Using Samatha and Vipassana to Overcome Anger
In this Dharma Talk, Theravada Buddhist monk Amitha Khema uses practical situations to show us the power of samatha and vipassana in overcoming and avoiding anger.
Anger
Buddhism calls anger one of the three poisons (along with attachment and ignorance). Explore what Buddhist wisdom says about aggression and explosive emotions.
Finding Another Way
A psychotherapist provides two practices as alternatives to retaliation.
A Buddhist Antidote to Betrayal
Sravasti Abbey’s Thubten Chodron on freeing ourselves from the unrealistic expectations that fuel discord
Using Compassion for Institutional and Social Change
How to cultivate love for people we oppose
Navigating Conflict in Relationships
How mindfulness and patience can help us to transform our anger and cultivate healthier connections
Planting the Seeds of Happy Relationships
Meditation teacher Kimberly Brown discusses how we can cultivate and maintain healthy relationships with the people who matter most to us.
Practical Tools for Uprooting Anger
Venerable Thubten Chodron discusses how anger distorts our perception of reality—and how the wisdom of emptiness can help us eradicate anger entirely.
What to Do When Someone Steals Your Cushion
A story and practice about finding freedom from self during a seven-day Vipassana retreat
The Stream of Our Ancestors
A dharma teacher reflects on the power of getting out of our own way.
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