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The Buddhist view of anger

How to counteract anger with antidotes

A series of four telephonic teachings on anger for Tricycle Magazine given May 10-31, 2006.

  • The Buddhist view of anger
  • The antidote to anger

Buddhist view of anger: Tricycle teletalk 01 (download)

Questions and answers

  • Do Buddhists feel they should not be angry?
  • What about righteous anger when we see injustice?

Buddhist view of anger: Tricycle teletalk 02 Q&A (download)

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.