There are forms of psychotherapy, where one can directly experience the full potential of our basic emotions. There I have seen, how beautiful and completely lovably people can be in expressing their deepest anger. To everyone who thinks, anger is bad (what some buddhists even teach), I'd like to say: No, it's just a tool given to us by evolution and we need to learn, how to use it constructively.
Angry and impatient people are more likely to be the recipient of aggression. Being patient and calm isn't an invulnerability potion, but its infinitely superior to the alternative.
Don't let yourself become an Ashura, fill your heart and mind with peace and resolution and love for your fellow siblings, we've all been each others mother; so love infinitely and wholeheartedly.
Anger, voice changes, heartbeat (goes faster), comes in a reaction-from injustice (outside)! -WAITING- but, after some years..truth comes! But the human systems are very sluggishly..clever persons (politicians & for example "bankers" they know..how it works)..they are, most of the time, one step forward! How to close..this gap? That good behaviour ..is one step forward! We need more space (streets - institutions) for positive experience .. real trial fields, struggling for the better !
True, that why in Tibetan Buddhism it is consider very important to study. You need lots of study. At average they thoroughly study for almost 18 years.
Interpretation with tolerance, patience, and forgiveness very sound advice to stop seeds in interaction or memory seeds growing triggers. If got the hump maybe Inter penetrative attention skills to watch for the root part of the brain(maybe frontal lobe) which is the hook and disentangle and relax/release dissolved into the open luminous. Another way is with a singularity of thought/emotion consensus you can use anger to destroy any angry fragmented whoppers anger has created , think that maybe called something like snake strangles snake in the satipatana. A grounded sense of perspective and asking if there is any real intention or attitude in those whoppers may help to release paranoia over a temporary angry big mouthing.
I think it depend on the context. Some revolutions may have been made without violence, but you can't deny that in history lots of revolutions were done with violence. Not gratuitous, but needed violence.
If reincarnation or rebirth is true then we are all ready liberated, only concern is if we are killed by insane person/s and act non violently towards them how many times do we need to die before the insane person/s sorts the errors of his ways out or how many eons will this go on for till we can all be loving equally amongst one another and we can live peaceful lives. Never feels like it
Buddhism is a system of practice and realization, not a system of belief. The basis of all Buddhist practice is morality(sila) and the very first precept of Buddhist morality is to not kill. Thus no matter if people claim to be Buddhist, if they are taking part in killing they are not actually practicing Buddhism and thus are not truly Buddhist. One Buddhist text compared morality (sila) to the earth, as all vegetation grows out of and takes sustenance from the earth, from morality arises wisdom
Surely an enlightened being, since he or she is entirely unified psychically, has no separately identifiable emotions such as anger and so acts in all situations with the same focus of mind and being. That will objectively express itself in different ways according to different situations but subjectively speaking the enlightened being will experience all things in the same way, therefore is incapable of feeling anger.
Jesus Christ was not crucified for his patience and goodness ,his teachings was a major threat to the powerful establishments of his day and they needed to stop him. when we think of rebellion we think of violence and it is not true . Shakyamuni was also a radical to his society and culture,challenging the injustice cast system 2600 years ago in ancient India in a nonviolent way is not an easy thing.
Mary Riechers completely disagree as a life long Buddhist. Anger is one the 10 states of life, and all 10 states have within it the state of Buddhahood. So there is enlightened anger. Just as there is devilish compassion. So all the repressed anger and the judgement against anger is really causing so many problems in the world today, because no one is willing to step into the full potency of anger and demand a change, which is a complete lack of compassion in the true sense.
Tim Janakos Anger is one of the delusions from which we all suffer and we should aim to eliminate it. There is wrathful anger that is not deluded and there is wisdom anger (where we may roughly grab a child out of the path of an on-coming car, for example) that is acceptable. I have stepped into the fray and am demanding a change. Only when anger is greatly reduced or eliminated can we go further towards enlightenment.
Yes in Buddhism the 3 poisons are Greed, Anger and Ignorance. But as you said above anger can be used as a generative force. It is how you use it and when and where you use it. But people who try to complete cut off their ability to use anger when it is generative, eliminate their unlimited potential to change all circumstances. As an infinite being, you should be able to be all energies and use them at will for generative creation. Anytime you say, I will never do this or I will never do that, it is cutting off your power to use it when it is appropriate and you will often become a victim or people who sense your inability to manifest your full power. However, people who are open and willing to step into the potency of anger almost never have to use it, because you can feel that potency in it's potential state. Also when you use it as a potency, it has no negative philological effect on the body. If it is instead used as a poison, it will cause a negative physiological effect, making your heart race, adrenalin to pump, and other negative things. That is not a potency, but a distractor implant. That I agree we need to destroy and uncreate.
Very nice summary of contemporary politics & revolution at the end. As always a diamond of wisdom from the generous heart of Dr. Thurman.
Robert, thank you. You are a wonderful human being.
Thank you 🙏
3 levels of patience, seemingly in order of difficulty. Level 3 is a challenge:
1. tolerant patience
2. insightful patience
3. forgiving patience
Great talk Bob...thank you so much
There are forms of psychotherapy, where one can directly experience the full potential of our basic emotions. There I have seen, how beautiful and completely lovably people can be in expressing their deepest anger. To everyone who thinks, anger is bad (what some buddhists even teach), I'd like to say: No, it's just a tool given to us by evolution and we need to learn, how to use it constructively.
