Wheel of Sharp Weapons
Commentaries on The Wheel of Sharp Weapons by Dharmaraksita, a poem on the karmic effects of our past actions.
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Venerable Thubten Chodron 
Karmic consequences of the ten nonvirtues
Why we should avoid engaging in killing, stealing, and sexual misconduct.
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Serving others instead of exploiting them
How to overcome miserliness and being mistreated by others.
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The four characteristics of karma
More about the characteristics of karma and how to overcome mental suffering.
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A short overview of the Buddhist worldview
Introduction to the Buddhist worldview and "The Wheel of Sharp Weapons."
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Offering our help to all beings
Doing the taking and giving meditation to purify past actions.
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Dealing with betrayal of trust
How to work with attachment and respond to harm from others with compassion.
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We are not inherently selfish
Purifying the harm we have done to others directly and to ourselves indirectly.
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Solving problems at their root
How we can get the specific results that we want by creating the right causes.
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A bodhisattva’s courage
The heroism of bodhisattvas and how to gradually train the mind to look at the…
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Buddha nature
How the two types of buddha nature are the basis for change and awakening. The…
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