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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Good Karma Short Retreats

Planting seeds for the life we want

The first of three talks given at a retreat based on the book, “Good Karma:…

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Wheel of Sharp Weapons

“Good Karma”: How our actions bring abou...

How the teachings on karma and its effects will enable us to take responsibility for…

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Good Karma Short Retreats

The wheel of karmic cause and effect

The third of three talks given in Russia on verses from the poem, "The Wheel…

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Good Karma Short Retreats

The basic principles of karma

The second of three talks given in Russia on verses from the poem, "The Wheel…

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Venerable teaching.
Good Karma Short Retreats

Creating the causes for good results

Examining our behaviors and attitudes in pursuing happiness in order to abandon mistaken ways and…

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Venerable teaching.
Good Karma Short Retreats

Identifying the real source of our difficulties

Seeing self-centeredness and self-grasping as the source of our problems and counteracting them to find…

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Venerable teaching.
Good Karma Short Retreats

Understanding and transforming difficulties

When we find ourselves in difficult situations we can use the thought transformation teachings to…

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Venerable teaching.
Good Karma Short Retreats

Transforming the mind through taking and giving

Practicing taking and giving challenges our usual ways of thinking and helps us develop a…

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Wheel of Sharp Weapons

“Good Karma”: Creating the causes for th...

Karma and its effects explains the link between actions and experiences. By changing our mental…

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Good Karma Short Retreats

This precious human life

The third of three talks based on the book “Good Karma: How to Create the…

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