user23504: I am a 25 years student who has hard time struggling with emotions of anger and revenge.
I am taking therapy but I also have decided to become a Buddhist as it is a rational religion.
I just wanted to ask what books in Buddhist philosophy will you suggest for understanding and coping emotions of anger and revenge?
Thanks!

user10100: In Buddhism, Stressful-Person is  struggling with emotions of anger and revenge.
The origin of stress is overthinking of 5 string, color sound smell taste and body-feeling, including overthinking of living-being, so the loving kindness concentration meditation (metta) is the right answer.
However, the concentration meditation bases on virtue (Sila), so check your virtue fist of all, according to KaraniyaMettaSutta...

What should be done by one skillful in good
So as to gain the State of Peace is this:
Let him be able, and upright and straight,
Easy to speak to, gentle, and not proud,
Contented too, supported easily,
With few tasks, and living very lightly;
His faculties serene, prudent, and modest,
Unswayed by the emotions of the clans;
And let him never do the slightest thing
That other wise men might hold blamable.

After above skill is better, then the practitioner is ready for the next lesson..

(And let him think:) "In safety and in bliss
May creatures all be of a blissful heart.
Whatever breathing beings there may be.
No matter whether they are frail or firm,
With none excepted, be they long or big
Or middle-sized, or be they short or small
Or thick, as well as those seen or unseen,
Or whether they are dwelling far or near,
Existing or yet seeking to exist.
May creatures all be of a blissful heart.
Let no one work another one's undoing
Or even slight him at all anywhere:
And never let them wish each other ill
Through provocation or resentful thought."
And just as might a mother with her life
Protect the son that was her only child,
So let him then for every living thing
Maintain unbounded consciousness in being;
And let him too with love for all the world
Maintain unbounded consciousness in being
Above, below, and all round in between,
Untroubled, with no enemy or foe.
And while he stands or walks or while he sits
Or while he lies down, free from drowsiness,
Let him resolve upon this mindfulness:
This is Divine Abiding here, they say.

The result of the loving-kindness meditation is...

But when he has no trafficking with views,
Is virtuous, and has perfected seeing,
And purges greed for sensual desires,
He surely comes no more to any womb.


23504: <p>I am a 25 years student who has hard time struggling with emotions of anger and revenge.</p>
<p>I am taking therapy but I also have decided to become a Buddhist as it is a rational religion.</p>
<p>I just wanted to ask what books in Buddhist philosophy will you suggest for understanding and coping emotions of anger and revenge?</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
 10100: <p>In Buddhism, Stressful-Person is  struggling with emotions of anger and revenge.</p>
<p>The origin of stress is overthinking of 5 string, color sound smell taste and body-feeling, including overthinking of living-being, so the loving kindness concentration meditation (metta) is the right answer.</p>
<p>However, the concentration meditation bases on virtue (Sila), so check your virtue fist of all, according to <a href="https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/kn/snp/snp.1.08.nymo.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">KaraniyaMettaSutta</a>...</p>
<blockquote>
<p>What should be done by one skillful in good</p>
<p>So as to gain the State of Peace is this:</p>
<p>Let him be able, and upright and straight,</p>
<p>Easy to speak to, gentle, and not proud,</p>
<p>Contented too, supported easily,</p>
<p>With few tasks, and living very lightly;</p>
<p>His faculties serene, prudent, and modest,</p>
<p>Unswayed by the emotions of the clans;</p>
<p>And let him never do the slightest thing</p>
<p>That other wise men might hold blamable.</p>
</blockquote>
<p>After above skill is better, then the practitioner is ready for the next lesson..</p>
<blockquote>
<p>(And let him think:) &quot;In safety and in bliss</p>
<p>May creatures all be of a blissful heart.</p>
<p>Whatever breathing beings there may be.</p>
<p>No matter whether they are frail or firm,</p>
<p>With none excepted, be they long or big</p>
<p>Or middle-sized, or be they short or small</p>
<p>Or thick, as well as those seen or unseen,</p>
<p>Or whether they are dwelling far or near,</p>
<p>Existing or yet seeking to exist.</p>
<p>May creatures all be of a blissful heart.</p>
<p>Let no one work another one's undoing</p>
<p>Or even slight him at all anywhere:</p>
<p>And never let them wish each other ill</p>
<p>Through provocation or resentful thought.&quot;</p>
<p>And just as might a mother with her life</p>
<p>Protect the son that was her only child,</p>
<p>So let him then for every living thing</p>
<p>Maintain unbounded consciousness in being;</p>
<p>And let him too with love for all the world</p>
<p>Maintain unbounded consciousness in being</p>
<p>Above, below, and all round in between,</p>
<p>Untroubled, with no enemy or foe.</p>
<p>And while he stands or walks or while he sits</p>
<p>Or while he lies down, free from drowsiness,</p>
<p>Let him resolve upon this mindfulness:</p>
<p>This is Divine Abiding here, they say.</p>
</blockquote>
<p><strong>The result of the loving-kindness meditation is...</strong></p>
<blockquote>
<p>But when he has no trafficking with views,</p>
<p>Is virtuous, and has perfected seeing,</p>
<p>And purges greed for sensual desires,</p>
<p>He surely comes no more to any womb.</p>
</blockquote>
