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Podcast: 10% Happier with Dan Harris
Episode: How to Handle Anger, Uncertainty, and Self-Loathing | Mushim Patricia Ikeda
Description: When somebody wrongs you, what is the wise way to handle your anger? Is forgiveness possible? What about friendliness? My guest today has a lot of thoughts about how to handle anger and how to respond to people who mean you harm. It might surprise you to hear from a Buddhist teacher who actually isn't utterly disparaging of anger. In fact, she is proud (somewhat facetiously) of having been called "the original Angry Asian Buddhist." Her name is Mushim Patricia Ikeda, and she is my kind of Buddhist. She self-describes as "snarky," and, as you will hear, she loves to...