Bo, you're basically the spiritual friend who hands me a mirror and says, “Look gently.” The kind of friend who doesn’t try to fix my anger, but invites me to sit with it until it tells the truth.
What I’ve noticed is that anger, when left unexamined, becomes a weapon I swing at the wrong targets. But when I approach it like a teacher, it burns clean and points to what needs care.
Thanks for holding space with questions instead of answers. That’s rare. And powerful.
I just remembered. In Tibetan Buddhism (Gelug to be specific), they would have you read over those reasons, then, whatever arose, sit with that as your meditation object. Once it fades, either bring it back up or revisit the text then repeat
Bo, you're basically the spiritual friend who hands me a mirror and says, “Look gently.” The kind of friend who doesn’t try to fix my anger, but invites me to sit with it until it tells the truth.
What I’ve noticed is that anger, when left unexamined, becomes a weapon I swing at the wrong targets. But when I approach it like a teacher, it burns clean and points to what needs care.
Thanks for holding space with questions instead of answers. That’s rare. And powerful.
That's a great lesson! Thank you for sharing.
I just remembered. In Tibetan Buddhism (Gelug to be specific), they would have you read over those reasons, then, whatever arose, sit with that as your meditation object. Once it fades, either bring it back up or revisit the text then repeat
That's a great exercise!