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Anger - The Seven Deadly Sins (Hardcover, New)
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Anger - The Seven Deadly Sins (Hardcover, New)
Series: New York Public Library Lectures in Humanities
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Heated words, cool malice, deadly feuds, the furious rush of
adrenaline-anger is clearly the most destructive of the seven
deadly sins. It can ruin families, wreck one's health, destroy
peace of mind and, at its worst, lead to murder, genocide, and war.
In Anger, Robert A. F. Thurman, best-selling author and one of
America's leading authorities on Buddhism and Eastern philosophy,
offers an illuminating look at this deadliest of sins. In the West,
Thurman points out, anger is seen as an inevitable part of life, an
evil to be borne, not overcome. There is the tradition of the
wrathful God, of Jesus driving the money-changers from the temple.
If God can be angry, how can men rid themselves of this destructive
emotion? Thurman shows that Eastern philosophy sees anger
differently. Certainly, it is a dreadful evil, one of the "three
poisons" that underlie all human suffering. But Buddhism teaches
that anger can be overcome. Indeed, the defeat of anger is not only
possible, but also the only thing worth doing in a lifetime.
Thurman shows how to recognize the destructiveness of anger and
understand its workings, and how we can go from being a slave to
anger to becoming "a knight of patience." We discover finally that
when this deadliest emotion is transmuted by wisdom, it can become
the most powerful force in freeing us from human suffering.
Drawing on the time-tested wisdom of Buddhism, Robert A. F. Thurman
ranges from the individual struggle with anger to global crises
spurred by dogmatic ideologies, religious fanaticism, and racial
prejudice. He offers a path of calm understanding in a time of
terrorism and war.
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