Anger and conflict

Chikudo Lew Richmond at Vimala Sangha one of a series of classes on Zen and the complexity of daily life, Fall 2004 • Download from Vimala Sangha's Teachings page (donate)

a mistaken idea about zen and anger • what are acute anger and fear? • focus on the needless suffering we create • beyond spontaneous anger, harboring ill will • an obsessive mediation practice that can lay down a groove in your brain • “would you like a newspaper?” • more energy to concentrate in an unwholesome way, easier to let it go • actually feeling the anger, not “being angery” • the truth of anger • broadening the vocabulary of our response • you know, I’m pretty angry with you right now • kind, true, and necessary • find a way to make it workable and find a way to let it go • still carrying that woman