02/06/2026
Last week we studied how to apply our foundational practice of simple nonjudgmental awareness (“yes”) to working with our own anger and ill will.
As Thich Nhat Hanh put it, “You have to do it [meet your anger] tenderly, without violence. This is not an act of suppressing our anger.”
This week we will look at the Akkosa Sutra-- the story of Akkosaka ("The Insulter") and how a powerful practitioner (Buddha, described here as the historical teacher) worked with someone insulting him. He makes some powerful moves that depend on direct personal realization of anatta (impermanence of self) and advaya (nonduality).
Last week we studied how to apply our foundational practice of simple nonjudgmental awareness (“yes”) to working with our own anger and ill will.
