“Conquer anger with lack of anger, remember this. For
anyone hoping to achieve victory, this is the most impor-
tant Dhamma to practice. Consider it well – it is the main
source of peace and happiness in the world. Love and kind-
ness – these are effective deterrence against an evil such as
anger. By helping to reduce anger’s power to destroy human
and devic societies alike, loving kindness fosters peace and
prosperity everywhere. Thus, this loving attitude is a pre-
requisite for social harmony – one we should all strive to
develop. In a world lacking this victory formula, dissatisfac-
tion and unrest will arise at the very least. At the extreme,
the world will be consumed by mortal strife. Anger and
resentment can never defeat our enemies, for they are evils
that succeed only in indiscriminately destroying us and
everyone close to us. The more anger is used, the more the
world we live in becomes a sea of flames, burning uncon-
trollably toward total annihilation.
“Anger is actually a type of fire that’s inherent in the nature
of this world. Although it has no physical properties, it
does succeed in creating havoc in its wake. So anyone
desiring a stable, sensible world – a place worth living
in – should realize the disastrous harm that the fires of
anger and resentment can cause; and refrain from ever
using them. Starting a fire like this merely causes oneself
and everyone else to suffer. Mutual feelings of affection
and loving kindness among all living beings maintain the
world in its proper equilibrium. Oppressive forces of unre-
strained anger and selfish pride should never be allowed to