An 88-year-old father of one of Venerable Chodron’s students writes a poem to explain what he has learned from reading Working with Anger.
Buddhist students share their practice on transforming anger.
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Buddhist students share their practice on transforming anger.
Identity theft
Fraudulent tax returns and changing credit scores elicit a meditation on emptiness.
The conversation
A student listens to the conversations that go on inside her head, and decides to opt out.
Why do I get angry?
When anger arises, we can choose not to stay in its thrall. Anger is based on ignorance: when we address our basic ignorance, our negative emotions lose power.
Respecting others
A student reflects on how quickly she is willing to give advice, even when unsolicited. In a poem she considers the ego that has no boundaries.
My big fat self-centered attitude
A student’s self-centered attitude changes to compassion.
The spark
A student learns his real prison is his own mind.
La chispa
Como el Dharma puede cambiar nuestra perspectiva en la vida. Y lograr que podamos entender de dónde surgen muchos de nuestros sentimientos y pensamientos.
The stench of hatred
A story that illustrates how carrying anger in our hearts is a great burden.