Working With Anger
with sujatha baliga
Sunday, July 12th, 10:30am - 12pm
Facebook Livestream
In an interview with Time Magazine in 2010 His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama was asked the question: Do you ever feel angry or even outraged?
His response- “ Oh, yes, of course! I’m a human being. Generally speaking, if a human being never shows anger, then I think something’s wrong with his or her mind or brain!”
While some consider anger to be a uniformly negative emotion and something to be overcome on the Buddhist path, there are times and situations that call for righteous anger. In this session, we’ll practice coming closer to our anger, examining it and understanding when it serves positive outcomes and when it doesn’t. We’ll also engage in a meditation to help us see the present moment and our reactions to it—and from there transform only those which do not serve positive ends into actions that benefit ourselves and others to move forward.
About the Presenter: sujatha baliga has been studying and practicing Tibetan Buddhism since 1996. Her teachers include His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Chöden Rinpoche, Gyumed Khensur Rinpoche Lobsang Jampa, Geshe Sherab, Geshe Ngawang Dakpa, Ven. Rene Fuesi, Geshe Kunchok Tenzin, S.N. Goenka, Ven. Robina Courtin, Ven. Antonio Satta, and Ven. Connie Miller. Her life’s work in the field of restorative justice was born of the personal advice she received when she was 24 years old from His Holiness the Dalai Lama about the forgiveness of seemingly unforgivable acts. Sujatha leads meditation on Monday nights at the Gyuto Foundation, in Richmond, CA. She lives in Berkeley, CA with her spouse and teenage child.
with sujatha baliga
Sunday, July 12th, 10:30am - 12pm
Facebook Livestream
In an interview with Time Magazine in 2010 His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama was asked the question: Do you ever feel angry or even outraged?
His response- “ Oh, yes, of course! I’m a human being. Generally speaking, if a human being never shows anger, then I think something’s wrong with his or her mind or brain!”
While some consider anger to be a uniformly negative emotion and something to be overcome on the Buddhist path, there are times and situations that call for righteous anger. In this session, we’ll practice coming closer to our anger, examining it and understanding when it serves positive outcomes and when it doesn’t. We’ll also engage in a meditation to help us see the present moment and our reactions to it—and from there transform only those which do not serve positive ends into actions that benefit ourselves and others to move forward.
About the Presenter: sujatha baliga has been studying and practicing Tibetan Buddhism since 1996. Her teachers include His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Chöden Rinpoche, Gyumed Khensur Rinpoche Lobsang Jampa, Geshe Sherab, Geshe Ngawang Dakpa, Ven. Rene Fuesi, Geshe Kunchok Tenzin, S.N. Goenka, Ven. Robina Courtin, Ven. Antonio Satta, and Ven. Connie Miller. Her life’s work in the field of restorative justice was born of the personal advice she received when she was 24 years old from His Holiness the Dalai Lama about the forgiveness of seemingly unforgivable acts. Sujatha leads meditation on Monday nights at the Gyuto Foundation, in Richmond, CA. She lives in Berkeley, CA with her spouse and teenage child.
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