Human Emotions -- Dreadful Monastic's Black and White

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Aumkara writes:

Dear Should Free,

As a disciple of ParamAhansa Yogananda, it seems likely you would be interested in what he had to say about Anger. This is from Whispers from Eternity, before Tara got a hold of it (1929 ed)

Demand for the cure of the Anger Habit.

O Spirit, Father save me from attacks of the fever of wrath, which burn my brain, shock my nerves, and poison my blood.

O Father, when I am angry, place before me my mirror of introspection, wherein I shall behold my face made horrid and ugly by my wrath. Father, I do not like to be seen with a disfigured face, so do not let me make my appearance before others with a wrath-wrecked countenance.

Father, teach me to dissolve this anger, which makes me and others so unhappy and miserable. Bless me, that I may never soil by selfish vexation the love of those whom I love and who love me.

Bless me, so that I shall not feed my anger by becoming still more angry. Teach me to cure anger-wounds by the salve of self-respect and the balsam of kindness. Command the lake of my kindness ever to remain undisturbed by the waves of misery making anger-storms.

Make me know, O Father, that even my worst enemy is still my brother and that Thou lovest him, even as Thou lovest me.

ParamAhansa Yogananda

On an additional note, anger is known to be a result of a liver imbalance according to Chinese medicine and a lack of easily assimilated protein. Red meat is not easily assimilated by many people and of course as we all know, the energy of the meat is rajasic-tamasic. These to properties tend to make meat eaters more violent and somewhat dull at the same time. Liver cancer is often the result. My birth father, who was a very angry man, died of liver cancer so I speak from personal experience.

So Should Free, good luck with anger as an energy source. It seems prudent of Yogananda's disciples to work more devotion and love for God. Expressing Third Chakra (fire energy) is less magnetic than Calmness (the Sixth Chakra).

On renunciation, What is your overall goal in life? Self Realization? That's what renunciation means to me whether I am a monk, a monastic house holder (living for God and married-very Dwapara Yuga don't you think? "And....Both instead of "Either.....Or" , practicing sexual moderation or complete celibacy even of thought (who can really say that except a Master?) my goal is to share every decision I make, every feeling, every desire with God. I do this by meditating on this suggestion of a monk that I admire: "Master, what would you do it this situation? Confronted with these obstacles how would you respond?" Meditating and practicing mentally saying this has helped my heart be freer of the eight meannesses of the heart that Sri Yukteswar describes in The Holy Science.


Hatred, shame, fear, grief, condemnation, race prejudice, pride of pedigree and a narrow sense of respectability are these eight meannesses. When these are removed (the purpose of Kriya Yoga and devotion) what is there to impede the flow of Kundalini? Of Consciousness? Why did Jesus say, "Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God." ?

Yes, Should Free, Out of the Fullness of the Heart, the Mouth Speaketh. Thought are universal, not individual and, as Master said, the heart is a spiritual radio receiver capable of tuning into any thought in the universe. What are you tuning into? Master? Or some other station? What is coming out of your speaker mouth?

Blessings In AUM,

Aumkara

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