Anger

April 18, 2013

Give up anger; renounce pride;
transcend all worldly attachments.
No sufferings touch the person
who is not attached to name and form,
who calls nothing one’s own.
Whoever restrains rising anger like a chariot gone astray,
that one I call a real driver;
others merely hold the reins.
 
Overcome anger by love; overcome wrong by good;
overcome the miserly by generosity, and the liar by truth.
Speak the truth; do not yield to anger;
give even if asked for a little.
These three steps lead you to the gods.
 
The wise who hurt no one, who always control their body,
go to the unchangeable place,
where, once they have gone, they suffer no more.
Those who are always aware, who study day and night,
who aspire for nirvana, their passions will come to an end.
 
This is an old saying, Atula, not just from today:
“They blame the person who is silent;
they blame the person who talks much;
they also blame the person who talks in moderation;
there is no one on earth who is not blamed.”
There never was, nor ever will be, nor is there now
anyone who is always blamed or anyone who is always praised.
 
But the one whom those who discriminate praise
continually day after day as without fault,
wise, rich in knowledge and virtue,
who would dare to blame that person,
who is like a gold coin from the Jambu river?
That one is praised even by the gods, even by Brahma.
 
Be aware of bodily anger and control your body.
Let go of the body’s wrongs
and practice virtue with your body.
 
Be aware of the tongue’s anger and control your tongue.
Let go of the tongue’s wrongs
and practice virtue with your tongue.
 
Be aware of the mind’s anger and control your mind.
Let go of the mind’s wrongs
and practice virtue with your mind.
 
The wise who control their body,
who control their tongue,
the wise who control their mind are truly well controlled.

~Gautama Buddha

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    Yousif Noor

    April 18, 2013

    if only the whole people read that powerful text,then we will live in peace 4 ever—entire thank

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    Ashima Dogra

    April 18, 2013

    Nice post Jendhamuni. I am a short temper person i said that before and saying it again i m trying to be calm like you. I translate your post for my mum she like your posts and you so much. Whenever i get angry which i do atleast 30 times a day she reminds me about you and your posts. English is my second language i m not very much comfortable with it that's why can't come to your posts regularly. Thanks for sharing and have a nice day:)

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    Ruthie STARK-REDMAN

    April 18, 2013

    +Jendhamuni Sos the aforementioned 'words' are most definitely the way to conduct one's life upon this Earth.  The message is powerful and warranted, in order to make one a better person.  We should all strive to be the best that we can be, in order to do no harm to self, and others.   The 'tongue and mind" are powerful, to be used for peace, and not as a weapon, in my humble opinion.  Thank you for sharing…….a most relevant ideology.  Godspeed

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    Charles van Dijk

    April 18, 2013

    Anger should be controlled, it is when natural justice has gone haywire. Thanks for sharing your perspective.

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    Sibi Sree

    April 18, 2013

    nice water..fall……. not orginally….

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    rich spitler

    April 18, 2013

    Hello jendhamuni… hope your day is wonderful… 🙂

  41. Reply  

    Benita Cadil

    April 18, 2013

    Lahat gawa ng allah….ang gandaaaaaaaa♣♣♣♣♣

  46. Reply  

    Harit Doshi

    April 18, 2013

    i will follow teaching of Gautam Buddh here – "Dont be extreme.. Follow the Middle path. " i.e. Dont be very aggressive or too calm. Act as per situation.

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    Станислава Грбић

    April 18, 2013

    jako dobro kulllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll odlicno cooooooooooollllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll

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    Bella Angel

    April 18, 2013

    Namaste.  Many happy Buddha;s to you.  Magnificent photo and Divine poem.  Bless you xx

  79. Reply  

    Maria Wong

    April 18, 2013

    beautiful shot.  Is it possible to use this photo with your consent on my articles – with links to you?

  103. Reply  

    tracy keba Letamo

    April 19, 2013

    i dont have friends to chart with,anyone who want say something okey……………

  110. Reply  

    sajeev n

    April 19, 2013

    and if i may ask, how easy is that to do ??

  111. Reply  

    sajeev n

    April 19, 2013

    and if i may ask, how easy is that to do ??

  126. Reply  

    Paul Sanyasi

    April 19, 2013

    The strong passions and conditioned emotions are like water cascading down the hard rocks of life. Conditioned love and hate like anger know no bounds and are difficult to control until a greater love and awareness reduces the momentum of emotion. Then the 'Living Waters of Life' flow gently with the source of Life.

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