Sunday, April 10, 2016

Anger


Sometimes people get angry with us,
Sometimes we get angry with people,
We are boiling mad!
They are boiling mad!

Because of anger,
We lost all concentration,
We have no mindfulness,
We only get anger.

Why do they angry?
Because they do not obtain their wishes,
Because we do not follow their ways,
So they get angry with us.

Why do we get angry?
Because we do not obtain our wishes,
So we get angry with ourselves and them.
So anger burns ourselves exhaustively.

How to cure anger?
Realizing anger is hatred-root,
Realizing anger is due to attachment,
When we desire it, but cannot get it,
So desire leads to hatred.

To stop anger is easy,
Just stop the attachment,
Just stop the desire,
Just aware things are impermanent.

Why cling to impermanent things,
Since this body is also impermanent,
Since this life is also impermanent,
We can take nothing from this life, except own good deeds.

Anger spoils good deeds,
It weakens good intention,
It causes one look like 'selfish old girl/boy'
It makes one very egoistic.

Beware of anger!
It is an evil one!
It pretends that we are right,
But actually we are wrong.

It spoils our good reputation,
It spoils our good nature,
It leaves nothing but rotten nature.
It leaves nothing except guilt.

Appreciation letter

We, the founders of Aggacara International Theravada Education and Mission centre, have a wish to share our Dhamma knowledge to others. As part of our education program, we would go to different centres to share our Dhamma knowledge.
That is why we, goes to Thabarwa centre monthly to conduct 10 days of Basic Buddhism cum meditation to the foreigners who are visiting and volunteering in the centre.
I am happy to receive a letter of appreciation from the chief monk of Thabarwa centre-Sayadaw Ottamasara. Thabarwa centre is a very unique centre as it combines the charity and meditation in the same place. People can do charity and practice meditation.They are many old people and sick people. I see people suffering from polio, stroke, and also homeless people. One can really see aging and sickness around us daily.


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