anger

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

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Healing Anger

The Buddhist view of anger

Anger can be addictive: how to calm the adrenalin rush of anger.

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On Overcoming Anger

Growing pains

A story about an unhappy childhood, a lot of hate and anger, and, in the…

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On Love, Compassion, and Bodhicitta

Scars and catharsis

An incarcerated person is asked to confront the results of his actions.

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Healing Anger

To bear the unbearable

Exploring antidotes to our disturbing attitudes and negative emotions.

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Shantideva Teachings in Singapore

Chapter 1: Introduction

Setting the context, motivation and attitude to learn the text. Explaining the Buddhist concept of…

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By Incarcerated People

We are human beings

What the people on the outside should know about life in prison.

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On Cultivating Wisdom

Suicide watch

Thinking that it will be the end of pain and suffering, a person in prison…

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On Love, Compassion, and Bodhicitta

Seeking peace

Reflections by an incarcerated person on how we are in suffering due to ignorance.

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37 Practices of Bodhisattvas

37 Practices: Verses 16-21

Humility; enemies are created by anger; learning to slowly chip away at our -o'holic mind.

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Vajrasattva Winter Retreat 2005-06

Ignorance, anger, purification

Retreat discussion on topics such as the four distortions, how anger destroys merit, using pain…

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