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 2. October 2006 How Self-Grasping Causes Us to Form Fickle Friendships and Steal Resources (verse 58
Mon 25. September 2006 How Self-Grasping Causes Us to Pursue Unhappiness and Neglect Spiritual Practice (verses 56-57)
Mon 11. September 2006 Calling on Yamantaka to Summon Forth, Batter, and Kill the Demon of Self-Grasping (verses 51-52)
Mon 28. August 2006 Karmic Causes of Our Positive Acts Eliciting Negative Responses and Summary of This Section about Karmic Causes (verses 45-48)
Mon 21. August 2006 Karmic Causes of Being Deceived by Others, and Being Confused by Our Anger and Attachment (verses 43-44)
Mon 14. August 2006 Extended Review up to Verse 41, and Karmic Causes of Regretting Constructive Behavior and Being Fickle (verse 42)
Mon 10. July 2006 Karmic Causes of Not Achieving the Aims of Our Spiritual Practice, and Having an Untamed, Unfocused Mind (verses 40-41)
Mon 3. July 2006 Karmic Causes of Being Overcome by Attachment and Anger (verse 39)
Mon 26. June 2006 How to Have a Healthy Relationship with a Spiritual Teacher, and Karmic Causes of Being Unattractive, and Being Insulted (verses 33, 38)
Mon 19. June 2006 Karmc Causes of Having No Home of Our Choice, Unwished For Things Happening, and Feeling Needy (verses 35-37)
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 22. May 2006 Karmic Causes of Cancers and Chronic Illnesses, Infectious Diseases, and Lack of Discriminating Awareness (verses 26-28)
Mon 15. May 2006 Karmic Causes of Others Finding Fault with Us, Disagreements with Loved Ones, and Those Close to Us Becoming Our Enemies (verses 23-25)
Mon 10. April 2006 Karmic Causes of Having Unclear Mind and Unhappy Heart, Unfulfilled Aims, and Never Being Able to Please Our Gurus (verses 20-22)
Mon 3. April 2006 Karmic Causes of Being Falsely Accused, and Material Possessions Being Destroyed, Stolen or Lost (verses 18-19)
