Teaching Ourselves to Let Go Lovingly

‘Abdu’l-Baha tells us what to do with angry thoughts:

When a thought of war comes, oppose it by a stronger thought of peace. A thought of hatred must be destroyed by a more powerful thought of love.⁶

In a pilgrim note attributed to ‘Abdu’l-Baha, we’re told that the best antidote to anger is to sacrifice our self, our talent, our time, and even our rest to someone who has to bear a heavier load than we do:

Be not the slave of your moods, but their master. But if you are so angry, so depressed and so sore that your spirit cannot find deliverance and peace even in prayer, then quickly go and give some pleasure to someone lowly or sorrowful, or to a guilty or innocent sufferer! Sacrifice yourself, your talent, your time, your rest to another, to one who has to bear a heavier load than you.¹³