anger

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

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Fear, Anxiety, and Other Emotions

Why talk about fear?

Why should we talk about fear? Our minds will conjure up all sorts of things…

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Buddhist Worldview

Practicing the Dharma, transforming the mind

Identifying incorrect thoughts and applying effort and fortitude, practicing the Dharma by putting the teachings…

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Short Verses to Cultivate Bodhicitta

Verse 20-3: Creating the causes

A meditation practice of reasoning with the angry mind to drop the anger. Considering that…

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Seven-point Mind Training

Benefits of mind training

Self-centeredness is the root of all problems and conflicts. It is our true enemy, not…

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Tenets with Geshe Dorji Damdul

Four seals, obstacles, and enemies of bodhicitta

The four seals as fixed and true, the obstacles to happiness, how to eliminate ignorance,…

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Two novices studying, one novice writing on the paper of the other novice.
Exploring Monastic Life 2008

The benefits of precepts

What is important in our lives? Happiness is getting our lives together to pacify our…

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Prison Poetry

Just breathe

Reflections on practice in a difficult environment. Managing how the anger of others affects us.

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Purple flowers blossom in a bunch.
Short Verses to Cultivate Bodhicitta

Verse 10-1: The fuel of the passions

How we ignorantly grasp at the afflictions, the importance of recognizing how we exaggerate, and…

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Cover of book Open Heart, Clearn Mind.
Open Heart, Clear Mind

Cultivating altruism and bodhicitta

How to develop an altruistic attitude that brings benefit to ourselves and others by recognizing…

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Closeup of the eye of a Buddha statue.
On Overcoming Anger

Getting along with others

How to remove oneself from difficult, even dangerous, situations by maintaining integrity, consistency, and ethical…

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A young boy showing his angry face.
On Overcoming Anger

A simple act of kindness

A person in prison discusses how his practice has eased his experiences of unfair treatment.

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A monk standing on a walkway, looking at the full moon.
On Overcoming Anger

Wayward

An incarcerated person tells the story of searching for himself and realizing that he could…

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