anger

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

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A person holding three potatoes.
On Working with Afflictions

The stench of hatred

A story that illustrates how carrying anger in our hearts is a great burden.

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A joyful group photo of Exploring Monastic Life 2010.
Exploring Monastic Life 2010

Living in a monastic environment

Opening the 2010 Exploring Monastic Life program with a talk on the practical aspects of…

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Cover of Taming the Mind.
Taming the Mind

Complaining: a favorite pastime

Complaining causes disharmony with others and serves no positive purpose. The difference between complaining and…

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The mountains of Glacier National Park.
On Working with Afflictions

A vacation with anger

Realizing that anger is a habit and not an inherently existent part of the self…

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Stained-glass window of thousand-armed Chenrezig.
Chenrezig Weeklong Retreat 2010

Results of anger

How our anger creates many hindrances for liberation and enlightenment.

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Stained-glass window of thousand-armed Chenrezig.
Chenrezig Weeklong Retreat 2010

Three kinds of dukkha and causes

Teachings on how ignorance is the root of our sufferings and cyclic existence.

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Seven-point Mind Training

Emptiness of phenomena

How phenomena are designated by thought. Anger is presented as an example to show that…

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Green Tara Winter Retreat 2009-2010

Inherent views and opinions

Stories from His Holiness illustrate how we form solid, unchanging opinions of others; the different…

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Green Tara Winter Retreat 2009-2010

Attachment to reputation

Attachment to reputation and anger at criticism go hand in hand. In meditation we need…

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Green Tara Winter Retreat 2009-2010

Working on our attachments

We don't need to keep trying new things in order to see how attachment works.…

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Green Tara Winter Retreat 2009-2010

Motivation for the retreat

Generating the proper motivation for doing retreat and examining ways to work with the mind,…

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