Anger and RAIN with Venerable Tenzin Chogkyi
Channel: SF Dharma Collective
Date: 2022-06-24

Venerable Tenzin Chogkyi taught tonight about anger as a continuation of our exploration of emotions. She started with a brief grounding meditation, and then discussed various aspects of anger: its purpose according to emotion research, triggers, antidotes. Finally, she led us through a RAIN (Recognize, Allow, Investigate, Nurture & Non-identification) practice for meeting anger. 

Venerable Tenzin Chogkyi (she/her/hers) is a Buddhist monastic, activist and teacher of both Buddhist and secular programs. She loves bridging the worlds of Buddhist thought, current events, and the latest research in the field of positive psychology. She is based in Santa Cruz, California, on traditional Awaswas and Amah Mutsun Ohlone land.

Ven. Tenzin is especially interested in bringing the wisdom of Buddhism into modern culture and into alignment with modern cultural values such as racial and gender justice, and environmental awareness. She has been exploring the presentation of traditional teachings using modern pedagogical methods such as experiential exercises, dialogue and small group interaction. She feels that Buddhism has many rich perspectives and techniques to offer for the development of the whole person in all aspects – emotional, cognitive, social, and so on – and can be used to help us deal more skillfully with the challenges of our lives. To this end, she has been collaborating with teachers of Non-Violent Communication, conflict resolution, psychotherapy and other disciplines to design programs to meet specific needs.

Every Wednesday, join us at the “Well of Being” where Chandra and Eve offer contemporary translations of ancient Tibetan Buddhist tools coupled with modern psychology for cultivating concentration, emotion awareness, insight, and compassion. As guides, Chandra and Eve respectively draw from their expertise as lead instructors in experiential and evidenced based trainings for emotion transformation, Feeding Your Demons® and Cultivating Emotional Balance. Reveal the healing source of your inner well-being through meditation, contemplation, and discussion.

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