Hiss, But Don’t Bite
Anger of a mindful person
Photo by Alex Greenberg on Unsplash
Even though you are mindful of others and try to live a more conscious life, you will be challenged at times.
You wish that your surroundings would get magically transformed with more conscious and compassionate beings.
But that is just an idealistic imagination. In reality, everyone is at different stages while proceeding at a different pace.
Conflicts are natural, and it becomes the responsibility of evolved ones who have acquired knowledge of reality through spiritual training to handle them with mindfulness.
You have trained your mind not to react to others, as there is a realisation that responding with anger or irritation adds to the suffering of both.
However, you are also human, and at times it becomes difficult to contain the burst of irritation or anger. It is fine if that happens on some occasion. But be mindful that it doesn’t occur regularly.
It also becomes essential for you to protect yourself and send a message to people around you to become more mindful on their part.
Otherwise, they won’t rectify their self-centred behaviour.
So, send a signal that they are crossing their boundaries, but don’t lose your mindfulness altogether.
Hiss, but don’t bite.
Always keep your light of mindfulness on; this way, you are aware that you are angry for a reason, and you have to let go as soon as possible.
You don’t let grudges against the other person accumulate in your mind.
Anger in spiritual people should be like a line drawn on water. You recover quickly and fill your heart with compassion for that person again. You should be able to see how he/she is suffering underneath.
This article is also published here.
Thanks for reading Revealed Mindfulness! This post is public, so feel free to share it with someone who may benefit from it.
If you haven’t subscribed to the free newsletter yet, you can do so below. Receive a 5-minute guided meditation along with it.