| In Practical Spirituality and Anger I, we spoke of doing | | | | deeply, relax and enjoy the feeling for a few minutes. |
| Tang Lin, a Tibetan form of meditation, not to get rid of | | | | Next imagine that you are in a very small space like a |
| anger, but to transform it. Through the practice of | | | | closet or very small room. |
| Tang Lin you can take your anger, experience it | | | | In this small room you are being surrounded by your |
| completely, and then use it's energy to strengthen your | | | | emotions, in this case anger. You are going to |
| positive behavior. In many other practices you try to | | | | exchange the anger for the opposite emotion by |
| get rid of the anger. This doesn't usually happen | | | | bringing it into the center of your body, and by exhaling |
| because one of the natural reactions to what goes on | | | | the opposite emotion into the small space. Continue this |
| in our lives is often anger. It's only natural. | | | | practice until you feel that the little space is cleansed |
| If you are put down at the job, if you are assaulted on | | | | of anger and filled with the opposite feeling. Do this for |
| the street, if you see injustice, or if someone is | | | | several minutes until the small room around you is |
| continually rude to you--putting you down just because | | | | completely filled with positive energy. Stay there as |
| they can, you become angry. It would be a bit odd not | | | | long as is comfortable breathing deeply and relaxing. |
| to get angry when you can justifiably do so. The | | | | When you feel finished you can do some other type |
| psychological name for not displaying the correct | | | | of meditation, or just stop. |
| feelings at the correct time is an affective disorder. | | | | The same technique can be done during standing |
| That's why this form of meditation does not remove | | | | chi-kung meditation, while walking, or in the midst of |
| anger, it channels into something more positive. | | | | anger producing situations. It doesn't only have to be |
| This article will discuss the next step in the practice of | | | | done sitting alone, but it does take time and practice to |
| Tang Lin. If you have been doing the first step since | | | | be able to do it well in other venues. The more you do |
| the last article the next one will be easy. This step | | | | it the better for you and for anyone around you. Try |
| takes you deeper into cleansing your body. First, notice | | | | doing the meditation this way until we get to Practical |
| how you feel while meditating. Are there tense areas | | | | Spirituality and Anger III. At that time we will give you |
| in your body? Do you sense the body holding some | | | | the last step for Tang Lin, which is very powerful and |
| type of emotion there? Can you sense anger, | | | | the most difficult, but the most rewarding. Until then, |
| resentment, grief, or other emotions? If you can't tell | | | | keep applying these and other spiritual practices to the |
| what's making you tense, concentrate on the area and | | | | betterment of your life. |
| just let your face relax. The expression on your face | | | | In times like these, in a modern world where stress |
| will reflect the emotion. | | | | usually gets the better of us, and where holding in and |
| Once you have it, imagine that you are inhaling the | | | | covering up emotions like anger only make us feel |
| emotion, bringing it to the center of your body into an | | | | worse, it's important to deal with our anger and other |
| open sky, a large sun, a star, the hands of God, or | | | | emotions quickly and completely. Covering them up |
| whatever you would like to visualize, and dispersing it, | | | | usually leads to an explosion or to a serious stress |
| or recycling it. Exhale the opposite emotion into the | | | | related illness. I hope that this will be an affective and |
| tense area. Continue until all the tense areas are | | | | very helpful tool for you. |
| relaxed and flexible. After you have finished breath | | | | |