The Stream-entry Buddhist Blog
Long-format Pāli Canon-based Teachings and Essays
by Anagārika Michael Turner
(a.k.a. Anagārika Pasannacitta)
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You don't have to be a Buddhist to use these techniques to overcome your anger and move forward gracefully, skilfully, and peacefully.In this short "dharma bite," I provide five concise techniques that come from Buddhism that anyone (Buddhist or not) can use in-the-moment or after-the-fact to help reduce the heat of discontentment and cool the flames of anger. This article includes a short guided meditation. Anger is an emotion that everyone experiences from time to time. However, when it becomes uncontrollable, it can cause damage to relationships, work performance, and personal well-being. Buddhism offers many effective ways to reduce anger and improve overall emotional regulation. Here are five basic steps, from a Buddhist perspective, that anyone can take to get started, whether they are Buddhists or not:
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The Teacher"The only thing that prevents people from awakening, stream entry, and directly experiencing the stages of enlightenment is incorrect instruction and/or insufficient practice."
– Anagārika Michael Hello! My name is Michael Turner (my Dhamma name is Pasannacitta).
I am an Early Buddhist teacher, an ariya-puggala (sakadāgāmi), and a full-time Buddhist anagārika. I work with dedicated Buddhist practitioners to help them attain measurable progress toward Nibbāna. This kind of one-on-one training is uncommon for lay practitioners. If you are interested, please visit my training page to learn more or contact me to discuss becoming a Buddhist trainee today. Categories
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Michael Turner is a sakadāgāmi and a full-time Buddhist anagārika; and he is also a deeply accomplished stream-entry mentor and applied-dharma teacher. He emphasises and teaches the practical application of the Buddha's teachings in our everyday lives to overcome our human problems that stand in the way of making measurable progress toward Buddhist enlightenment and he is particularly adept at explaining them in ways that can be easily understood and practiced by Western Buddhists. He has been meditating and cultivating the views and techniques that generate indestructible resilience, inner-strength, and direct experience for almost 30 years and has helped countless numbers of students and peers enhance and course-correct their practice to make veritable progress along the path toward Nibbāna.
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