ANGER HURTS YOU

Ajahn Chah

Published 27 May 202600:13Short Teaching

About This Teaching

In thirteen seconds Ajahn Chah asks a single question about anger: when you are angry, does it feel good or bad? If it feels bad, why not throw it away?

The Short works as a direct check on experience rather than an explanation. It asks the viewer to notice the actual feeling of anger in the moment and to see that keeping it serves no purpose, so it can simply be put down.