Anger and the self-centered mind
03 Working with Anger
Venerable Thubten Chodron 
Working with Anger 
Apr 6, 2025 A talk given during Venerable Chodron's 2025 European Teaching tour at Institu Vajra Yogini in France
- Recalling the disadvantages of the self-centered mind
- Giving our pain to the self-centered mind
- The connection between our experiences and our actions
- Techniques for refocusing our thoughts
- Questions and answers:
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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.
