Wisdom & Joy
with Supriya Jain
Thursdays 7:45-9:45p
April 2- May 7, 2026
IRL OR VIRTUAL
Anger feels powerful, but spiritually it’s actually a profound weakness. When we get angry, it feels justified. Someone said something wrong. Someone treated us unfairly. But ancient Tibetan wisdom teaches something radical: the real problem isn’t the person in front of you. The problem is, anger destroys your peace of mind faster than anything else. It destroys concentration. It destroys joy. It destroys relationships. It destroys clarity, and even your intelligence. That’s why ancient Tibetan teachings say anger is one of the biggest obstacles to happiness and spiritual progress.
The real power isn’t in winning the argument. The real power is mastering your mind.”
This course counts for completion of ACI 11.
_ Stop anger from hijacking your mind, even in triggering situations
_Develop inner stability that isn’t shaken by other people’s behavior
_Turn anger into a source of clarity, energy, insight, and joy
_Build real emotional intelligence, not suppression
_Understand why you get angry at a root level
_Strengthen your ability to stay calm, focused, and clear under pressure
_Walk away with practical mental tools you can use immediately in real-life situations
Includes: weekly 2-hr teachings, guided meditations, group discussions, private WhatsApp channel and certification option for teachers.
📖 Source: A Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life (Bodhisattvacharya Avatara) by Master Shantideva (700 AD), and the commentary Entry Point for Children of the Victorious Buddhas (Gyalse Juk-ngok) by Gyaltsab Je (1364-1432).
This Course Includes
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Daily Meditation
GUIDED WEEKLY MEDITATIONS TO SUPPORT COURSE COMPLETION. Every dharma course includes a weekly optional Monday Night Meditation Hall, designed to support a students meditation practice development. In order to reach the deep stages of meditation required to initiate fundamental personal change, practitioners must get to 60 minutes of perfect concentration per day. Meditation Hall guides help students identify where they are at on the path to deep meditation, and then provide techniques and advice to increase meditative concentration, or buld a meditation practice from the ground up.
*This is an optional course offering.
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Community Connection
Learn in community and connect with like-minded individuals for accountability and support in building a meditation practice and a new, healthier, happier way of living.
There is a special Whatsapp channel for conversation, questions and integration, all while networking with fellow practitioners, meditators and teachers with years of experience.
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Certification
Students have the option to complete required homeworks, quizzes, meditations and final exam for course certification. This course fulfills the requirements for course 11 of an 18-course curriculum certification in the sutra teachings of Tibetan Buddhism. If a student completes these 18 courses and a meditation teacher training and yoga teacher training they are eligible to apply to teach at Three Jewels.
Register for Anger & Power
April 2-May 7, 2026
In-Person Registration
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$500 Suggested Donation
Lead Teacher
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Course Lead
John-Chris Record (he/him) is a Dharma, Meditation, and Yoga teacher at Three Jewels. An attorney for nearly a decade, John-Chris is a member of the oldest and largest public defender firm in the country, where he represents low-income elder New Yorkers at risk of eviction. John-Chris has completed both the Meditation and Yoga Teacher Trainings at Three Jewels, as well as formal mentorships in both modalities. He completed his 18 Foundational Asian Classics Institute (“ACI”) Sutra Courses in 2021. He loves to create, and loves to learn— by diving deep into the cultures and subcultures epitomized by this strange portal called the East Village. Finding ways to honor his lineage, and alchemize its teachings for the New York of today brings him joy.
IG: @johnchrisrecord