Handle it like Buddha

Maybe you’ve heard this one before. It’s a great and practical way to look at criticism. It might be extra useful when dealing with angry, destructive criticism and nasty personal attacks.

"A man interrupted one of the Buddha’s lectures with a flood of abuse. Buddha waited until he had finished and then asked him, “If a man offered a gift to another but the gift was declined, to whom would the gift belong?"

"To the one who offered it," said the man.

"Then," said the Buddha, I decline to accept your abuse and request you to keep it for yourself."

Simply don’t accept the gift of a criticism. You don’t have to. Then it still belongs to the person who offered it.

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