Curing Anger
We all live in the same world, but we meet the different pictures of
life. Grumpy man see injustice everywhere. Then express protest to many
other people. The protests then invite the anger of others. As a result,
everything is on fire. Envious people find that other people are
wealthier and having more power. Because of such findings, then they
radiate hostility to all direction. This hostility then invite hostility
of others. People who are full of compassion find there are many beings
that need our help. The poor suffer in poverty, the rich suffer for
fear of losing, sick people endure pain, potential suffering happen to
the healthy for forgetting to exercise. As a result, compassionate
people received hugs of friendship everywhere. Life is like water meet
water. Everything appear to be fountains of coolness.
The difference between these two pictures of life (the one which is
hot like fire, the other is like cool water) is simple, how successful
one heals anger. In the mind that has not recovered from anger, every
movement leads to misery. On the contrary, when the mind is fully
recovered from anger, then life is an opportunity to practice the
touching compassion. Consequently, all the way is peace, all voice is
the song of joy.
And meditation is a tool that can heal the anger. Whenever anger
comes, learn to whisper like this: “Breathing in, I recognize there is
anger here. Breath out, I’m bigger than anger “. Guiding breath like
this is important, because a lot of person who are angry and then
dangerous because it does not realize they are angry. In addition, anger
is frightening because its energy is greater than the energy of
awareness. And the result of meditation, energy of awareness can be much
greater than the energy of anger, and finally anger can be like a thief
entering an empty house. When there is no time for sitting meditation,
one may choose walking meditation. Walk slowly, then realize with
footsteps that everything is impermanent, appear and disappear. Anger
happens because life is flowing while mind is frozen. Stepping slowly,
feel every step passes like water flowing in the river.
Visualization also helps healing the anger. Visualize anger as a
crying baby. And awareness in none other than the mother with a single
son. Some people love goddess Kwan Iem. Whenever anger comes, imagine
anger is the suffering beings, and awareness is the goddess Kwan Iem
gently embracing all suffering. Happiness is charming, but one does not
get any lessons from it. Sadness is scary, but grief often guides people
to the gates of connectedness. And connectedness is one of the
important characteristics of people who are healed already.
Life As Song
Once anger is healed, life has a totally different picture. Joy is a
motivational song that makes waking up well-energized. Grief is the song
of the universe that calling: “go home”. Since everything sound as
song, life becomes a dancing cosmic of connection. Look at the message
of St. Catharine of Siena: “Every step of the way to heaven is heaven”.
Every step to Nirvana is Nirvana. This coincides with the meditation
approach that emphasizes being one with the journey. In a journey like
this, every step is peace.
Borrowing the wisdom of the eastern elder, from the beginning, on the
way, until the end of it all is joy. Let’s contemplate deeply one of
the beautiful lyric of children song: “See my garden full of flowers.
Some are white and some are red. All watered daily. Roses and jasmine
are all beautiful”. Life is similar to gardening. Not only outside, life
is also colorful inside. Sometimes happy sometimes sad. However, do not
ever get tired of watering it. Meditation, prayer, puja are sorts of
watering the inner garden. As a result, everything is a cosmic song.
Especially when life is seen in the eyes of compassion.
(http://gedepramascompassion.com/2013/04/26/in-the-eyes-of-compassion/)
