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Walk the Talk Show with Waylon Lewis presents:
“Is it okay to feel anger, from a Buddhist point of view?”
This week on our long-running “Walk the Talk Show” podcast and video series, with awards and millions of views over the years…
Waylon speaks with the Elephant community about the very real feeling that many people across the United States (and the world) are feeling: anger.
Each week Waylon and Molly, our Walk the Talk Show editor, chat about what’s going on in the world and what might be of benefit to our Readers on the next Walk the Talk Show episode. In an act of angry desperation about the state of the world, Molly sent Waylon a text at the end of a long day and said:
“I think people want some wisdom or some method to help them process the current events and (dare I say it) anger. Like, I want a podcast called: It’s Okay to be Angry & Still be a Buddhist.”
And that, friends, is where this moment of everyday wisdom came from. Waylon—heroically sallying forth despite being visibly in a pre-morning coffee state of half-being—talking about anger and if it’s “okay” to feel those feelings from a mindful perspective.
“Is it okay to be angry?
Is it okay for any of us to be angry if we’re trying to be peaceful?
If we’re trying to be loving?
The answer is that we don’t have a choice.
Anger is one of the rainbow of ordinary, normal, totally valid human emotions. Loneliness. Joy. Amusement. Empathy. These are all, hopefully, things that we feel, and are okay to feel.
It’s like a three-dimensional rainbow. We’re still gonna feel sadness, or we’re going to laugh—irrespective of what’s going on in the world.
And at the same time, what’s going on in the world will affect us and will inspire in us joy, or laughter, or sadness, or anger.” ~ Waylon H. Lewis
Any time we find ourselves angry, listen to this (big) little reminder:
“The anger we feel? Don’t try to get rid of it.
But do try to digest it, or breathe through it, or be loving and okay with it.
And then we can see: that anger is trying to inspire me to get off the couch, and to help other people.
And to resist oppression; to resist injustice.
Loneliness might be trying to inspire me to further breathe into and get to know my own heart and make friends with myself even more.
It’s a lifelong path. True joy comes from empathy, and connection, and community—and that can include connection with ourselves.”
~ Waylon H. Lewis
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“Anger may arise naturally as an emotion outside of our control, but whether we choose to act upon it or not is our choice.”~ Mindful Elephant Listener
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