Vernon Howard Quotes

Each of us needs to eliminate our anger, fear and greed. The roots of social conflicts and political tensions are in personal anger, fear and greed.

Become more watchful and anger will be less and greed will be less and jealousy will be less.

When anger rises, think of the consequences.

I don't want to be the angry guy.

If somebody pisses me off and I understand it ain't personal then I'll go to another place and I'll meditate.

Every day we have plenty of opportunities to get angry, stressed or offended. But what you're doing when you indulge these negative emotions is giving something outside yourself power over your happiness. You can choose to not let little things upset you.

Through the years I have seen myself as a peaceful person, but the awareness of the anger is part of that process.

Where I once constantly lost my temper, I found myself arriving at a crisis and experiencing peace.

As a human being, anger is a part of our mind. Irritation also part of our mind. But you can do - anger come, go. Never keep in your sort of - your inner world, then create a lot of suspicion, a lot of distrust, a lot of negative things, more worry.

I'll get mad, but then I'll let it go. It's not worth stewing over for the rest of your life. You've got to move on and let it go.

There's a lot around us that we can't control, but my body, my mind, and my soul are pretty much the only things that I can.

Anger can be a good thing. It's a mechanism that your brain uses to get you out of situations that are bad for you. But in terms of leading a peaceful life, it is not very productive.

I used to be an angry person.

I don't know if I'm ready to know what triggers my anger. I just feel like I figured out on my own how to stay calm, how to enjoy life, how to be happy.

Yogis have human emotions, but the thing is not to let anger and doubt become an obsession.

The problem is not what other people think, do or say; it is your reaction.

If our early lessons of acceptance were as successful as our early lessons of anger how much happier we would all be.

You can only control your own actions. Not other people’s reactions.

As a girl my temper often got out of bounds. But one day when I became angry at a friend over some trivial matter, my mother said to me, Elizabeth, anyone who angers you conquers you.

If someone irritates you, it is only your own response that is irritating you. Therefore, when anyone seems to be provoking you, remember that it is only your judgment of the incident that provokes you. -

What I am saying is that there is no need for anybody to suffer. Just be aware, let awareness be there. Anger will arise and will be consumed by awareness. One cannot be angry with awareness and one cannot be greedy with awareness and one cannot be jealous with awareness. Awareness is the golden key.

When you understand the roots of anger in yourself and in the other, your mind will enjoy true peace, joy and lightness

Anger is one of the most common and destructive delusions, and it afflicts our mind almost every day. To solve the problem of anger, we first need to recognize the anger within our mind, acknowledge how it harms both ourself and others, and appreciate the benefits of being patient in the face of difficulties.

I've spent a lot of time and money trying to keep my anger in control.

I don't think I get angry.