Originally posted by An Eternal Now:I don't know your situation... and I'm not wise myself. hehe
Whatever you do, keep cause and effect in mind. Be aware, mindful, and yet detached (including to the outcome).
icic. hopefully i can curb this thing soon.
Thanks
Originally posted by Isis:Hi guys, do you think revenge is appropriate just to teach someone a lesson? I mean by keeping mute and doing nothing about it isn't really cowardish.
Anger results in regretful actions. There is no need for you to "teach" a person a lesson because Karma whether in this life or the next will prevail. What will you gain by having a go at each other ? Those who can't keep quiet and must have the last say, do so because of pride and a badly bruised ego.
Don't know what your situation was but i feel it's not worth getting angry and bothered over to plot revenge. Channel your enegry to positive matters that could help others instead.
Originally posted by purplejade:
Anger results in regretful actions. There is no need for you to "teach" a person a lesson because Karma whether in this life or the next will prevail. What will you gain by having a go at each other ? Those who can't keep quiet and must have the last say, do so because of pride and a badly bruised ego.Don't know what your situation was but i feel it's not worth getting angry and bothered over to plot revenge. Channel your enegry to positive matters that could help others instead.
True. When anger arise, it is my own defilement that i have to handle.
Originally posted by purplejade:
Anger results in regretful actions. There is no need for you to "teach" a person a lesson because Karma whether in this life or the next will prevail. What will you gain by having a go at each other ? Those who can't keep quiet and must have the last say, do so because of pride and a badly bruised ego.Don't know what your situation was but i feel it's not worth getting angry and bothered over to plot revenge. Channel your enegry to positive matters that could help others instead.
Anger may aid or destroy, the problem is knowing when to use it. Try understanding Acala, one of the wisdom kings.
Originally posted by Herzog_Zwei:Anger may aid or destroy, the problem is knowing when to use it. Try understanding Acala, one of the wisdom kings.
Some deities have wrathful image but they are actually benevolent who symbolize the tremendous effort that it takes to vanquish evil, the violence that is a fundamental reality of the cosmos and the human, protecting the good by instilling terror in evil spirts.
The deities might look like that they are angry but they are not.
Originally posted by Isis:Some deities have wrathful image but they are actually benevolent who symbolize the tremendous effort that it takes to vanquish evil, the violence that is a fundamental reality of the cosmos and the human, protecting the good by instilling terror in evil spirts.
The deities might look like that they are angry but they are not.
Popped in to read my mail and I see this;
Acala represents righteous anger thus curbing and even destroying evil.�动明王。
Originally posted by Herzog_Zwei:
Popped in to read my mail and I see this;Acala represents righteous anger thus curbing and even destroying evil.�动明王。
The energy of the anger is directed towards breaking through to Buddhahood, it breaks through spiritual ignorance. There is no sense in which this justifies expressing mundane anger towards people as the anger of the Bodhisattva arises out of Compassion for their suffering, and is rooted in Perfect Wisdom.
hmm this kind of anger is very different from the mundane anger..
just to let u know