A samurai warrior walked into a monastery and asked to speak to the zen master. The master came out and said, “What do you want? “I want to know about heaven and hell,” said the samurai. “Do they really exist?” he asked.
The zen master looked at the soldier and asked, “Who are you?”
“I am a samurai,” announced the proud warrior.
“Ha!” exclaimed the master. “What makes you think you can understand such insightful things? You are merely a callous, brutish soldier! You are dirty and stupid. Go away and do not waste my time with your foolish questions,” The master waved his hand to drive away the samurai.
The samurai became enraged. He couldn’t take the master’s insults. He drew his sword, ready to drive it through the master’s chest, when the master calmly said, “This is hell.”
The soldier was taken aback. His face softened. Humbled by the wisdom of the master, he put away his sword and bowed before the Zen Master, who calmly replied, “And this is heaven,”
Moral: Anger is the surest door to hell. It destroys one’s power of thinking and understanding