Releasing Anger

Does having anger and hatred in our hearts ever increase our peace or does it diminish it? Even if we are justified in having this emotion, does it magically become a peace generator in our life, or is it only a peace breaker?

Whether we have an excuse to be angry or not, the path is clear, which direction to take. All that remains is the release of the anger through compassion of others, inventory work of ourselves and a conscious contact with God / Higher Power, instead of the conscious effort at harboring anger and hatred.

Developing insight into the other persons suffering also helps me with releasing anger, as well as praying for the individual.

Due to the diversity of thought humans are capable of, we have all sorts of thoughts and emotions that pop up in our heads. Without this ability, we could not think as we do. But, just because thoughts or emotions pop up in our heads, the choice is ours alone whether we foster and build on any particular thought or emotion.

Do not feel guilty over the thought. “Triggers” are all around us. It takes US to pull the “trigger”. We pull the “trigger” by chewing on such emotions and they acidify us and then comes the inevitable blow up. If you wish to feel guilty over anything, then feel guilty over your nurturing of the anger, then next time you might try to let it die a natural and peaceful death.

Every action and emotion creates an effect and every effect is generated by some kind of action or emotion, regardless of how much or how little we know and understand about the causal relationship.