Do you get angry with others? Anger is a bad quality. Instead, we should develop good qualities like patience. There was a battle between devas and titans in ancient times. The devas were ultimately victorious and captured Vepacitti, the ruler of the asuras. Bound in chains, he was brought to Tavatimsa and into the presence of Sakka, ruler of the gods. At that time Vepacitti Asura started to insult god Sakka. But god Sakka did not say anything. Matali, the charioteer asked god Sakka were you afraid of Vepacitti asura as you did not say anything to him when he was insulting you. The god Sakka replied that I was neither afraid nor weak. When someone is angry, what a wise person should do is mindfully remain calm. Therefore, my dear dhamma friends as a disciple of Supreme Buddha we all should practice patience like God Sakka
The Most Venerable Kiribathgoda Gnanananda Thero is the founder of Mahamevnawa Buddhist Monastery. Learn more about his life and his work. You can also find out about his books in Sinhala and in English. His entire translation of the Sutta Pitaka is now available online.
