
Anger

because he was like a bomb ready to explode.
Thich Hanh • Anger
Gaining a Victory
Thich Hanh • Anger
Sangha Na Saoirse 31/08
A film is like a piece of beefsteak. It can contain anger. If you consume it, you are eating anger, you are eating frustration. Newspaper articles, and even conversations, can contain a lot of anger.
Thich Hanh • Anger
When you get angry, go back to yourself, and take very good care of your anger. And when someone makes you suffer, go back and take care of your suffering, your anger. Do not say or do anything.
Thich Hanh • Anger
You must go back and put out the fire. So when you are angry, if you continue to interact with or argue with the other person, if you try to punish her, you are acting exactly like someone who runs after the arsonist while everything goes up in flames.
Thich Hanh • Anger
You have to focus on the practice of listening with all your attention,
Thich Hanh • Anger
Our dualistic view tells us that mind cannot be body, and body cannot be mind. But looking deeply, we see that body is mind, mind is body. If we can overcome the duality that sees the mind and body as entirely separate, we come very close to the truth.
Thich Hanh • Anger
We have to eat happy eggs from happy chickens.
Thich Hanh • Anger
We will transform from a sea of fire into a refreshing lake. Then, not only do we stop suffering, but we also become a source of joy and happiness for many people around us.