Quote

Through the years I have seen myself as a peaceful person, but the awareness of the anger is part of that process.

Everybody kind of perceives me as being angry. It's not anger, it's motivation.

When I am angry I can pray well and preach well.

I'm not angry, I'm not an angry person, but I do sometimes like playing with the perception of anger, as in pretending that I'm more angry than I actually am, and sometimes it works quite well.

I'm not as angry as I used to be. But I can get in touch with that anger pretty quickly if I feel my space is being invaded or somebody is not treating me with the respect that I think I want.

Feeling angry is a universal human phenomenon. It is as basic as feeling hungry, lonely, loving, or tired. The capacity to feel angry and to respond in some way to that feeling is in us from birth.

For a long time I thought I could deal with my anger and hostility on my own. But I couldn't. I denied that it had affected me, and yet I was so frantic on the inside with other people: I needed to be constantly reassured.

Anger is like a storm rising up from the bottom of your consciousness. When you feel it coming, turn your focus to your breath.