tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1667634503350192165.post1495196998723064779..comments2012-06-21T14:49:11.242-07:00Comments on Buddhafyer: Anger and KarmaStoneCutterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09263638528182941648noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1667634503350192165.post-58508887932084000582012-04-21T07:37:54.304-07:002012-04-21T07:37:54.304-07:00Kosho is wise. As per Jung ... "The most terr...Kosho is wise. As per Jung ... "The most terrifying thing is to accept oneself completely,"... to sit with the self is terrifying. In part because we recognize we have the capacity, as that great poem by TNH recounts in detail, to fulfill all the karmas from piracy and murder to loving parent.<br /><br />Hope you can get the computer fixed. Enjoy your reportage quite a bit. If there is anything else I would be doing than what I'm doing now, its the adventure you are on.StoneCutterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09263638528182941648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1667634503350192165.post-82789033899511250712012-04-21T07:01:11.251-07:002012-04-21T07:01:11.251-07:00Dear StoneCutter,
I remember going for a walk wi...Dear StoneCutter, <br /><br />I remember going for a walk with Kosho and talking about Nazis, and saying I just can't imagine how anyone could do what they did- and he floored me when he said, you could do that,you know. You have that capacity. It could happen to anyone. <br /><br />To sit with Angulimala is terrifying. <br /><br />Great post. My computer died, so I've been slow to the blog roll!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1667634503350192165.post-69059761364512208132012-04-19T20:26:24.132-07:002012-04-19T20:26:24.132-07:00There I went again hitting the wrong reply field.....There I went again hitting the wrong reply field...I'll get it eventually. Anyway:<br /><br />Thanks! I saw that snippet come in but I hadn't had a chance yet to follow the link to the main article. Very useful distinction between anger and hostility. Namaste.StoneCutterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09263638528182941648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1667634503350192165.post-38341574350842774002012-04-19T20:25:35.614-07:002012-04-19T20:25:35.614-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.StoneCutterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09263638528182941648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1667634503350192165.post-45150583396284649702012-04-19T09:32:28.580-07:002012-04-19T09:32:28.580-07:00just read the Tricycle daily dharma and it was abo...just read the Tricycle daily dharma and it was about negative emotions, spiritual bypassing and mentioned anger. I really liked the way it framed anger saying it could actually be a positive emotion. It's our emotional corruption of it that makes it seem negative to us. It's a short piece. Think you might like it too. <br /><br />http://www.tricycle.com/brief-teachings/spiritual-bypassingZenDotStudiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06051368546505731081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1667634503350192165.post-55590676063196126472012-04-16T18:51:10.108-07:002012-04-16T18:51:10.108-07:00I am pretty sure we all have anger issues. I used ...I am pretty sure we all have anger issues. I used to so admire my friend's family, I'd go over there and any one of them when they were angry would just express their anger, and then it was over. None of what I was used to which was just holding it and stewing.<br /><br />Christine, I resonate with what you've written here about anger as an orphaned child...tracing back to the fear, and how the shadow aspects need love. Thank you in return.StoneCutterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09263638528182941648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1667634503350192165.post-82159879828918299132012-04-16T18:43:45.597-07:002012-04-16T18:43:45.597-07:00A few weeks ago, I read your post on the three Bud...A few weeks ago, I read your post on the three Buddhist personality types and my first thought was, "oh right, I'm a delusion type." But then I came to writing this post above and thought "You were fooling yourself again, Mr. anger type..." <br /><br />Good for you for phoning the teacher. Whatever Dharma door gets us there. For me it was the sudden realization I was going to become a father -- what do I do with all this anger? After a year of practice, I realized most of what I was hung up about was not making any mistakes at being a parent (!). Once I realized how ridiculous that was, I could let go of a lot of expectations, which decreased the (self-directed) resentment and anger significantly.StoneCutterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09263638528182941648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1667634503350192165.post-24990789740113084312012-04-13T12:59:00.752-07:002012-04-13T12:59:00.752-07:00Lovely post! I admire how you are working with an...Lovely post! I admire how you are working with anger. I too have had anger issues - all my life actually. And it was not hidden. I am very open with my anger feelings - definitely feeling it, and expressing it, as it arises kind of gal :) I love the "Meeting Your Inner Murderer"! So true. Does give one perspective about anger, and compassion for others.<br /><br />I have found seeing anger as an orphaned child has been helpful for me; a child who felt abandoned in a time of pain, or was left with too much responsibility too young. Even giving her a name has been helpful. And then tracing the feeling back to the fear, like Pema said... It really is so important to face these shadow aspects who need love too... Thanks for addressing this in such an honest way.. ChristineMystic Meanderinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09746429719911446865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1667634503350192165.post-2648438374987184982012-04-12T21:59:24.096-07:002012-04-12T21:59:24.096-07:00anger was my gateway into the Dharma and so I am g...anger was my gateway into the Dharma and so I am grateful to my anger in a strange way. Similar to you, I used to say I seldom got angry. But of course it wasn't true. And then after meeting my Dharma teacher but not feeling ready to commit, I ended up in a ridiculous situation with a neighbour where I realized that anger was suffering. I phoned the teacher and asked her how to work with anger. She invited me over and that was the beginning of learning how to bring the Dharma into my everyday life, which is really what the Dharma is all about. I have done a lot of work with anger.ZenDotStudiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06051368546505731081noreply@blogger.com