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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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