Healing Anger: The Power of Patience from a Buddhist Perspective-Review by Naga
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The Healing Anger is a result of His Holiness the Dalai Lama's four day teachings (in eight sessions) at Phoenix and Tucson, Arison, 1993 at the invitation of Howard C. Cutler, M.D. The book begins with a long introduction by the translator with a short biography of Śāntideva, the author of the root text Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life. He also traces the origin of mind training in this text. His Holiness the Dalai Lama's present teaching is a lucid explanation on the sixth chapter of this text. The introduction also highlights the import of the teaching with special reference to His Holiness the Dalai Lama's teachings. The book is supplemented by a glossary and a list of books recommended for further reading.
Each session forms a chapter of this book and thus it has eight chapters. It begins with an introduction to the various Buddhist vehicles whereby His Holiness tells that the present teaching is from the Mahāyāna teachings. His commentary begins and sums up with the general import of Buddhism with special reference to patience, quoting each verse from the patience chapter of the Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life. Before the end of each session there is a reflection on what has been taught. This has been written under the heading, Meditation. Each meditation is followed by a question-answer hour where the audience put up their doubts and misunderstandings with particular reference to the present teaching. (Naga, "Review," 92) Read more here
