Zen Buddhistic Anger Management at Work part 1

Do you find some difficulty in managing your negative feelings, such as frustration and anger?  Sometimes, we find it not easy. 

The case would be when we are with those who are pretty close to us, like family members.  This is somewhat understandable because we have certain expectations from them, assuming that they should understand us.  

If/When our assumptions are not met, we are likely to get trapped by those negative emotions and show them.  However, it is not appropriate at all to do so in such public places as offices.  Showing our frustration or anger does lead to negative consequences.  Here comes the necessity for anger management into place, right?



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If you feel that difficulty, it may be the time when you would consider leaning from Japanese customs and practices:  how to deal with those negative feelings. 

Though there are shaded differences among Japanese people, from high-level expert to novice, in their management skills, Japanese people are pretty good at hiding their frustration and anger.  

This aptitude may be somewhat related to Zen Buddhism (a practice of meditation), but mostly concerned with traditional/cultural practices; "Tatemae" or ''Omote" (front/surface) and "Honne" or "Ura" (back/depth). 

Continued to Part 2.....

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