Letting Go of Anger

The Dalai Lama shows no anger toward the Chinese, even though the policy of the Chinese government for years has been to practice genocide toward Tibetans, culturcide toward their institutions, beliefs, and everything they hold dear, and genocide toward the very land they live on. When asked about his apparent lack of anger towards the Chinese by an incredulous reporter at the time he won the Nobel Peace Prize, the Dalai Lama replied something to the effect that: “They have taken everything from us; should I let them take my mind as well?”

~Excerpt from Wherever You Go, There You Are by Jon Kabot-Zinn.

Anger is a normal human emotion. When anger rises, allow yourself to feel it without taking it out on a person or property. Take a walk, lift weights or swim. As you do so, breathe in the anger. Once you are calmer, breathe out forgiveness or calm. Holding onto anger only hurts you, not the person who hurt you.

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