Healing Anger: The Power of Patience from a Buddhist Perspective - Softcover

Dalai Lama

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1559390735 ISBN 13: 9781559390736

Publisher: Snow Lion, 1997

Synopsis

All the world's major religions emphasize the importance of the practice of love, compassion, and tolerance. This is particularly true in the Buddhist traditions, which unanimously state that compassion and love are the foundation of all paths of practice. To cultivate the potential for compassion and love inherent within us, it is crucial to counteract their opposing forces of anger and hatred.

In this book, the Dalai Lama shows how through the practice of patience and tolerance we can overcome the obstacles of anger and hatred. He bases his discussion on A Guide to the Bodhisattva Way of Life, the classic work on the activities of Bodhisattvas—those who aspire to attain full enlightenment in order to benefit all beings.

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"Healing Anger shows that Shantideva's teaching many centuries ago can still speak to this generation and be a source of strength to change our society."--Asian Thought & Society

From the Back Cover:

Buddhist traditions unanimously state that compassion and love are the foundation of all paths of practice. To cultivate the potential for compassion and love inherent within us, it is crucial to counteract their opposing forces of anger and hatred. The Dalai Lama shows how patience and tolerance overcome the obstacles of anger and hatred. His Holiness presents the practice of the Six Perfections, the central role of bodhichitta, the twelve links of dependent origination, and offers a clear road map for the practitioner to achieve the goal of liberation. The techniques and methods are relevant for everyone--the Dalai Lama shows the power that patience and tolerance have to heal anger and to generate peace in the world.

"The Dalai Lama teaches with clear and forceful language."--Publishers Weekly

"The techniques and methods presented here are relevant not only for Buddhist practitioners but for all who seek to improve themselves. Through these teachings and by his own example, the Dalai Lama shows the power that patience and tolerance have to heal anger and to generate peace in the world."--The Indian International Journal of Buddhist Studies

"The theme of healing anger has great relevance to our lives. It is what we all seek."--Values & Visions Magazine

"These teachings help us practice the ideals of the Bodhisattva."--NAPRA ReView

"Healing Anger shows that Shantideva's teaching many centuries ago can still speak to this generation and be a source of strength to change our society."--Asian Thought & Society

About this edition

• Publisher: Snow Lion
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 1559390735
• ISBN 13: 9781559390736
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 176