Taming the monkey mind
Venerable Thubten Chodron 
Taming the Mind 
Oct 11, 2025 An online talk hosted by the Universal Wisdom Foundation in coordination with the FPMT Study Group (Phillipines)
- The story behind the book Taming the Mind
- Questions about anger sent in by the group
- The importance of our motivation
- How the mind of anger functions
- How anger harms ourselves and others
- Unrealistic expectations that fuel anger
- Taking responsibility for our “buttons”
- Focusing on the facts
- Avoiding mind-reading and psychoanalyzing
- Learning to laugh at ourselves
- Questions and answers
- How not to be attached or apathetic about others’ expectations
- Anxiety and anger related to social justice issues
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.
