Anger, hostility, aggression, cruelty, and suffering are what Hell is all about. I'm a Buddhist, who aspires to never say words in anger for the rest of my life. Anger, as an emotion, still arises in my mind, but I no longer dwell on it or cultivate it. I simply acknowledge its appearance and calm myself down, because anger like all emotions, is impermanent and not self-existent. It's "empty." Not real. It has no mass and cannot be weighed on a scale. It only SEEMS real.

Anger is also unproductive. No amount of angry words will ever change anyone to fit my pictures. Most likely angry words, acting out anger, slamming doors, just creates greater resistance and hostility in others. We can't change other people. We can only change ourselves. Underneath all anger, there is some fear, some perceived threat to our sense of self-ego. But we have to be willing to stay calm and objectively look at the movie that we run in our heads, and listen to the story that we tell ourselves over and over and over.

Anger is mostly an habitual response to what we experience as unpleasant. It's a bad habit, like smoking or drinking. We just unmindfully react with anger. That's what Donald Trump does. A lifetime of habitually and unpleasantly reacting with anger to what he perceives as unpleasant and threatening. I decided long ago to see Donald Trump as a master class in ethical morality, or that is, it's exact opposite. I decided long ago that I don't want to mindlessly react with anger. I'm better than that.

The Vajrayana method of Buddhism transforms the energy of anger into enlightened activity. To work for the benefit and happiness of others. And ultimately to work for the liberation of all beings from suffering. Enthusiastic perseverance in the face of difficulties and obstacles is one of the perfections of a Boddhisattva.

I keep forgetting that I'm in Samsara, which is an endless cycle of suffering. But anger helps me to remember that, "Oh my, this is afterall Samsara." So don't act surprised, when painful things come my way, or I see others trapped in delusional stupidity that will surely cause even more suffering.

It seems like you're on a good path of enlightened activity. The only thing that we take with us when we die, is our mind. So don't go out pissed off and angry. Protect your peace of mind and emotional equilibrium. Not seduced by desire for what seems pleasant, and not disturbed and afflicted with aversion for what seems unpleasant. Patirence is one of the 6 perfections of a Boddhisattva. Let anger be your warning sign to calm down and regain your dignity and emotional equilibrium. Practice the perfection of patience, which is the antidote to anger. Patience enables us stoically remain sane and focused on manifesting our intentions, when others around us clearly have no compassion or moral compass whatsoever. When anger arises, remind yourself that we're all in Samsara. This is what Samsara looks like and feels like. Allow yourself to become completely disgusted with suffering. That's my best advice. I hope you find it helpful.

Anger can be compost for healthy productive actions

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