Sharpening the Mind

By Daniel Scharpenburg

Talks with Daniel Scharpenburg (Gegan Kelsang Dakpa). Daniel is a class facilitator at the Rime Buddhist Center in Kansas City, Missouri. He was given the title "Gegan" in the Rime tradition and is a ... more

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The podcast currently has 380 episodes available.

Sharpening the Mind episodes:

September 26, 2021 Rough Edges and Scissorhands
Can we stop making enemies out of everything and pushing back against the world?
Can we soften our rough edges?
Do we have scissors for hands?
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15min
September 22, 2021 Mind Training: Worldly Concerns
"All that must not be polluted
By the stains of the eight concerns.
By understanding all phenomena as illusion,
May we be free from the fetters of attachment."
-Langri Tangpa
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13min
September 22, 2021 Mind Training: Worldly Concerns
"All that must not be polluted
By the stains of the eight concerns.
By understanding all phenomena as illusion,
May we be free from the fetters of attachment."
-Langri Tangpa
...more
13min
September 19, 2021 Mind Training: Offering To Mothers
"In short, may I offer to all my mothers,
Both directly and indirectly, all happiness and benefit,
And may I secretly take upon myself
All the harms and sufferings of my mothers."
-Langri Tangpa
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11min
September 15, 2021 Mind Training: Great Hopes and Harm
"Even if one whom I have helped
And in whom I have great hopes
Instead irrationally causes me harm,
May I regard that one as my genuine spiritual teacher."
-Langri Tangpa
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8min
September 15, 2021 Mind Training: Great Hopes and Harm
"Even if one whom I have helped
And in whom I have great hopes
Instead irrationally causes me harm,
May I regard that one as my genuine spiritual teacher."
-Langri Tangpa
...more
8min
September 12, 2021 Mind Training: Attacks from Others
"When, out of jealousy, others
Abuse and attack me in unjust ways,
May I take defeat upon myself
And offer victory to others."
-Langri Tangpa
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18min
September 08, 2021 Mind Training: Beings of Bad Character
"When seeing sentient beings of bad character
Who are oppressed by fierce evil and suffering,
May I cherish them, for this is as rare
As the discovery of a precious treasure."
-Langri Tangpa
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14min
September 08, 2021 Mind Training: Beings of Bad Character
"When seeing sentient beings of bad character
Who are oppressed by fierce evil and suffering,
May I cherish them, for this is as rare
As the discovery of a precious treasure."
-Langri Tangpa
...more
14min
September 05, 2021 Mind Training: All the Time
"In all activities may I examine my mind,
And as soon as negative emotions arise,
Since they cause trouble for myself and others,
May I avert them, using direct methods."
-Langri Tangpa
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13min

FAQs about Sharpening the Mind:

How many episodes does Sharpening the Mind have?

The podcast currently has 380 episodes available.