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Dec 1, 2021 7:07 AM CST How much do you know yourself?
Decent_Love
Decent_LoveDecent_LovePrayagraj, Uttar Pradesh India411 Threads 3 Polls 2,056 Posts
Have you ever tried to read yourself?
Do you ever read your anger or just react?

How do you react whenever you get angry?
Similarly, how do you react to other feelings?
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Dec 1, 2021 7:13 AM CST How much do you know yourself?
Decent_Love
Decent_LoveDecent_LovePrayagraj, Uttar Pradesh India411 Threads 3 Polls 2,056 Posts
How do you control your irritating emotions?
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Dec 1, 2021 7:18 AM CST How much do you know yourself?
bodleing2
bodleing2bodleing2Manchester, Greater Manchester, England UK84 Threads 6,132 Posts
I try to respond rather than react. If I find there is anger arising I will take great care not to react, but instead try to understand where the anger is coming from but firstly respond in a way that difuses the anger. I then try to work out why the anger arose and with the awareness that the anger was created by me, work out why and deal with it.
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Dec 1, 2021 8:20 AM CST How much do you know yourself?
Decent_Love
Decent_LoveDecent_LovePrayagraj, Uttar Pradesh India411 Threads 3 Polls 2,056 Posts
When I get angry, I move away from there until the anger subsides completely.
I respond only after the anger subsides, because whenever I have responded in anger, it gets converted into react.
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Dec 1, 2021 8:32 AM CST How much do you know yourself?
Name_Taken_Too
Name_Taken_TooName_Taken_TooBelfast, Down Ireland60 Threads 2,893 Posts
bodleing2: I try to respond rather than react. If I find there is anger arising I will take great care not to react, but instead try to understand where the anger is coming from but firstly respond in a way that difuses the anger. I then try to work out why the anger arose and with the awareness that the anger was created by me, work out why and deal with it.
You've had years of practice I reckon, it can be difficult at times for me anyway, but walking away seems to be the thing to do..
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Dec 1, 2021 8:34 AM CST How much do you know yourself?
Decent_Love
Decent_LoveDecent_LovePrayagraj, Uttar Pradesh India411 Threads 3 Polls 2,056 Posts
I try to observe my breath until the irritable feelings subside. it's a meditation technique.
But some feelings cannot be calmed down easily.
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Dec 1, 2021 8:42 AM CST How much do you know yourself?
Decent_Love
Decent_LoveDecent_LovePrayagraj, Uttar Pradesh India411 Threads 3 Polls 2,056 Posts
It is easy for me to control anger but it is very difficult to control fear. Meditation technique is also not able to calm it down quickly.
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Dec 1, 2021 8:43 AM CST How much do you know yourself?
Name_Taken_Too
Name_Taken_TooName_Taken_TooBelfast, Down Ireland60 Threads 2,893 Posts
Decent_Love: I try to observe my breath until the irritable feelings subside. it's a meditation technique.
But some feelings cannot be calmed down easily.
I have tried that, I think it takes lots of practice
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Dec 1, 2021 8:50 AM CST How much do you know yourself?
Decent_Love
Decent_LoveDecent_LovePrayagraj, Uttar Pradesh India411 Threads 3 Polls 2,056 Posts
Name_Taken_Too

yes, it takes long time practice in Meditation_Centre and at home also.
it's very easy but takes long time.
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Dec 1, 2021 8:52 AM CST How much do you know yourself?
Decent_Love
Decent_LoveDecent_LovePrayagraj, Uttar Pradesh India411 Threads 3 Polls 2,056 Posts
But once it becomes habitual it happens automatically.
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Dec 1, 2021 8:52 AM CST How much do you know yourself?
Name_Taken_Too
Name_Taken_TooName_Taken_TooBelfast, Down Ireland60 Threads 2,893 Posts
Decent_Love: Name_Taken_Too

yes, it takes long time practice in Meditation_Centre and at home also.
it's very easy but takes long time.
Yes, I am putting more effort into it, but sometimes the red mist appears, not that often I may add, mostly when I am being brow beaten by hypocrites handshake
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Dec 1, 2021 8:58 AM CST How much do you know yourself?
Decent_Love
Decent_LoveDecent_LovePrayagraj, Uttar Pradesh India411 Threads 3 Polls 2,056 Posts
thumbs up keep trying
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Dec 1, 2021 8:59 AM CST How much do you know yourself?
Decent_Love: Have you ever tried to read yourself?
Do you ever read your anger or just react?

How do you react whenever you get angry?
Similarly, how do you react to other feelings?
That is one my questionswave
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Dec 1, 2021 9:02 AM CST How much do you know yourself?
“Rather than being your thoughts and emotions, be the awareness behind them.
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Dec 1, 2021 9:09 AM CST How much do you know yourself?
Name_Taken_Too
Name_Taken_TooName_Taken_TooBelfast, Down Ireland60 Threads 2,893 Posts
Decent_Love: keep trying
I will, thank you for this thread..handshake
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Dec 1, 2021 9:23 AM CST How much do you know yourself?
fantaziya
fantaziyafantaziyawindsor, Nova Scotia Canada4 Threads 1,163 Posts
Decent_Love: How do you control your irritating emotions?
I was born patient ( something to do with culture)
There is great Chinese proverb :
"A moment of patience can prevent a great disaster and a moment of impatience can ruin a whole life"

And it so simple just walk away or to turn off computer. Just make yourself busy with something else.
conversing
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Dec 1, 2021 5:09 PM CST How much do you know yourself?
Decent_Love
Decent_LoveDecent_LovePrayagraj, Uttar Pradesh India411 Threads 3 Polls 2,056 Posts
The only difference between humans and animals is that humans can control their irritating emotions whereas animals cannot.

When an animal is angry, it cannot control its anger and fights, whereas a human can control its anger and stop the fight.

Sometimes even a human is not able to control his irritable emotions and he behaves like an animal and he harm others.
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Dec 1, 2021 5:21 PM CST How much do you know yourself?
Decent_Love
Decent_LoveDecent_LovePrayagraj, Uttar Pradesh India411 Threads 3 Polls 2,056 Posts
Whenever my irritable emotions are out of control, I use this technique: I step away from that place and start observing my own breath until the emotions come under control so that i do not harm anyone physically or verbally.
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Dec 1, 2021 5:28 PM CST How much do you know yourself?
galrads
galradsgalradsDublin, Ohio USA2,264 Threads 279 Polls 36,283 Posts
Decent_Love: Have you ever tried to read yourself?
Do you ever read your anger or just react?

How do you react whenever you get angry?
Similarly, how do you react to other feelings?
The pretense of this thread topic is misleading because "Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself." ~ Shaw, George Bernard.
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Dec 1, 2021 5:28 PM CST How much do you know yourself?
galrads
galradsgalradsDublin, Ohio USA2,264 Threads 279 Polls 36,283 Posts
galrads: The pretense of this thread topic is misleading because "Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself." ~ Shaw, George Bernard.
The most difficult thing in life is to know yourself.

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