Work with Anger — Without Suppressing It

Day 10: Examine alarming statistics on anger’s growth in North America — from customer rage to road rage deaths — and discover Buddhism’s teaching that anger at its base is wisdom (dveṣa), but becomes poisonous when it turns into hatred and aggression (pratigha) that lashes out to hurt others.

The Wisdom Within Us brings together a curated selection of wisdom and practices from Lion’s Roar member workshops. If a teacher mentions other sessions in their video, they are referring to their complete workshop series, available to Lion’s Roar members.

Reflections

  • How is anger showing up in your life?
  • How do you currently work with anger?

About the teacher

Judith Simmer-Brown is Distinguished Professor of Contemplative and Religious Studies at Naropa University and a senior Buddhist teacher in the Shambhala Buddhist tradition.