Thursday, January 15, 2009

Anger

The Buddha listed seven reasons for us to let our anger go:
1)Anger makes us ugly. If, when we get angry, we look in the mirror, we will do something to look more beautiful. This short verse can help us practice:"knowing that anger makes us ugly, I smile instead. I return to myself, and meditate on LOVE"
2) Anger makes us suffer. We double up in pain "like a shrimp being roasted."
3) We are unable to develop or to flourish.
4) We fail to prosper materially or spiritually. We lose whatever riches or happiness we had.
5) We become known only for our anger.
6) We lose our friends as they fear being blown apart by the bomb inside of us.
7) We become a hungry ghost, unable to take part in a fresh joyful life.

It is snowing this morning. It is just so beautiful. It cleanses all pain and suffering as it makes everything white and clean.

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