That is very true, some thirty years ago , I found out I could use my anger to find my own character defects, and over the year they have definitely become fewer, that is to say I have less fits of raging anger hopefully I have become a better person because of this examination. Allan
On Sat, Jun 27, 2009 at 11:41 AM, Vamadevananda <[email protected]>wrote: > > Allan, perhaps, that 's because you have not been directly affected by > Bush's decisions. > > There are huge numbers that have been driven to penury, to loss of > livelihood and loved ones, and deep deep despair, on account of Bush's > words and actions. It 's they who 'd be angry ... that is, if they > still have the energy and will. > > On Jun 27, 11:51 am, iam deheretic <[email protected]> wrote: > > I tend to not notice the Iranian anger, That can be a valid form all > though > > there are not many cases, I was extremely put out with Bush during his > > entire administration. At the same time I was not angry with him as I > > realized him and his cronies were a bunch of very sick individuals. > > Allan > > > > On Sat, Jun 27, 2009 at 6:42 AM, Vamadevananda <[email protected] > >wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > " ... anger must be closely examined and scrutinized before rendering > > > judgment on the justification of it." > > > > > I would imagine that the justification prescription includes the > > > aftermath of anger, in time, as in how it gets channelised, how the > > > energy ' balled up ' in it is used, to render the situation better > > > than what it was before, for oneself and for us all. > > > > > Take the Iranian " anger." I have no doubt that despite the seeming ' > > > losses ' and failure, the pain caused to thousands of innocents, the > > > people's expression of anger has furthered the momentum for change for > > > the better, even if the value - system and world - view of the ' > > > rulers ' may not actually change in, say, the next five or ten years, > > > and people must live with their smothered anger and exacerbated pain > > > and despair, their sense of loss and extreme doubt, in the > > > meanwhile ... when life is meaningless and a mere exercise in sheer > > > darkness. > > > > > Then, in the aftermath of their anger, people who do not know will > > > need to hope, in order to act. The few who do know will lead in their > > > conviction, by the fire of their trust in truth. And, the perpetrators > > > will enter into even greater madness, knowing their sham and their > > > looming ' end.' Untill, the cathartic moment is upon us all, and the > > > forces for the next change begins to build up. > > > > > That 's the fuller picture, the context to anger and our judgement of > > > it, as I see it. > > > > -- > > ( > > ) > > I_D Allan- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text - > > > -- ( ) I_D Allan --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Minds-Eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
