Meditation on the results of anger and patience
Venerable Sangye Khadro 
Antidotes to Afflictions 
Aug 9, 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 "The role of meditation in calming anger".
- Introduction: It’s possible to decrease our anger
- Setting an altruistic motivation
- Meditation on the breath
- Analytic meditation on comparing the effects of anger and patience
- Recall an experience when you were angry
- Recall how it felt to be angry—physically and mentally
- How did it affect those around you?
- Think of a time when you were able to avoid getting angry
- Recall what that felt like when you did not get angry—physically and mentally
- How did it affect those around you?
- Compare the results of the experience of anger and the experience of fortitude
- Conclusion: Seeing that patience brings more satisfying results make a determination to cultivate patience to benefit ourself and others
- Dedication of merit
Meditation on comparing the results of anger and patience (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.
