Zen and Anger

It’s so easy to indulge in anger, isn’t it? It’s that one emotion that has the power to overtake you, without you even realizing it sometimes.

It’s like something or someone really caused you to blow a head gasket, before you know it you are really scorched, you could use that vein in your neck to tow a car, and now it’s going to take a considerable amount of time to cool down.

The problem is the psychological and physiological damage is already done.

Just because something or someone really angers you doesn’t necessarily make you a bad person. It’s actually how you deal with your anger that determines whether or not you are a good or a bad person.

Everyone from time to time gets really fried about something or someone, and basically when this happens, the important issue at hand is how you direct your anger.

Anger is a most unpleasant emotion, and yet, oddly enough, it is completely normal. It seems like at any given moment something can happen that really makes you angry, and that’s okay, you’re just living in the moment.

At this point, anger is not really all that harmful. The best thing to do, although I must admit, is not the easiest, is to let the anger flow through you and away from you. That is the balance in anger.

I will admit that when anger happens without warning, my attitude of Zen goes right out the window. It is when your anger advances to the next level that your physical and mental abilities are negatively affected, as well as your relationship with others.

You must realized that anger is a self-defeating emotion and there is absolutely no benefit for you psychologically and physiologically. In fact, it will hurt you or worse.

There is no mistake in experiencing anger. The body gets a sudden jolt of adrenaline, the heart rate quickens, jaws are clenched, and muscles become tense and tight. At this point, the anger must be released; the longer it is held onto, the more harm it will cause.

The problem is most people don’t let go of their anger and don’t realize that letting go is much healthier. By holding onto anger, there becomes an increased risk of high blood pressure, diabetes, and heart disease.

It is absolutely critical that you control your anger. After all, you are the only one who can, and if you do not control your anger, it will control you.

Most of the time you know what causes you to become angry and the fact that you know this means that you have the ability to control it.

When a situation has the potential to make you angry, try to think before you act and most of the time this will allowyou to down play it and view it as a mild aggravation.

There is one thing that really makes me angry without warning and it’s the idiot who runs a red light just when I start and then have to jump on the brakes.

There are other annoyances usually involving people and traffic situations and really, when you think about it most people are creatures of habit.

The jackass who ran the red light probably runs red lights a lot; although that is an extremely stupid and dangerous habit. I must admit, when that happens, I visualize myself yanking him out of the car and giving him a swift kick.

Learning, practicing, and becoming Zen is an excellent way to help you manage your anger.

Zen can empower you to control your anger, and it’s absolutely vital that you do so especially if you are easily angered, because you don’t want your anger to control you.

Breathing and relaxation techniques can effectively help you reduce your tendency to become angry. It’s critical that you identify the reason that causes your anger. Your anger is most likely caused by a psychological or physical pain and once you own it and use Zen techniques you will be able to manage it before you have a meltdown.

The Zen techniques of meditation, deep breathing, and relaxation can definitely help you become less angry and more peaceful. It will also help you think and rationalize before acting or reacting to a situation that causes you to become angry.

These techniques can also help you take an otherwise negative volatile situation and turn into a positive experience. You’ll also be less likely to jump to conclusions and impulsively react to an angry situation in a negative way.

Zen techniques can help you take control of your life experiences, calm your mind, help you think clearly, and any one, regardless of age, can learn to have positive more enjoyable experiences.

The balance and Zen approach to anger would be to forgive and let it go.

When I experience anger I do my best to let it flow through me and let it go. It was difficult at first but the more I practice it the easier it is to do, and my body, mind, and spirit are much healthier because of it.

The balancing act of anger can be fragile and delicate, but it is achievable. There are a couple of things that can help in getting to that state of mind of letting it go. They is meditation, and if the anger still persists, use a punching bag; it is an excellent release mechanism for the sensitive emotion of anger.