How can we let go of anger?

Questions and Answers with Thich Nhat Hanh in Plum Village (May, 2014).

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[juliesmith]

I wish I could send this man a huge bouquet of flowers or something. I wish I could buy him a huge garden filled with so many flowers!!!! So pure and so kind!

[kolokayla]

I’m trying to let go of my anger but I keep failing and failing. Once I my blood boils, I drop everything of what I learned and I say things and do things before even thinking of my consequences. Thank you Thich Nhat Hanh, I like your teachings

[stinkygreeb]

I think when we get angry we manifest pain and bring it into the world, even if we hold the suffering within ourselves the pain is still brought into the world as a whole

[lynnstanfield]

So much peace to be gained …see with compassion, see the misconceptions and mindfully breathing. Listen, try to dissolve the misconceptions with compassion…No war needed💕🙏

[Kate-mdod]

The tapping is there so you can practice letting go of anger :-)

[dan-andreivasilescu]

Strenghthening the watcher like sharpening the sword of presence lessens the anger waves; piece by piece anger subsides. At first it seems like a neverending monster, yet there are unexpressed tears, stoned feelings who need the rays of compassion coming from loving, warm-hearted humans.

[dianediane]

This is true unless the person is a narcissist. If they are they were deeply wounded as a child. They are unable to love, but can do a lot of harm with the way they manipulate, lie, gaslight, love bomb, etc. Take new relationships slowly!❤

[AbsolutelyNOW]

Thank you Thai.I needed it so much today, as I was angry and wanted to know how to transform anger to calm and free state.Thank you am free now. :)

[ConexionHumanaOficial]

Thank you so much Dear Thay. I love you Great Teacher. Your teachings always are Wonderful, and NECESSARY in these times. Evangelina Cortes.

[ConexionHumanaOficial]

Yes. Yes. Yes. Dear venerable Thay. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you for such a Wonderfull answer. I connect perfectly with your words. In my opinion you are the best Teacher in our times, because you realy practice your teachings, like Jesus Christ dit it. Evangelina Cortes.

[larryprimeau]

anger is there for a reason. anger is taboo..maybe when it consumes us and distorts our experience in the present.

[bibi]

I'm not violent I'm just sensible and living with a person that provoking me and humiliated me, and get my family into their hands being a psychopath and trying to hurt me when we are alone. I hate that nobody see his true face but I became the culprit and lining a bad life all alone with depression and poverty, because living in a place where people hate you is like a he'll. 😩😫

[xuanhuynh]

Thank you very much for your teaching. 🙏

[Chirstina]

Cám ơn thầy rất nhiều ^^. Sự thực tập không dễ dàng nhưng luyện tập sẽ giúp ta chuyển hóa bản thân và người khác <3 . Cám ơn vì những lời dạy tốt đẹp của thầy, nó luôn có ý nghĩa trong mọi hoàn cảnh <3. Con biết ơn vũ trụ vì đã cho con biết đến thầy và đọc sách của thầy. Thầy là người có ý nghĩa trong cuộc đời của con <3. I love you <3

[Jen_nifer]

I tried this just now. I felt anger coming up because of something someone has done to me, and I tried to acknowledge and recognize their suffering. But I just couldn't. It's SO painful to acknowledge someone else's suffering when they have caused you so much unbearable pain. Because you ask yourself, what about my suffering? No one has ever acknowledged and recognized my suffering. So why should I do it with other people? is it because the anger is also hurting me? When will anyone ever care about making me suffer less?
I know that they're suffering but when I try to transform it into compassion, it's too painful. It's like there's a thick barrier that holds me back. I am aware that I probably just need to practice until it works, since this is the first time I tried it. I took deep breaths, but pain took over me.

[Patrikzephyr]

I saw a lot of videos about anger but this was the most impressive and helpful for me. Thank you.

[voodoospear]

Sad, one can not fully listen, there is a tapping beat in the background, like the recording person was fidgeting

[tuyentonthat]

A Di Đà Phật, kính chúc hòa thượng sức khỏe.

[ConexionHumanaOficial]

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you Dear Thay. It was a Wonderfull explanation on letting go anger. I appreciate your kindness. Evangelina Cortes.

[anniedavis]

many people are talking because not everyone speaks english, you see some of the audience have headsets to listen to the translations on the spot.