Debating with anger
Venerable Thubten Chodron 
Shantideva Teachings at Sravasti Abbey 
Nov 18, 2021 Part of an ongoing series of teachings based on Shantideva’s classic text, "Bodhisattvacharyavatara", often translated as “Engaging in the Bodhisattva’s Deeds.” Venerable Thubten Chodron also refers to the outline of the commentary by Gyaltsab Dharma Rinchen and the commentary by the Abbot Dragpa Gyaltsen.
- Can anger really protect us?
- Why we get angry when people criticize us?
- Attachment to happiness of only this life will not matter after death
- Causes of long life and untimely death
- Justifying anger and attachment is doomed to failure
66 Engaging in the Bodhisattva’s Deeds: Debating with Anger (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.
