Chapter 52 The meaning of the fifty-first smile

The word "anger" in the name of Jiechen is not a commonly used word, so some donors, especially non-Buddhist donors, may not be clear about the meaning of this word. In fact, "anger" is a negative emotion, including anger, mean to be angry. In Buddhism, "greed, anger, and ignorance" are collectively called the three poisons, which are the root of people's endless suffering and troubles.Some people may say that anger is a very common thing, and it is a very normal expression of emotional catharsis. Why should its harm be placed at such a high level? In fact, venting is definitely not a good way to vent anger. A stone thrown with anger may smash the glass windows of the neighbor's house even if it misses the flowers, plants and children.Yelling will not dissipate the anger, but may ignite the stagnation and cause the originally weak dam to collapse.

And human beings don't even realize that the inability to "abstain from anger" has unconsciously become the greatest risk factor for human beings. In the era of cold weapons, a person who doesn't know how to "stop anger" will use weapons to hurt people he doesn't like. What kind of harm is this?Nature brings pain to a person or groups of people.But time has advanced to the era of high-tech development, and it is no longer a person or a few people who do not understand the harm caused by "abstaining from anger".Human beings have enough weapons to kill themselves and more people. Few people reflect on such a crisis, and some people applaud for having more weapons that can kill themselves.

This kind of crisis has been around us for a long time, and it has not erupted so far because we have self-control.But the crisis has never disappeared. Just like accumulating energy before an earthquake, the dark tide is surging under the seemingly calm ground, just waiting for the moment when it is triggered. Fighting anger believes that the only thing that can delay or even stop this process is a smile, just like the cool wind can neutralize the heat. Although this process is relatively slow, it is the best way for us to drive away the "anger fire" in our hearts. We will face all kinds of bad moments, and when "anger" can take advantage of it, we should learn to smile.

We should smile when we are unhappy, when we are unfair, when we are lost, and when we want to cry.