By Kevin Griffin // “Even if bandits were to sever you savagely limb by limb with a two-handled saw, he [or she] who gave rise to a mind of hate towards them would not be carrying out my teachings.” – “The Simile of the Saw” from The Majjhima Nikaya Sometimes when I’m reading or hearing the news, I feel as if my limbs are being sawed off. Maybe the “news” should be called “The Greed, Hatred, and Delusion Report.” How to live happily in this atmosphere of conflict is one of the great challenges we face. My practice opens me up so that I can’t numb myself to the suffering of the refugee family drowning in the Mediterranean as they try to escape war and oppression; I can’t escape the anger that arises when I see a black man shot down in the street for a petty crime; I can’t hold down my resentment at the CEO who walks away from a crumbling company with a golden parachute; and I can’t restrain my disgust …