Buddha is known for handling his anger in a very good way. Buddha was getting popularity on a day today basis. Anyways as usual when you have popularity people tend to spew venomous content. Hence inorder to disgrace or disrespect Buddha a onlooker or some kind of nuisance person asks some stupid questions to Buddha. But due to his abundance knowledge Buddha answers everything. The guy got agitated and asks Buddha some nonsense question in order to corner him. Buddha politely asks now what do you want. The guy spits on Buddha to disrespect him, without even giving a second thought Buddha quietly moves away. The guy got so insulted and asked Buddha "why are you not getting angry at me". The reply from Buddha is at its beauty , "see when you give someone something and if they don't accept that then who has to take it back it's the person who gave it . Similarly you gave me your anger and I don't react hence the anger belongs to you now".
The important lesson that I infer is that the moment you react according to the expectation of other person , by reacting you are being owned by the other person.
Hence be always be balanced and be on yourself, even otherwise if others provoke you don't react to them.
Be in a state of "Samatvam"
Hare Krishna
Regards
Vis
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