The Modern Buddhism Podcast How I Found Peace After Tragedy
Jan 16, 2025
Gen Kelsangomlam, a Buddhist nun and resident teacher who teaches meditation and healing, shares a personal journey through loss. She discusses grappling with shock, anger, guilt, and suicidal thoughts. She explores Buddhist views on delusion and impermanence. Practical methods like breathing and shifting attention are highlighted for transforming painful memories into gratitude.
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Personal Loss And Lingering Anger
- Gen Kelsangomlam recounts her brother's suicide at age 19 and the long shock it caused her family.
- She describes the pervasive, confusing anger she carried for years and how it affected her life.
Anger Seen As A Treatable Mental Sickness
- Gen explains Buddha's teachings view delusions like anger as mental sicknesses that distort perception.
- Recognizing anger as a toxin helped her reframe suffering as treatable, not personal failure.
Pair Service With Inner Healing
- Serving others can help soothe grief but won't fully heal deep, persistent pain by itself.
- Combine compassionate action with inner work or meditation to process unresolved sorrow.
