This programme is approximately 165 minutes in length and during its course H.H. the Dalai Lama describes how anger and negative emotions are our greatest friends as they allow us to practise patience and tolerance. He reminds us that they are also our enemies, and that our enemies are our greatest teachers. However, we must still plan to eliminate anger and negative emotion by applying the appropriate antidotes, such as cultivating patience to overcome anger. Afflictive emotions create unhappiness and disturbance both for ourselves, and if they are expressed, for others too. His Holiness stresses the importance of affection and kindness as ways of overcoming afflictive emotions.  The programme is presented in a mixture of Tibetan and English. This DVD is the latest release in a series of ongoing reissues that bring the work of the Dalai Lama to a wider audience. These films will form part of a unique and groundbreaking series of films that will be welcomed the world over not only by those interested in Buddhism but fellow travellers on the road to enlightenment.

Tenzin Gyamtso, the 14th Dalai Lama, was born on July 6, 1935 in a small village called Takster in northeastern Tibet. At the age of two, His Holiness was recognized as the reincarnation of the 13th Dalaia Lama. He was enthroned at the age of five and assumed full political power in 1950. In 1959, His Holiness was forced into exile and has striven ever since for a peaceful solution to the the Sino-Tibetan crisis. He continually promotes his compassionate approach to life struggles, whether personal or global, and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989.