Meditation on reducing the causes of anger
Venerable Sangye Khadro 
Antidotes to Afflictions 
Jul 19, 2026 A guided meditation led at Sravasti Abbey’s monthly Sharing the Dharma Day. You can also view the complete video of the session including the teaching on "Training in fortitude".
- Setting an altruistic motivation
- Breathing meditation
- Check to see if you have the wish to work on anger
- Reflect on the benefits of reducing anger
- One of the main causes is contact with people or objects that we dislike
- Bring to mind a person that triggers your anger, aversion or irritation
- Reflect on how they trigger your anger
- Not everybody sees that person the same way, others like them
- Anger does not come from them but from our mind
- Reflect on how you can reduce contact with that person but still be friendly
- Use the four immeasurable with that person
- If we anticipate contact with them we can prepare ourselves by thinking of a good quality they have
- When you start to ruminate and get angry change the subject, think about something constructive
- Conclusion: Make a determination to bring these techniques into your life to have less irritation and anger
- Dedication
Meditation on reducing the causes of anger (download)
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.
