Think about anger. Everyone experiences a flash of anger welling up in some circumstance or other. But anger can only continue to grow when it’s fed by thought. Prajna is the wisdom to notice anger before it becomes a problem, to see clearly why you feel angry and what that feeling of anger really is (and is not). This goes much deeper than just saying, “I’m angry because he called me a panty-waist with carburetor breath.” Why does an insult make you angry? Who is the “you” that has been insulted? What is the “you” that can get angry?
