Psychologist Rob Preece, in his book The Psychology of Buddhist Tantra, clarifies wrathful Buddhist practice with an amusing biker gang example. "If we think of a gang of bikers that has become totally wild and anarchic, how might their energy be brought under control? If a man dressed in a pinstriped suit with good intentions said to them 'Now, look, you fellows, this just won't do!' We can imagine how predictably derisory their response would be. On the other hand, if they were addressed as a Schwarzenegger-like figure who looked powerful and tough, dressed like a wild man, disheveled and scarred, carrying chains knives and other weapons, the response would be different! They might develop respect or interest, and be drawn into some kind of relationship, even to the point where, becoming their leader, he could change the direction of their behavior, and their aggression would be gradually channeled."
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