Do you know that there are three poison arrows of life?
Guess most of us are not aware of this.
They are ignorance, anger and attachment.
Believe it or not these three negative feelings in us are considered to be at the root of all of our sufferings. Out of these three, I would definitely say that the most destructive is anger.
Anger can sometimes make us do things or say things which we very much regret later. For instance, when something happens so suddenly to anger us, it sometimes is so powerful it cause a moment of adrenaline flow of negative emotions and destructive energy in us. Our happy nature suddenly takes a turn and we lose our cool and temper.
As we know, one simple and easiest way to counteract this sudden feelings of anger is to take a deep breath. Breathing in and out slowly can help you channel your focus on your breathing and take away your anger.
Why is this so?
Well, while we are consciously breathing in and out, our attention is now on the breathing. Our anger is no longer controlling us.
Good luck and try this breathing technique the next time you are angry.
