Antidotes to Anger By Ajahn Thanissaro

You’ve probably heard that the #Buddhist antidote to anger is goodwill (mettā, sometimes translated as loving-kindness). You may have tried it and found that there are times when it doesn’t work. No matter how hard you try, it’s difficult to generate goodwill for the person who cut in front of you in traffic or one whose decisions are affecting your life in a negative way.

#SelfCare #dharma #emotion #injustice #skillful
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Good summary of learned helplessness & dissociative identity disorder within the context of #videogames.

Keep in mind that any #correction of this kind of behaviour has to be #self-#willed into existence. An artificially imposed goal will only add adversity to #unwanted external #meddling, quests & challenges, even if well intended.

Questions of science, religion & ethics need time to answer. External greed and harrassment don't quicken the pace.

#Skillful #means.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8G2crbWLcw

#sdtps “What is this new insightfulness given to him?”
“And how came him to be able to #read, and to read so well too?”
“No doubt also he has probably #learned to #write himself.”
“And these #healing miracles happening by his hands, how come they to be?”
“For heaven’s sake, is not this none other than the #skillful #joiner, #Jesus of #Sepphoris over?” #TIBTM62

This #ancient #tea brew method was created by our #Teochew #Chinese #ancestors & is a big part of our #culture to this day. We eat & drink teas. We've shared this part of our culture w/many others.

' #Gongfu means #skillful . The #Chaozhou #brewing #method earned its “gongfu” title because it was a method that was #originally #developed for the brewing of low grade/coarse teas, creating delicious tasting brews through skillful brewing.'

https://www.kyarazen.com/chaozhou-gongfu-tea/

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