anger
Teachings on the mental affliction of anger, including its causes, disadvantages, and antidotes.
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Counteracting anger
Covering Verses 62-66, leading a discussion on working with the self-centered thought and describing more…
View PostDeveloping inner peace through mindfulness
Peace starts with ourselves. With peace in our own mind, we can emanate peace to…
View PostDebating with anger
Beginning with a review of Verses 42-50, and then leading us in a debate between…
View PostKnow your mind: The twenty auxiliary afflictions
An explanation of the 20 auxiliary mental afflictions, which are branches of the three root…
View PostKnow your mind: Six root afflictions
Explanation of the meaning and antidotes to the remaining five root afflictions: anger, arrogance, ignorance,…
View PostWho’s responsible for our suffering
Covering Verses 42-50 of Chapter 6, exploring various perspectives on who is "responsible" for our…
View PostIt’s unreasonable to be angry
Giving commentary to Verses 38-42, discussing various reasons for why it's unreasonable to be angry…
View PostHealing anger with Tara
The second of two online talks given to the Rainbow Body Sangha in India on…
View PostFortitude for those who cause harm
Discussing the tenets of non-Buddhist schools and going to cover Verses 33-38 that discuss how…
View PostRefuting a primal substance and independent self
Covering Verses 26-32 of Chapter 6, presenting Buddhist refutations of a primal substance and the…
View PostPushed by our afflictions
Covering Verses 19-25 of Chapter 6, sharing ways to lessen our anger by viewing others’…
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