Working with Emotions

How to identify disturbing emotions, their causes and antidotes, and transform them to bring inner peace.

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Man walking down street looking angry.
Healing Anger

How can we deal with anger?

Venerable Chodron explains how anger, a negative emotion, creates problems in our lives, and how…

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Venerable Chodron sitting near a window, reading a book.
Contentment and Happiness

Simplifying our lives

Letting go of life's complications by giving up the dissatisfied mind and closing down the…

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One of the Eight Auspicious Symbols-the endless knot .
Cultivating Compassion

Wisdom and compassion

Seeing the kindness of sentient beings and understanding that our enlightenment depends on them.

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Young woman sadly looking downward.
Fear, Anxiety, and Other Emotions

Disappointment and delight—the eight worldly c...

Confronting the eight worldly concerns will transform our attachments and emotional afflictions into happiness and…

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Closeup of Venerable Chodron teaching.
Contentment and Happiness

Cultivating contentment

How contentment cannot be found in external possessions and relationships but stems from developing our…

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Black and white closeup of young man's face, looking angry.
Healing Anger

Working with anger

Three audio talks on what anger is and how to handle it.

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Contentment and Happiness

The source of happiness and problems

What is real happiness? We think happiness comes from external situations and objects, but the…

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A glass heart and with glass tears on a reflective surface.
Cultivating Compassion

The kindness of others

The third of three talks given at a retreat on how to cultivate compassion. Further…

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A glass heart and with glass tears on a reflective surface.
Cultivating Compassion

Developing compassion

The second of three talks given at a retreat on how to cultivate compassion. Learning…

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A glass heart and with glass tears on a reflective surface.
Cultivating Compassion

Developing equanimity

The first of three talks given at a retreat on how to cultivate compassion. The…

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Contentment and Happiness

Buddhism and consumerism

A talk on how consumerism affects society and its impact on Buddhism in America.

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