I feel that I am getting angry!
As a Buddhist, you have been taught that aggression is generally considered to be a negative emotion. Therefore your immediate reaction to any aggressive tendency or thought that arises in your mind will be to reject it. And you reject it because you are in love with your “self,” which makes you an egoist. As an egoist, you do not want aggressive feelings or jealousy or any of the other negative emotions to spoil your chances of becoming renowned as a “good” Buddhist. (Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche)
A friend of mind used to say, “I feel I am getting angry”. Then either a thundercloud erupted, or she was able to side-step the issue. It seems to be such an innocent statement, “I feel I am getting angry”, and everyone can have this awareness. Either we are able to discharge it by inquiring into who or what triggers us and why, or we let the bolt flash. Either way authenticity beats swallowing how we truly feel in the desire to appear spiritual or to gain good karma. Be true to your self until you can simply be.
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