Anger? (Ajahn Chah) Western Ajahn Sumedho

Ajahn Sumedho (born Robert Karr Jackman); Ajahn Chah (ajahnchah.org via the Ajahn Chah Facebook group); NBCNews.com; Ellie Askew, Dhr. Seven (ed.), Western Quarterly

How [the bad karma of] being angry can (sometimes) be good for you (NBC News.com)

ANGER?

There's a reason enlightened Ven. Chah is famous

Thai Theravada Buddhist teacher Ajahn Chah tells this tale:

A woman wanted to know how to deal with anger. When this anger arises, I asked her, "Whose anger is it?" She said it was hers.

Well, if it were really her anger then she should be able to order it to go away, shouldn't she? But it really isn't hers to command.

Ajahn Sumedho, Ajahn Chah (Maha Nikaya)

Holding onto anger as a personal possession will cause suffering.

If anger really belonged to us, it would have to obey us. It doesn't obey us. That means it's only a deception. Don’t fall for it.

Whether the mind is happy or sad, don’t fall for it. It's all a deception.

From the teachings of Ajahn Chah (Ajahn Chah Facebook Group).