Dealing with hatred, anger, and fear is one of the first Buddhist principles I 'tested' and found to work. I was reading a Buddhist biography about a monk who had succeeded in eradicating his kilesas, when my own dropped away. Maybe this is because I saw what I read as wonderful and gave it my respect, or perhaps it was a foretaste of what was a natural path for me to take.
By the time my anger tried to return, I had read several books more on Buddhist theory and practices. I understood the benefits of learning to live without anger, fear and hatred, and had also some experience of life without this 'nasties'.
As anger tried to creep back into my head, I was disgusted. I did not want that dirty emotion back in my mind! I took up the teachings I had read and practiced ways of stopping it return. I am now able to control the major leaguers, although I am still faulty when it comes to dealing with the subtle guys. For ridding oneself of the gross guys, there are three main steps:
1. Recognize how horrid it is to experience anger, fear, and hatred.
2. Separate the event from the instigator.
3. Learn to feel compassion for the instigator and/or regard the event as a karmic lesson, only present in your life because of your own wrongfulness in history.
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