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Three Principal Aspects of the Path

Basis, path, and result

The aspects of the basis as the two truths, the path as the method and…

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Wheel of Sharp Weapons Retreat 2004

Wheel of Sharp Weapons: Verse 104-Conclusion

How things exist dependent on causes and conditions, they appear one way and exist in…

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Wheel of Sharp Weapons Retreat 2004

Wheel of Sharp Weapons: Verses 99-104

How we can grow in our Dharma practice through these courageous mind-training practices. Thinking about…

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Wheel of Sharp Weapons Retreat 2004

Wheel of Sharp Weapons: Verses 93-98

Taking on suffering of others without fear and having no doubt that self-cherishing is the…

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Wheel of Sharp Weapons Retreat 2004

Wheel of Sharp Weapons: Verses 81-92

Dharma friends, choosing teachers, and keeping Dharma practice alive.

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Wheel of Sharp Weapons Retreat 2004

Wheel of Sharp Weapons: Verses 72-80

Acquiring a precious human life and yet giving up opportunity to practice Dharma.

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Wheel of Sharp Weapons Retreat 2004

Wheel of Sharp Weapons: Verses 63-71

Actions and their results. Examining attachment, relying on the Three Jewels, and keeping good ethical…

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Wheel of Sharp Weapons Retreat 2004

Wheel of Sharp Weapons: Verses 50-62

Disadvantages and effects of self-grasping ignorance, self-cherishing and having insincere motivations when we act.

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Wheel of Sharp Weapons Retreat 2004

Wheel of Sharp Weapons: Verses 43-49

Cultivate contentment instead of greed, dampen our pride, subdue our self-centeredness. No external thing can…

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Wheel of Sharp Weapons Retreat 2004

Wheel of Sharp Weapons: Verses 35-42

Continuing to look at actions and their results, how to keep the mind focused on…

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Wheel of Sharp Weapons Retreat 2004

Wheel of Sharp Weapons: Verses 24-34

A further look at various experiences in our lives and the previous actions that brought…

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Wheel of Sharp Weapons Retreat 2004

Wheel of Sharp Weapons: Verses 15-23

Looking at various karmic results and the actions and attitudes that caused them.

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