Why so much anger? Part 1 2 3 4 and now 5! Maybe because it’s a question that gets asked and discussed so much. And the solutions all require hard work, effort and patience.
But once managed, it can be the most amazing experience.
And lessening of anger is probably one of those sure-fire ways to tell yourself that you are making progress on the spiritual path.
There are two very important points when it comes to anger that I always try to keep in mind.
- The trigger for anger might be outside, but the emotion is entirely within us, on the inside. For the same situation, different people elicit different responses, and that means a very angry person can also learn to become less angry and eventually never angry.
- The quickest fix for anger is gratitude, even though it might seem unrelated. If you get angry at your parent or child or sibling for something they did, turn that around, i.e. be grateful for the fact that you even have a parent, child or sibling. So many people would give an arm and a leg to be in that position!
Concluded tomorrow…