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Originally Posted by nistacular  I feel somewhat lucky to be born with a natural tendency to see people's true self as well... and I almost never got angry until this year - but now I feel like I'm converting that anxiety into anger, which seems to be more healthy in certain ways. It's establishing boundaries at least - but I'll still be able to see right through people, so some in some sense it's just silly.... |
Try this on for size....
"But why should you try to multiply the things which have given you no happiness? There is no reason for it. What does anger mean? When someone puts obstacles in the path of your desires which you think will bring you pleasure, you get angry. When you are trying to earn money and somebody is creating obstacles for you, then anger will be born. You are wanting to marry a particular woman and someone is putting obstacles in the way, then anger will be born. You were about to win an election when someone decided to stand against you with much noise and sloganeering; then anger will be born. Anger means when someone puts obstacles in the way of your desire.
So anger, greed and attachment are the shadows of desire." Quote:
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Damnit Ron, every time I read one of your posts I can't NOT agree with you. Well this is something I will be experimenting with more... I still have an anger inside me though, it goes away most of the time but comes back at random times. I just had a flash of it writing this post because I think I've confused myself. Do you think it's moral to express anger at/towards someone else as a release? Idk what to do with it......
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No, don't express the anger at someone....release the anger...yell, scream, beat up a pillow, but don't dump it on another person because that person will take it personally and escalate the situation.
Release the anger privately, then confront the person if need be to try to reconcile the issue.
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Today I had a really nice bike ride... riding past an area of downtown Detroit with an outdoor ice skating thing set up. Seeing all the couple holding hands, with the Christmas lights out was so wonderful, and made me wish I had a gf and was skating with them.
That inspired me to just have a good attitude, and express love to everyone, which is probably my happiest state of mind. But then later in the night, it went away. How do you keep the consistency?
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When you can finally accept yourself as you are and stop judging yourself. Then all this energy being consumed by your self-absorption is free to be shared as loving compassion for yourself and for all.
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Also in my first post I wasn't intending to ask for advice about how to win... just about the decision to participate in the first place, given what I wrote.
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My brutha, you don't realize that you are already in the ego game, that your depression and confusion are symptoms of the game. You're just tired of losing it to the "happy" egos out there that dominate you.