of difficult relationships with spiritual mentors and trace them back…
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Wheel of Sharp Weapons: Verses 10-15
How mental suffering is a result of suffering inflicted on others, and bearing hardships that…
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Wheel of Sharp Weapons: Verses 7-10
These verses describe how well acquainted we are with our afflictions and how to begin…
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Wheel of Sharp Weapons: Verses 1-6
The opening verses describe the symbolism in the text, bodhisattvas and how we differ from…
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Wheel of Sharp Weapons: Introduction
An introduction to the lojong teachings and a brief overview of the Buddhist worldview as…
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Taking problems onto the spiritual path
Transcript of a talk on using the Dharma to transform our problems into opportunities for…
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