anger

Teachings on the mental affliction of anger, including its causes, disadvantages, and antidotes.

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An Open-Hearted Life

Beyond Blame

How it's possible to go beyond blaming others or our self and work together to…

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Books

Open Heart, Clear Mind study guide

Study guide to the book Open Heart, Clear Mind, a foundational and profound introduction to…

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An Open-Hearted Life

Being responsible for our emotions

When disturbing emotions arise we have a choice. The Buddhist teachings offer practical methods to…

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Volume 1 Approaching the Buddhist Path

Review of fear, anger and disillusionment

Venerable Thubten Lamsel reviews pages 48-52, covering the topics of fear, anger and disillusionment.

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Contentment and Happiness

How to have a happy mind

Happiness comes from internal transformation. How to use Buddhist teachings to change our own motivation…

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Venerable Chodron gives a talk at Pu Yi Nunnery.
Amitabha

Cultivating Amitabha’s attitude

Bringing the mind in line with Amitabha's way of thinking means cultivating an attitude that…

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On Cultivating Wisdom

Selflessness keeps you out of SHU

From a teaching by Venerable Chodron, an incarcerated person learns to train consistently to deal…

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Venerable smiling while teaching in front of a Buddha statue.
Love and Self-esteem

Building confidence to live your life to the fullest

What it means to have confidence, and how to develop stable self-confidence through self-acceptance and…

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Healing Anger

Overcoming jealousy

How jealousy causes emotional pain and problems in relationships. Applying antidotes to overcome jealousy and…

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Healing Anger

Working with anger in daily life

Recognizing the harmfulness of anger. Training the mind to see situations in a different way…

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Wheel of Sharp Weapons

“Good Karma”: The ethical dimension of o...

When we understand karma we understand the importance of setting our motivation and making thoughtful…

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Cultivating Compassion

The power of compassion in a chaotic world

By cultivating broad-minded compassion we can react in a compassionate way to other living beings…

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