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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.

PRODUCT DETAILS :

ISBN : 9780195169751
BY (AUTHOR) Thurman, Robert A. F.
PUBLISHER : Oxford University Press Inc	PUBLICATION DATE : November 01, 2004
COUNTRY OF PUBLICATION : United States	IMPRINT : Oxford University Press Inc
LANGUAGE : English	AGE : General
PRODUCT FORM : Hardback

DIMENSION : 185 mm x 132 mm
WEIGHT : 277 g
SERIES : New York Public Library Lectures in Humanities

PRODUCT CATEGORY :
Health, Relationships & Personal development
Medicine & Nursing

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