Transform anger
Venerable Thubten Chodron 
Working with Anger 
Jun 24, 2025 An interview with Greg Eller for the Dharma Time YouTube channel
- Definition of anger and its functions
- Definition of compassion and its functions
- What to do when anger arises
- Internal attitude versus external behavior
- Analytic meditations to overcome anger
- Letting go of past grudges
- Seeing the enemy as our teacher
- Common obstacles for Westerners in practice
- Further resources for practice
- Guided meditation on working with anger
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.
