You may remind yourself a hundred
times that you shouldn't get angry, but when the emotion comes, you are unable
to control it. It comes like a thunderstorm. Emotions are much more powerful
than your thoughts. What can you do when anger rises in you?
Anger is a distortion of your true
nature and it doesn't allow the self to shine forth fully. The structure of
human consciousness or the mind is very similar to that of an atom. The
positively charged protons and neutrons are in the center of the atom while the
negatively charged particles are only on the circumference. Similarly, even in
human consciousness, mind and life, all the negativities and vices are only in
the periphery. Your true nature is peace and love.
Showing anger itself is not wrong,
but being unaware of your anger only hurts you. Sometimes you can show anger
purposefully. For example, a mother gets angry at her children and can act
tough or shout at them if they put themselves in danger. There are situations
that warrant showing anger, but when you get angry, have you observed what
happens to you? You are shaken completely. Look at the consequences of getting
angry. Are you happy with the decisions you have made or the words you have
spoken in a state of anger? No, because you lose your total awareness. But if
you are completely aware and are acting angry, that is fine.
Being in the Present Moment
All anger is about something which
has already happened. Is it of any use getting angry about something which you
cannot alter? The mind always vacillates between the past and the future. When
the mind is in the past, it's angry about something that has already happened;
but anger is meaningless as we can't alter the past. And when the mind is in
the future, it's anxious about something that may or may not happen. When the
mind is in the present moment, anxiousness and anger appear so meaningless.
Spiritual practices help you
maintain your centeredness and not be shaken by small events. This is where a
little knowledge about yourself, your mind, your consciousness and the root of
distortion in our nature helps. It is when you are exhausted and stressed that
you lose your nature and get angry. Every individual is bestowed with all the
virtues in the world. They simply get covered-up by lack of understanding and
stress. What is needed is just to uncover the virtues that are already there.
The Secret of the Breath
Breathing techniques and meditation are
very effective in calming the mind. Learning something about our breath is very
important. Our breath has a great lesson to teach us, which we have forgotten.
For every rhythm in the mind, there is a corresponding rhythm in the breath and
for every rhythm in the breath there is a corresponding emotion. So, when you
cannot handle your mind directly, you can handle it through breath. Meditation
is letting go of anger from the past and the events of the past. Meditation is
accepting this moment and living every moment totally with depth. Often anger
comes because you do not accept the present moment. Anger comes when one seeks
too much of perfection. When you are joyful, you don't look for perfection. If
you are always looking for perfection then you are not at the source of joy.
The world appears imperfect on the
surface but, underneath, all is perfect. Perfection hides; imperfection shows
off. The wise will not remain merely on the surface but will probe into the
depth. Things are not blurred; your vision is blurred. Infinite actions prevail
in the wholeness of consciousness, and yet the consciousness remains perfect,
untouched. Realise this now and be natural.
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