Working with anger
Women of Wisdom: Heart Advice for a Compassionate World (2002)
Venerable Thubten Chodron gives a talk on how to work with anger as part of the lecture series "Women of Wisdom" hosted by Tse Chen Ling Center for Tibetan Buddhist Studies in 2002.
- Definition of anger
- Different manifestations of anger
- Patience as an antidote to anger
- Questioning the view of I, me, my and mine
- Ways of dealing with anger
- Seeing that anger is not beneficial
Venerable Thubten Chodron
Venerable Chodron emphasizes the practical application of Buddha’s teachings in our daily lives and is especially skilled at explaining them in ways easily understood and practiced by Westerners. She is well known for her warm, humorous, and lucid teachings. She was ordained as a Buddhist nun in 1977 by Kyabje Ling Rinpoche in Dharamsala, India, and in 1986 she received bhikshuni (full) ordination in Taiwan. Read her full bio.