I paused when I saw this photograph.
A tiger—nature’s embodiment of power—lying quietly on the face of the Buddha. What struck me was not the contrast, but the harmony.
As we grow older, many of us spend years trying to get rid of our inner tiger. Our anger. Our ambition. Our ego. Our restlessness needs to prove ourselves. But perhaps wisdom is not about killing the tiger.Perhaps it is about teaching it to rest.
The tiger is still there. The strength is still there. The fire is still there. But it no longer needs to bare its teeth at every passing challenge.
I have met people who were gentle because they were weak. And I have met a few who were gentle because they were strong enough to choose peace.The second kind are rare.
Looking at this image, I was reminded that the real journey is not from power to powerlessness. It is from power to self-mastery.
When the tiger learns to rest, the Buddha smiles.
In musing…… Shakti Ghosal
A New Beginning 
Good points, Shakti. Since I became a self reflective adult, I have viewed anger as the fire element rising. If it flares up, it might reveal frustrated passion/creativity. It might be alerting me to a loss of boundaries. The trick is, I think, to find one’s center so that one might hear the message it is attempting to convey. Then it becomes useful. As you say, ‘in learning,’ Bela 🙏
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Dear Bela,
I loved that line of yours: ‘The trick is, I think, to find one’s center so that one might hear the message it is attempting to convey.’
I do see a ‘Way Forward’ pathway in this which can become empowering.
Thank you for bringing in this insight.
Shakti
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Sure. 🙏♥️
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