Anger is unjustified on analysis of the basis
73 Middle-Length Lamrim
Venerable Sangye Khadro 
Stages of the Path 
Jun 26, 2025 Part of a series of weekly teachings on Lama Tsongkhapa's Middle-Length Treatise on the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment.
In this talk Venerable Sangye Khadro draws from the section in the The Great Treatise on the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment; The Lamrim Chenmo, (vol. 2, pp. 164-167) on the patience of disregarding harm done to oneself.
Refer to the slides for the teaching.
- Guided meditation on developing patience with those who do harm
- Why the Buddhist approach to anger is different from other spiritual practices
- On analysis of the basis, anger is unjustified
- Analyzing the causes of harm and where the fault lies
- Analyzing your commitment to not doing harm and to benefit sentient beings
- Showing that compassion is appropriate
- Stopping impatience with those who prevent your praise, fame and honor
- Reflection on how praise and so forth lack good qualities
- Reflection on how praise and so forth have faults
- Questions and comments
Venerable Sangye Khadro
California-born, Venerable Sangye Khadro ordained as a Buddhist nun at Kopan Monastery in 1974 and is a longtime friend and colleague of Abbey founder Venerable Thubten Chodron. She took bhikshuni (full) ordination in 1988. While studying at Nalanda Monastery in France in the 1980s, she helped to start the Dorje Pamo Nunnery, along with Venerable Chodron. Venerable Sangye Khadro has studied with many Buddhist masters including Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Lama Yeshe, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Geshe Ngawang Dhargyey, and Khensur Jampa Tegchok. At her teachers’ request, she began teaching in 1980 and has since taught in countries around the world, occasionally taking time off for personal retreats. She served as resident teacher in Buddha House, Australia, Amitabha Buddhist Centre in Singapore, and the FPMT centre in Denmark. From 2008-2015, she followed the Masters Program at the Lama Tsong Khapa Institute in Italy. Venerable has authored a number books found here, including the best-selling How to Meditate. She has taught at Sravasti Abbey since 2017 and is now a full-time resident.
