Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Sometimes anger hides inside me like a shadow in a dark room — I cannot even see it clearly, so I do not understand why I feel the way I do.
Bringing a little light in — a pause, a breath, an honest look — lets me see what is really there. And once I can see it, it loses its grip.
Anger can hide inside us, and in the dark we cannot see it clearly.
Bas-i karoDh sareer — karoDh, anger, lives hidden in the body. Agi-aan na soojhai mahaa gubaaraa — in agi-aan, not-knowing, there is mahaa gubaaraa, deep darkness, and nothing makes sense.
Think of stubbing your toe in a dark room. You do not know what hit you, and you feel upset. Switch on the light, and you see it was just a shoe. Anger is like that. While it stays in the dark, we cannot understand it. A little light, like a pause or a slow breath, helps us see it.
What helps you notice anger rising before it takes over?
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