Responding to harm with wisdom and compassion
05 Working with Anger (Italy 2023)
Venerable Thubten Chodron 
Working with Anger 
May 13, 2023 This teaching is part of a series hosted by Il Coordinamento Nazionale Pedagogisti e Educatori (Co.N.P.Ed.), an organization for educators in Italy. Venerable Chodron draws from Chapter 6 of Shantideva’s Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life.
- Confronting harmful behavior without anger
- Meeting injustice with compassion
- Calming our mind and seeing situations clearly
- Examining the other person’s perspective
- Learning to communicate effectively
- Listening without blame
- The orange peel analogy
- Using mediation to resolve conflict
- Why attributing fault is not helpful in conflict
- Taking responsibility for our part in a conflict
- Finding opportunities for growth in difficult situations
- How our “rules of the universe” create unrealistic expectations
- Questions and answers
- Self-esteem and considering others’ needs
- Dealing with judgement from others
- Recognizing that others may see the world differently
The first teaching in this series:
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.
