Course on Dharmarakshita's Wheel of Sharp Weapons (higher quality version, larger files)
Summary: Here we present the recordings of a continuing weekly course given by Dr. Alexander Berzin (http://www.berzinarchives.com) in Berlin, Germany, on the earliest attitude-training (Lojong, mind-training) text, emphasizing the Mahayana Buddhist practice of taking on the sufferings of others and giving them our own happiness (tonglen).
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Podcasts:
Mon 4. December 2006 How Self-Grasping Causes Us to Waste Our Precious Human Rebirth, Focus on Worldly Things Instead of Spiritual Practice, and Steal from Others (verses 72-74)
Mon 6. March 2006 Disadvantages of Self-Cherishing and Advantages of Cherishing Others (verses 7-9)
Mon 27. November 2006 How Self-Grasping Causes Us to Deceive the Three Gems, Be Carried Away by Worldly Distractions and Superstitions, Discard Ethical Discipline, and Chase after Suffering (verses 69-71)
Mon 27. March 2006 Karmic Causes of Terrible Living Conditions, Being Parted from Loved Ones, and Having Our Gurus Be Displeased with Us (verses 15-17)
Mon 29. May 2006 Karmic Causes of Sleepiness during Practice, Mental Wandering and Delighting in Disturbing Emotions, and Our Plans Going Astray (verses 29-31)
Mon 30. January 2006 Equal Attitude toward Everyone (Points 1-3)
Mon 13. February 2006 Homage to Yamantaka - Outer, Inner and Hidden Yamantakas
Mon 26. March 2007 Demolish All Trace of Our Self-Grasping; Let's Meditate on Kindness toward All Beings, Taking on Their Suffering and Dedicating to Them the Roots from Our Constructive Acts (verses 94-95)
Mon 26. March 2007 Demolish All Trace of Our Self-Grasping, Let's Meditate on Kindness toward All Beings, Taking on Their Suffering and Dedicating to Them the Roots from Our Constructive Acts (verses 94-95)
Mon 4. September 2006 How through Self-Grasping We Rob Ourselves of Liberation; How Understanding the Two Truths Rids Us of Self-Grasping (verses 49-50)
Mon 4. September 2006 How through Self-Grasping We Rob Ourselves of Liberation; How Understanding the Two Truths Rids Us of Self-Grasping (verses 49-50)
Mon 21. August 2006 Karmic Causes of Being Deceived by Others, and Being Confused by Our Anger and Attachment (verses 43-44)
Mon 23. January 2006 Equanimity Free of Attachment, Repulsion and Indifference
Mon 6. February 2006 Equal Attitude toward Everyone (Points 4-9) and Disadvantages of Self-Cherishing
Mon 10. July 2006 Karmic Causes of Not Achieving the Aims of Our Spiritual Practice, and Having an Untamed, Unfocused Mind (verses 40-41)
