Working with Anger

Entrevista al maestro tibetano budista Thubten Chodron:

"People often think that only with anger can you correct social injustice or prevent harm. But in truth anger clouds our minds. We cannot think clearly. In fact, our mind becomes exactly like the mind of the person that we are protesting—it’s full of me and them; I’m right and they’re wrong. We have the same attitude as those we are objecting to. When you protest with a compassionate attitude, you’re more effective because you can see the whole picture and you care about the people you are protesting against instead of trying to harm them.(...) Being compassionate does not mean being passive. We can actively work to counteract injustice and harm, but we do so with compassion, not self-righteous anger. With compassion, our positive efforts can be sustained for a long time and will be effective."

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