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Related: About this forum"You will not be punished for your anger, you will be punished by your anger."
- Siddhartha Gautama Buddha
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"You will not be punished for your anger, you will be punished by your anger." (Original Post)
TeamProg
May 2024
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callous taoboy
(4,670 posts)1. Unfortunately, this brings my dad to mind.
He had rage issues when I was growing up, and we just arent terribly close today.
TeamProg
(6,630 posts)2. It is certainly no fun being angry. We all know that, and yet we do! nt
Danascot
(4,882 posts)3. Essentially the same as this well known saying:
Anger is the punishment you give to yourself.
A bit longer version:
Anger is the punishment we give ourselves for someone else's mistake; forgive others to forgive yourself.
Martin68
(24,438 posts)5. Or from the Lord's Prayer, "forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us."
Forgiveness is the alternative to anger - against ourselves or against others.
Martin68
(24,438 posts)4. Truth.
nealr
(40 posts)6. an old Buddhist saying
Expressing anger at someone else is like stooping to pick up a hot coal to throw. Maybe it will burn them a little, but it will always burn you a lot first.