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reviewed Working with Anger by Thubten Chodron

Thubten Chodron: Working with Anger (AudiobookFormat, 2024, Shambhala Publications)

A Tibetan Buddhist nun offers her insights on anger, the ways that it manifests in …

Tibetan Buddhist Anger Management

This is an excellent practical book on dealing with anger with techniques mostly drawn from Tibetan Buddhism. Especially for the length of the book, which felt quite short to me, Thubten Chodron offers a balanced variety of techniques for many situations with plenty of examples. Almost all of the techniques are immediately applicable, and all of them have the potential to become more powerful and effective with extended practice. Beyond all this, she mentions enough sources and other books so that readers have plenty of material to work with if they want to dive into the topic more deeply.

#anger #angermanagement #Buddhism #TibetanBuddhism

quoted In the Buddha's Words by Bhikhu Bodhi (Teachings of the Buddha)

Bhikhu Bodhi: In the Buddha's Words (EBook, 2005, Wisdom Publications) No rating

This landmark collection is the definitive introduction to the Buddha’s teachings—in his own words. The …

The fact that such texts as this sutta and the Kālāma Sutta do not dwell on the doctrines of kamma and rebirth does not mean, as is sometimes assumed, that such teachings are mere cultural accretions to the Dhamma that can be deleted or explained away without losing anything essential. It means only that, at the outset, the Dhamma can be approached in ways that do not require reference to past and future lives. The Buddha’s teaching has many sides, and thus, from certain angles, it can be directly evaluated against our concern for our present well-being and happiness. Once we see that the practice of the teaching does indeed bring peace, joy, and inner security in this very life, this will inspire our trust and confidence in the Dhamma as a whole, including those aspects that lie beyond our present capacity for personal verification. If we were to undertake certain practices—practices that require highly refined skills and determined effort—we would be able to acquire the faculties needed to validate those other aspects

— In the Buddha's Words by  (Teachings of the Buddha) (18%)

One of the best explanations for how to approach the notions of #kamma and #rebirth I've seen. And also one of the readings of the Kālāma #Sutta which is well-integrated into the context of the rest of the #Nikāyas.

#karma #reincarnation #Buddhism #Buddha #KalamaSutta #suttas #EarlyBuddhism #Dhamma #Dharma

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@ReadingFaithfully_org It would be wonderful to live in close proximity to such a helpful . I'm curious: Do you know of any canonical references to anyone summoning or otherwise asking for the help of such on purpose? Or maybe guidelines for what to do so that willingly come to provide assistance or ? I know there's at least one for inviting to listen to the that follows, but I wonder if there's anything else like that.