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Buddhism and the hate

Buddhists can also hate

If you don't hate, you can't love. Hate and love are only two sides of the same coin.

But where do these strong feelings come from, how can we control them, make them useful for us?

Hate is a primal emotion. It arises mainly towards people. But we can also hate things; I hate "Christmas", I hate "red fruit jelly".

Many people feel hatred toward dogs or cats; they even turn their hatred toward words.

Especially topical are hate speech on the Internet, hatred against people who think differently, contempt and disgust are paired with aggressive thoughts.

Usually there is a trigger for hate, such as a situation in the past, but often we are no longer even aware of why we hate.

When we feel such a deep emotion as hatred, it is usually worthwhile to explore this feeling.

Put yourself in such a hate situation and try to find the motives in the depth of your ego. Analyze for yourself the circumstances that lead to this feeling, which accompanying symptoms are important, in which environment does the feeling occur, can you sense a connection to other circumstances?

And what if you were to give in to the hatred? Pursue this thought in a kind of game, try to find out for yourself what this emotion is linked to, what circumstances enhance the feeling.

As a Buddhist, you should be aware that you can hate just like any other person. Only one should be able to deal with hatred, to control it, to direct it and to equalize it.

Whoever has his hatred "under control", has come one step further on the way to "enlightenment".

KNOW THAT THOSE WHO PREACH HATE TO YOU DO NOT SAVE YOU

- MARIE VON EBNER-ESCHENBACH - AUSTRIAN WRITER - 1830 TO 1916

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