tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166459572149699816.post895256697185322464..comments2024-03-24T23:13:15.572-07:00Comments on Mind Deep: Five Ways of Putting an End to AngerMarguerite Manteau-Raohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17956537059369707663noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166459572149699816.post-17770482954814782822010-04-11T10:20:11.244-07:002010-04-11T10:20:11.244-07:00Thank you Susan. Indeed, wisdom and mindfulness ar...Thank you Susan. Indeed, wisdom and mindfulness are such incredible gifts, as they can lead to compassion, and hence freedom in one's heart.Marguerite Manteau-Raohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17956537059369707663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166459572149699816.post-62304256446928699762010-04-11T10:09:43.612-07:002010-04-11T10:09:43.612-07:00Thank you Paul. Yes, agree that we are so conditio...Thank you Paul. Yes, agree that we are so conditioned to holding anger. The more mindful though, the greater the realization of the cost and suffering associated with that. Gil Fronsdal's talk on Five Hindrances was a turning point for me.Marguerite Manteau-Raohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17956537059369707663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166459572149699816.post-12354026170537181572010-04-11T10:04:37.582-07:002010-04-11T10:04:37.582-07:00Your dedication reminds me of the Brooke Shields e...Your dedication reminds me of the Brooke Shields episode of "Who Do You Think You Are" series, which is on hulu now. She too had a nasty grandmother whom she didn't understand, but upon learning how difficult her grandmother's life was and the great losses that visited her, Shields found compassion in her heart. We simply don't know the causes and conditions which have brought a person to the place they are today. It's a difficult, heartbreaking world we live in. <br /><br />thank you for this lovely, insightful post.susanhttp://www.visual-voice.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166459572149699816.post-79007319832926215892010-04-11T09:40:51.284-07:002010-04-11T09:40:51.284-07:00Very nice. I especially liked the last line: "...Very nice. I especially liked the last line: "If you do not know how to live happily with someone who is as fresh as that, you cannot be called someone who has wisdom . . . "<br /><br />Letting go of the attachment to ill will may be one of the hardest things to do. Anger really can be a prized possession.Paulhttp://paulgerhards.com/blog_thisisthatis/noreply@blogger.com