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Online: Working with Anger with Ven. Thubten Chodron

May 4, 2024 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm PDT

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Hosted by Vajrayana Institute in Sydney

Co-sponsored with the Kunsang Yeshe Retreat Centre in Australia’s Blue Mountains 

Working with Anger
with Ven. Thubten Chodron

Saturday, May 4, 5 pm – 6:30 pm Pacific Time

Sunday, May 5, 9 am – 10:30 am in Sydney, Australia

on Zoom

Venerable Chodron will discuss a variety of Buddhist methods for subduing anger, not by changing what is happening, but by working with our minds to frame situations differently. No matter what our religion is, learning to work with anger can benefit us all.

This teaching isone in a series that emphasizes the practical application of the Buddha’s teachings in our daily lives.

By Donation (Suggested: 20AUD per class)

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More about the teacher

Venerable Thubten Chodron is an author, teacher, and the founder and abbess of Sravasti Abbey, one of the first Tibetan Buddhist training monasteries for Western nuns and monks in the US. She graduated from UCLA, and did graduate work in education at USC. Ordained as a Tibetan Buddhist nun in 1977, she has studied extensively with His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Tsenshab Serkong Rinpoche, and Lama Zopa Rinpoche. She received full ordination as a bhikshuni in 1986.

She has published many books on Buddhist philosophy and meditation, including seven volumes (so far) in The Library of Wisdom and Compassion, co-authored with His Holiness the Dalai Lama, with whom she has studied for nearly forty years.

Venerable Chodron teaches worldwide and is known for her warm, practical, and humorous explanations of how to apply Buddhist teachings in daily life. She is also involved in prison outreach and interfaith dialogue. Learn more about her. Find a media library of her teachings and info on her books on her personal website, ThubtenChodron.org.

Details

Date:
May 4, 2024
Time:
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm PDT

Organizer

Vajrayana Institute
Phone
+61 2 9798 9644
Email
https://vajrayana.com.au/contact-us/
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Venue

Vajrayana Institute
9 Victoria Square
Ashfield, NSW 2131 Australia
Phone
+61 2 9798 9644
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