anger
Teachings on the mental affliction of anger, including its causes, disadvantages, and antidotes.
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The stench of hatred
A story that illustrates how carrying anger in our hearts is a great burden.
View PostLiving in a monastic environment
Opening the 2010 Exploring Monastic Life program with a talk on the practical aspects of…
View PostComplaining: a favorite pastime
Complaining causes disharmony with others and serves no positive purpose. The difference between complaining and…
View PostA vacation with anger
Realizing that anger is a habit and not an inherently existent part of the self…
View PostThree kinds of dukkha and causes
Teachings on how ignorance is the root of our sufferings and cyclic existence.
View PostEmptiness of phenomena
How phenomena are designated by thought. Anger is presented as an example to show that…
View PostInherent views and opinions
Stories from His Holiness illustrate how we form solid, unchanging opinions of others; the different…
View PostAttachment to reputation
Attachment to reputation and anger at criticism go hand in hand. In meditation we need…
View PostWorking on our attachments
We don't need to keep trying new things in order to see how attachment works.…
View PostMotivation for the retreat
Generating the proper motivation for doing retreat and examining ways to work with the mind,…
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