7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m ET

Donations welcome! 

About the Session

If there is someone whose bodily actions are kind, 

whose words are kind, and whose mind is also kind… 

you will know how to meditate in order to put an end to your anger.

-The Buddha

Do you want to learn more about the Buddha’s teachings on anger? Do you want to study Buddhism and read a sutra (ancient text of teachings taught by the Buddha) in community? Together we will explore the Buddha’s teachings on “The Five Ways of Putting An End to Anger.” This session will focus on the Buddha’s meditation advice on how to work with anger, aggression, violence, conflict, and how to practice goodwill, compassion, patience, and peace.

You Will Gain

• Enriching community dialogue about human emotions  
• An opportunity to examine “ahimsa” non-violence 
• An opportunity to practice meditation from the comfort of your own home or practice space
• A question and answer period with Chaplain Alley 
• Connection with other meditators

Please Bring

• An open heart
• An open mind
• A journal

Recommended Reading (not required)

Sutras / Discourse on the 5 Ways of Putting an End to Anger. Plum Village. Dutiyaāghātapaṭivinaya Sutta, AN 5.162, MA 25 https://plumvillage.org/library/sutras/discourse-on-the-five-ways-of-putting-an-end-to-anger

Anger: Wisdom for Cooling the Flames by Venerable Thich Nhat Hanh

Old Path: White Clouds: The Life Story of the Buddha by Venerable Thich Nhat Hanh

Shambhala: The Sacred Path of the Warrior by Chögyam Trungpa

Practicing Peace in Times of War by Pema Chödron

Prerequisites

Open to all. 

About Alley

Alley Smith (she/her) is a College & University Zen Buddhist Chaplain and US military war veteran. During her career, Alley served with the military funeral honors teams in the US Marine Corps and Navy Reserve. She specializes in spiritual care, mortuary affairs and as a funeral clergy/celebrant. She has been a student of Shambhala and Zen Buddhism since 1999. She works at a funeral home in Vermont and as a First Responder/Firefighter. Alley currently hosts “Making Friends with Death and Dying: Support Group” on Shambhala Online. chaplainalley@gmail.com.