"Whenever
the energy of anger comes up, we often want to express it to punish the
person whom we believe to be the source of our suffering. This is the
habit energy in us. When we suffer, we always blame the other person for
having made us suffer. We do not realize that anger is, first of all,
our business. We are primarily responsible for our anger, but we believe
very naively that if we can say something or do something to punish the
other person, we will suffer less. This kind of belief should be
uprooted. Because whatever you do or say in a state of anger will only
cause more damage in the relationship. Instead, we should try not to do
anything or say anything when we are angry."
— Thich Nhat Hanh
— Thich Nhat Hanh
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