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When Buddhist teachings about anger conflict with social justice

My meditation teacher says anger is a poison but I'm furious about social injustice and I don't want to spiritually bypass my outrage at systems that cause harm.

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True compassion sometimes requires the fierce energy of anger, transformed from reactivity into skillful action.

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