In our life, we go through a process of up and down. At times due to certain odd circumstances, we might get angry and frustrated at these different moments in our life. So we all need to relax, cool down, and maintain peace from time to time.
Quotes are words from a text or speech written or spoken by someone with deep meaning. Similarly, Buddhism has lots of quotes that have deep-rooted wisdom, knowledge, and meaning. Reading and thinking about those greats quotes will inspire us to pause and live more fully in the here and now.
Here we have collected around 20 different quotes on anger by various Buddhist figures from past to present.
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Buddhist quotes on anger By Lord Buddha
Gautama Buddha, popularly known as the Lord Buddha, was a Śramaṇa who lived in ancient India. He is regarded as the founder of the world religion of Buddhism. First, we list some of the popular Buddha quotes on anger.
- You will not be punished for your anger, You will be punished by your anger.
- You are the first victim of your own anger.
- Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.
- Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love, this is the eternal rule.
- Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else you are the one who gets burned.
- Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.
- It is better to conquer yourself, than to win a thousand battles. Then the victory is yours.
- We are shaped by our thoughts, we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves. Work out your own salvation. Do not depend on other.
- Never reply when you are angry. Never make a promise when you are happy. Never make a decision when you are sad.
- In a controversy, the instant we feel anger, we have already ceased striving for the truth, and have begun striving for ourselves.
- An outside enemy exists only if there is anger inside.
- When it is impossible for anger to arise within you, you find no outside enemies anywhere.
- Anger will never disappear so long as thoughts of resentment are cherished in the mind. Anger will disappear just as soon as thoughts of resentment are forgotten.
- To be angry is to let others’ mistakes punish yourself.
Dalai Lama quotes on Anger
The Dalai Lama is the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism and belongs to the Gelugpa tradition of Tibetan Buddhism, which is the largest and most influential tradition in Tibet.
- Anger or hatrd is like a fisherman’s book. It is very important for us to ensure that we are not caught by it.
- More often than not, anger is actually an indicationof weakness rather than of strength.
- Anger cannot be overcome by anger. If someone is angry with you and you show anger in return, the result is a disaster. On the other hand, if you control your anger and show its opposite – love, compassion, tolerance, and patience – not only will you remain peaceful, but the other person’s anger will also diminish.
- Suffering should make us angry. This type of anger moves us toward a wrathful compassion to take action to end suffering.
Sakya Pandita quotes on anger
- Conquering our own anger simultaneously conquers all enemies.
- He who does not examine what is good and bad, And injures his neighbor in a fit of anger, Shall grieve like the swallow. Who loses his companion.
- Of what avil is a weak man’s anger? What need is there for a strong man’s wrath? So there is no need for anger, Except to mortify oneself.
- If there is no reason, it is proper to be angry, And there is also a cure for this anger. But who knows how to appease. One grown angry without a cause?
Shantideva quotes Anger
Acharya Shantideva had written a famous book called A Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life and which is one of the beloved books by all Buddhist traditions.
Everything is governed by other conditions, Which in turn are governed by others. In this way nothing governs itself. Understanding this, I should not become angry, With those which are like magical illusions.
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