Anger by Thich Nhat Hanh

Author:Thich Nhat Hanh
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Educational/How-to, Religious, Self-Help/Recovery
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Published: 2001-09-09T16:00:00+00:00

Chant Your Heart Sutra Daily

We can all learn something from the story of the woman who was saved by the love letters she kept in a biscuit box. When you read such letters from the heart, you are saved by them. Your savior doesn’t come from outside; it comes from inside. You can love; you do have the capacity to appreciate the other person, to feel grateful. This is a blessing. You know you are lucky to have met your partner, you are lucky to have your beloved one in your life. Why do you let this truth fly away? It is in your heart. So you have to chant your Heart Sutra every day. You have to look at it. Every time you touch the love and appreciation in you, you feel grateful again, you cherish his or her presence again.

You have to be alone in order to fully appreciate the other person’s presence. If you are always together, then you may begin to take him for granted, forgetting to enjoy his beauty and goodness. Every now and then, take three or seven days off. Take time away from him in order to be able to appreciate him more. Although you are far away from him, he is more real to you, more substantial than when you are constantly together. During the time you are apart, you will remember how important, how precious he is to you.

So, please, write or produce your own Heart Sutra, or sutras, and keep it in a sacred place. Try to chant your sutra often. Then, when anger overwhelms you, and you are not skillful enough to embrace it, your Heart Sutra will help tremendously. Pick it up, practice breathing deeply in and out, and read it. Right away you will come back to yourself, and you will suffer much less. When you read your Heart Sutra, you will know what to do and how to respond. The challenge is getting yourself to do it. You must create the conditions, prepare, plan, and organize, so that you can really profit from your intelligence. Use your talent to arrange and create these kinds of practices.

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