In view of the divide in our country and Veteran’s Day…
ON THE DRUNKENESS OF ANGER
“A follower of the Buddha cannot resort to violence to gain his ends. Not only is violence wrong in the Buddha’s teaching but so also is anger, which is near to violence. For anyone who appreciates the moderate way of life, the life that is free from extremes, it is a sign of failure in right practice to fall into ill-will, anger, or indignation. Hate of every kind clouds the mind, hinders clear understanding, and deprives one of the power to reach sane decisions. Anger has an intoxicating quality. The man who is angry is in some respects like a drunken person. He is not sober.”
That sentence has a confusing structure, it is actually saying that falling into ill-will, anger, or indignation is a sign of failure in right practice, for anyone who appreciates the moderate way of life that is free from extremes.
Because of the grammatical structure of the sentence. You can rearrange the three distinct parts to make it clearer. For [anyone who appreciates the moderate way of life, the life that is free from extremes], it is [a sign of failure in right practice] to [fall into ill-will, anger, or indignation].
Oke, but the person who fights or wants to replace or block empty formations, not-self, not me, not mine, coreless formations, insubstantial formations, fighting rainbows, trying to fix a mirage, this person is also still drunk with moha.
