“Do not maintain anger or hatred. As soon as anger or hatred arises, turn your attention to your breathing in order to see and understand the nature of your anger or hatred and the nature of the persons who have caused your anger or hatred.” (Peace is Every Step by Thich Nhat Hanh, a world renowned writer, poet, scholar and Zen Buddhist monk.)
As a leader, how do you deal with anger?
Do you blame others for causing your anger?
When anger engulfs us, we suffer and we bring suffering to others.
Could it be that when we are not mindful, we say and do things that create our own suffering as Thich Nhat Hanh suggests? [Read more…]