Why are you angry?
Neden öfkelisin? Neden bu kadar öfkelisin? Osho der ki: “Gerçekte başka birine öfkelenmiyorsun, kendine öfkeleniyorsun. Ama öfkeni başkalarına yansıtıp duruyorsun. Aslında, kendini ıskaladığın için, yazgını ıskaladığın için öfkeleniyorsun. Senin için mümkün olan gerçekleşmiyor, işte bu yüzden öfkelisin. Kendi potansiyelini gerçekleştirmediğin için, olabileceğini olamadığın için… You are the cause of all anger, you are its source. If someone is making you angry, it means someone has given you a chance to become aware of your own anger. Thank him and forget him. Immediately close your eyes and look inside, look for the source of this anger. You will find the source there, because the anger comes from your source. Use anger, use hate, use love to go inside. We always use it to go to the other and get very angry when there is no one to reflect it. Then we even project them onto inanimate objects.” (Anger Control and Anger Management Techniques)
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Empty Boat
Osho describes this with the anecdote of a Zen master:
“When I was young, boats fascinated me. I had a small rowboat and I would sail out to the lake alone. I would stay there for hours. Once, on a beautiful night, I was meditating in my boat with closed eyes. An empty boat came downstream and crashed into mine. My eyes were closed, so I thought: Someone came in his boat and crashed into my boat. Anger rose within me. I opened my eyes, and as I was about to say something to the man in anger, I realized that the boat was empty. Then there was no direction left to move. To whom would I express my anger? The boat was empty. It was just swimming downstream and it came and crashed into my boat. So there was nothing to do. I couldn't project my anger onto an empty boat. I closed my eyes. The anger was there, but I swam back to anger because I couldn't find a way out. And that empty boat became my realization. That quiet night, I came to a point in me. That empty boat was my master. And now when someone comes and insults me, I laugh and say: This boat is also empty. I close my eyes and go inside."
Source: Osho, "Book of Secrets 1"
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