Working with Anger

✍ Scribed by Chodron, Thubten

• Publisher: Shambhala;Snow Lion Publications
• Year: 2011;2001
• Tongue: English
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Working with Anger presents a variety of Buddhist methods for subduing and preventing anger, not by changing what is happening, but by framing it differently. No matter what our religion, learning to work with our anger is effective for everyone seeking personal happiness as well as world peace.;Working with Anger front cover; Working with Anger; Contents; Preface; 1: Mind, Emotion, and Anger; 2: The Disadvantages of Anger; 3: Patience: The Alternative; 4: Is Anger Ever Useful?; 5: Recognizing Our Anger and Its Causes; 6: Training in Patience; 7: Coping with Criticism; 8: The Blaming Game; 9: When Our Buttons Are Pushed; 10: Acceptance and Empowerment; 11: Meeting the Enemy; 12: Letting Go of Grudges and Resentment; 13: When Trust Is Betrayed; 14: The Snake of Envy; 15: Anger at Ourselves; 16: Cultivating Love and Compassion; 17: Helping Others Subdue Their Anger.

✦ Table of Contents

Working with Anger front cover
Working with Anger
Contents
Preface
1: Mind, Emotion, and Anger
2: The Disadvantages of Anger
3: Patience: The Alternative
4: Is Anger Ever Useful?
5: Recognizing Our Anger and Its Causes
6: Training in Patience
7: Coping with Criticism
8: The Blaming Game
9: When Our Buttons Are Pushed
10: Acceptance and Empowerment
11: Meeting the Enemy
12: Letting Go of Grudges and Resentment
13: When Trust Is Betrayed
14: The Snake of Envy
15: Anger at Ourselves
16: Cultivating Love and Compassion
17: Helping Others Subdue Their Anger. 18: Wisdom That Relaxes the MindAppendix One: Conflict Styles
Appendix Two: Techniques for Working with Anger in Brief
Glossary
Further Reading.

✦ Subjects

Anger--Religious aspects--Buddhism;Patience--Religious aspects--Buddhism;;Buddhism--Doctrines;Compassion--Religious aspects--Buddhism;Religious life--Buddhism;;Anger -- Religious aspects -- Buddhism;Patience -- Religious aspects -- Buddhism;Compassion -- Religious aspects -- Buddhism;Religious life -- Buddhism;Buddhism -- Doctrines