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Thubten Chodron

“Is it possible to eliminate our anger forever? Yes, it is, because anger is a false mind, an attitude based on a misconception. Anger is generated when we project negative qualities onto people and things. We misinterpret situations so they appear harmful to us. Absorbed in our own projections, we mistake them for the qualities of other people and get angry at what we ourselves have superimposed on them. The tragedy is that we’re not aware of this process, and mistakenly believe the rude, insensitive person we’re perceiving really exists out there.”

Thubten Chodron, Open Heart, Clear Mind: An Introduction to the Buddha's Teachings
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Open Heart, Clear Mind: An Introduction to the Buddha's Teachings Open Heart, Clear Mind: An Introduction to the Buddha's Teachings by Thubten Chodron
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