Thanks so much for the wisdom Bob.
Angry and impatient people are more likely to be the recipient of aggression. Being patient and calm isn't an invulnerability potion, but its infinitely superior to the alternative.
Thank you so much......
Don't let yourself become an Ashura, fill your heart and mind with peace and resolution and love for your fellow siblings, we've all been each others mother; so love infinitely and wholeheartedly.
Anger, voice changes, heartbeat (goes faster), comes in a reaction-from injustice (outside)!
-WAITING- but, after some years..truth comes! But the human systems are very sluggishly..clever persons (politicians & for example "bankers" they know..how it works)..they are, most of the time, one step forward!
How to close..this gap? That good behaviour ..is one step forward!
We need more space (streets - institutions) for positive experience .. real trial fields, struggling for the better !
Even just the first 1:30 min is so profound.
jealous old fart.
Long Life for you, I hope you don't mind the smell, little one. Love you.
💙💙💙
Your anger will raise pride, and pride will destroy.
Wish Robert was my Dad, shows he's done a good job in how nice a person Uma is :D
well said
top stuff.
What a different world we would have if only 1% of people understood what he is saying here !
True, that why in Tibetan Buddhism it is consider very important to study. You need lots of study. At average they thoroughly study for almost 18 years.
yes...
Interpretation with tolerance, patience, and forgiveness very sound advice to stop seeds in interaction or memory seeds growing triggers. If got the hump maybe Inter penetrative attention skills to watch for the root part of the brain(maybe frontal lobe) which is the hook and disentangle and relax/release dissolved into the open luminous. Another way is with a singularity of thought/emotion consensus you can use anger to destroy any angry fragmented whoppers anger has created , think that maybe called something like snake strangles snake in the satipatana. A grounded sense of perspective and asking if there is any real intention or attitude in those whoppers may help to release paranoia over a temporary angry big mouthing.
I think it depend on the context. Some revolutions may have been made without violence, but you can't deny that in history lots of revolutions were done with violence. Not gratuitous, but needed violence.
you told us to send them love
If reincarnation or rebirth is true then we are all ready liberated, only concern is if we are killed by insane person/s and act non violently towards them how many times do we need to die before the insane person/s sorts the errors of his ways out or how many eons will this go on for till we can all be loving equally amongst one another and we can live peaceful lives.
Never feels like it
Buddhism is a system of practice and realization, not a system of belief. The basis of all Buddhist practice is morality(sila) and the very first precept of Buddhist morality is to not kill. Thus no matter if people claim to be Buddhist, if they are taking part in killing they are not actually practicing Buddhism and thus are not truly Buddhist. One Buddhist text compared morality (sila) to the earth, as all vegetation grows out of and takes sustenance from the earth, from morality arises wisdom
Surely an enlightened being, since he or she is entirely unified psychically, has no separately identifiable emotions such as anger and so acts in all situations with the same focus of mind and being. That will objectively express itself in different ways according to different situations but subjectively speaking the enlightened being will experience all things in the same way, therefore is incapable of feeling anger.
Is Robert Uma Thurman's Dad? - I can see the resemblance!
Patient and calm people can be the aim of aggresion. For e.g. Jesus Christ was crucified and he was good, patient e.t.c.
Jesus Christ was not crucified for his patience and goodness ,his teachings was a major threat to the powerful establishments of his day and they needed to stop him.
when we think of rebellion we think of violence and it is not true .
Shakyamuni was also a radical to his society and culture,challenging the injustice cast system 2600 years ago in ancient India in a nonviolent way is not an easy thing.
There is never a justification for anger of any kind. Patience and compassion are the virtuous ways to go.
Mary Riechers completely disagree as a life long Buddhist. Anger is one the 10 states of life, and all 10 states have within it the state of Buddhahood. So there is enlightened anger. Just as there is devilish compassion. So all the repressed anger and the judgement against anger is really causing so many problems in the world today, because no one is willing to step into the full potency of anger and demand a change, which is a complete lack of compassion in the true sense.
Tim Janakos Anger is one of the delusions from which we all suffer and we should aim to eliminate it. There is wrathful anger that is not deluded and there is wisdom anger (where we may roughly grab a child out of the path of an on-coming car, for example) that is acceptable. I have stepped into the fray and am demanding a change. Only when anger is greatly reduced or eliminated can we go further towards enlightenment.
Yes in Buddhism the 3 poisons are Greed, Anger and Ignorance. But as you said above anger can be used as a generative force. It is how you use it and when and where you use it. But people who try to complete cut off their ability to use anger when it is generative, eliminate their unlimited potential to change all circumstances. As an infinite being, you should be able to be all energies and use them at will for generative creation. Anytime you say, I will never do this or I will never do that, it is cutting off your power to use it when it is appropriate and you will often become a victim or people who sense your inability to manifest your full power. However, people who are open and willing to step into the potency of anger almost never have to use it, because you can feel that potency in it's potential state. Also when you use it as a potency, it has no negative philological effect on the body. If it is instead used as a poison, it will cause a negative physiological effect, making your heart race, adrenalin to pump, and other negative things. That is not a potency, but a distractor implant. That I agree we need to destroy and uncreate.
laugh out loud brilliant.