Negative Emotion: Anger

Anger creates what you don't want. Anger brings what you don't want close to you. Naturally, what you don't want, what doesn't make you happy is far from you. But because of anger, it comes near. Anger burns all of your happiness. Therefore, anger is the strongest creator of suffering.

Don't forget that we are the army of anger. Whatever anger says, whatever anger orders, we do—even if it hurts those near and dear. We blindly follow our anger.

Sometimes we are angry because others suffer. Sometimes we are angry because others are happy. Because of our own suffering we make others angry or because of others' suffering or happiness we become angry.

What sense does it make to be angry with yourself or others?

Because of anger, you will quickly learn what you don't like, for anger is a magnet for what you don't like. We are so crazy!

Those that make us happiest also make us most angry! And those we don't like surely make us angry.

Therefore, practice patience. Practice discipline and patience. Then you won't burn your beautiful garden, your beautiful life.

Don't say, "Tulku Lobsang, what you say is very true, but very difficult." I know you will say this! But when you think something is difficult, that makes it difficult. If you don't think it is difficult, I promise it will not be difficult. Difficulty only exists in your head.

Therefore, to reduce anger, practice patience.

 

~Tulku Lobsang