Pearls of Wisdom

Transcend Anger and Hatred

Spoken by Supreme Master Ching Hai, Hsihu, Formosa,
November 1, 1995 (Originally in English) Videotape #510

 

Sometimes it’s very difficult to get along with our family members, neighbors and friends. But it’s even more difficult if we don’t try to get along; we’ll lose some of our power, our loving kindness. Anytime we hate our neighbor, we lose some of our enlightenment. Anytime we think negatively about someone, we lose some of our Self; we lose some of the Light and some of the Heavenly happiness that normally belongs to us. So if we see all this clearly, we know that we actually can’t afford to hate anyone but that’s the problem; that’s the most difficult part of living in this world. Because everything makes us angry; everything annoys us; everything seems to go against us. Yet at the same time, we must love them all and that can be very, very difficult.