anger

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

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Shantideva Teachings at Sravasti Abbey

Counteracting anger

Covering Verses 62-66, leading a discussion on working with the self-centered thought and describing more…

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Working with Emotions

Developing inner peace through mindfulness

Peace starts with ourselves. With peace in our own mind, we can emanate peace to…

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Debating with anger

Beginning with a review of Verses 42-50, and then leading us in a debate between…

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Mind and Mental Factors

Know your mind: The twenty auxiliary afflictions

An explanation of the 20 auxiliary mental afflictions, which are branches of the three root…

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Mind and Mental Factors

Know your mind: Six root afflictions

Explanation of the meaning and antidotes to the remaining five root afflictions: anger, arrogance, ignorance,…

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Who’s responsible for our suffering

Covering Verses 42-50 of Chapter 6, exploring various perspectives on who is "responsible" for our…

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It’s unreasonable to be angry

Giving commentary to Verses 38-42, discussing various reasons for why it's unreasonable to be angry…

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Green Tara

Healing anger with Tara

The second of two online talks given to the Rainbow Body Sangha in India on…

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Fortitude for those who cause harm

Discussing the tenets of non-Buddhist schools and going to cover Verses 33-38 that discuss how…

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Green Tara

Who is Tara?

The first of two online talks given to the Rainbow Body Sangha in India as…

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Refuting a primal substance and independent self

Covering Verses 26-32 of Chapter 6, presenting Buddhist refutations of a primal substance and the…

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Pushed by our afflictions

Covering Verses 19-25 of Chapter 6, sharing ways to lessen our anger by viewing others’…

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