We all get a little angry sometimes,
whether at a boyfriend, husband or even the kids!
But  some
of us may go a little overboard!
Patience will also assist you in cultivating qualities for greater anger
management. Patience is an invaluable quality which can assist everyone
in meditation and in life. By purposefully cultivating patience you
are preparing the mind. This in turn will result in clarity, compassion
and right conduct.
By cultivating patience you will cultivate mindfulness, leading to
a richer meditation practice. By cultivating patience, you can harness
the energy of anger and convert it into something positive and long
lasting.
In order to cultivate patience, you must remember that everything
unfolds in its own time. Your body has developed from birth to what
you are today. Did you have any control over it?
Plants grow, the seasons come and go and things happen by themselves.
The only alternative to the mind's restlessness is patience. Behind
any impatience lies anger, in one form or another. It is through impatience
that we suffer in our minds, giving rise to stress.
Cultivating patience does not mean suppressing anger, but, using
otherwise misdirected energy in order to develop patience.
Patience leads onto stillness, which, in turn, leads to the experience
of "silence."
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