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Anger cannot be overcome by anger. if someone is angry with you, and you show anger in return, the result is a disaster. on the other hand, if you control your anger and show its opposite - love, compassion, tolerance and patience - not only will you remain peaceful, but the other person's anger will also diminish.

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Anger Cannot Be Overcome By Anger. If

Dalai Lama

Anger cannot be overcome by anger. if someone is angry with you, and you show anger in return, the result is a disaster. on the other hand, if you control your anger and show its opposite - love, compassion, tolerance and patience - not only will you remain peaceful, but the other person's anger will also diminish.

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I no longer become angry. i not only do not say angry words, i do not even think angry thoughts! if someone does an unkind thing to me i feel only compassion instead of resentment. even upon those who cause suffering i look with deep compassion, knowing the harvest of sorrow that lies in store for them. if there were those who hated me, i would love them in return, knowing that hatred can only be overcome by love, and knowing that there is good in all human beings which can be reached by a loving approach.

We cannot choose how many years we will live, but we can choose how much life those years will have. we cannot control the beauty of our face, but we can control the expression on it. we cannot control life's difficult moments but we can choose to make life less difficult. we cannot control the negative atmosphere of the world, but we can control the atmosphere of our minds. too often we try to choose and control things we cannot. too seldom we choose to control what we can ... our attitude.

Unlimited tolerance must lead to the disappearance of tolerance. if we extend unlimited tolerance even to those who are intolerant, if we are not prepared to defend a tolerant society, then the tolerant will be destroyed, and tolerance with them. we should therefore claim, in the name of tolerance, the right not to tolerate the intolerant.

Tolerance is an attitude of reasoned patience towards evil and a forbearance that restrains us from showing anger or inflicting punishment. but what is more important than the definition is the field of its application. the important point here is this: tolerance applies only to persons but never to truth. intolerance applies only to truth but never to persons. tolerance applies to the erring; intolerance to the error.

The nectar of compassion is so wonderful. if you are committed to keeping it alive, then you are protected. what the other person says will not touch off the anger and irritation in you, because compassion is the real antidote to anger. nothing can heal anger except compassion. that is why the practice of compassion is a very wonderful practice.

Hatred, jealousy and excessive attachment cause suffering and agitation. i feel compassion can help us overcome these disturbances and let us return to a calm state of mind. compassion is not just being kind to your friend. that involves attachment because it is based on expectation. compassion is when you do something good without any expectations - based on realizing that "the other person is also just like me".

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