OPAN-OTOL-MSOIA-BGMisms: FTHR AWVOIE X AW VSCLR OR INF EVNT TO DTH

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People who are low in agreeableness are better protected against neuro-degeneration with age, research finds.

Similarly, people who are non-conformists and those who are more curious have less chance of developing dementia.

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Psalms 109:23
I am gone like the shadow when it declineth;

I am tossed up and down as the locust.

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AB YOGI
CHAPTER:4
My Interrupted Flight Toward the Himalayas
Kebalananda was a noted authority on the ancient shastras or sacred books: his erudition had earned him the title of “Shastri Mahasaya,” by which he was usually addressed. But my progress in Sanskrit scholarship was unnoteworthy. I sought every opportunity to forsake prosaic grammar and to talk of yoga and Lahiri Mahasaya. My tutor obliged me one day by telling me something of his own life with the master.
“Rarely fortunate, I was able to remain near Lahiri Mahasaya for ten years. His Benares home was my nightly goal of pilgrimage. The guru was always present in a small front parlor on the first floor. As he sat in lotus posture on a backless wooden seat, his disciples garlanded him in a semicircle. His eyes sparkled and danced with the joy of the Divine. They were ever half closed, peering through the inner telescopic orb into a sphere of eternal bliss. He seldom spoke at length. Occasionally his gaze would focus on a student in need of help; healing words poured then like an avalanche of light.

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Anger is a powerful survival reaction arising from your midbrain. It is destructive and dangerous because it is only about survival.
Your thinking brain (neocortex) is "offline" and creates havoc with relationships. The first step is to realize that you are in this state and create some "space."
Understanding the physiology of anger allows you to process it on the run. "5-3-2" is a powerful approach and begins with "no action in a reaction."

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PRMHNSA YGANNDA
Yogis who follow the upward course raise the fiery energy in the spine, and awaken, in passing, the chakras in the spine. The greater the upward flow of energy, the greater the light at the point between the eyebrows. Indeed, the clear vision of that light reveals a differently colored light in each chakra, which is seen in the spiritual eye: yellow for muladhara; white for swadisthana; red for manipura; blue for anahata; smoke colored with little specks of light for bishuddha; and, in the spiritual eye (as has already been described), a ring of gold surrounding a field of deep blue-violet, with a silvery-white five-pointed star at the center.
It is tempting to compare the colors of these six chakras, along with the seventh in the so-called crown chakra at the top of the head, with the colors of the rainbow. The rainbow is certainly comparable with the seven chakras, especially with their gradual change in hue from materialistic red to spiritual violet (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet). This comparison must be written off, however, as more poetical than literal. The colors stated above by Paramhansa Yogananda are the actual chakra colors seen in the spiritual eye.
The upward “way of light” takes the yogi, as was described earlier, through the spiritual eye and through the progressively deep channels in the astral spine— sushumna, vajra, chitra—then through the channel in the causal spine—the brahmanadi—into infinity.
The downward way is implied by the above.

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Life is so much less stressful/enjoyable when you realize you no longer care what others think, because those who really matter already value you as much as you value yourself!

ALSO FRZ OUT ALL

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STEVENS "Perhaps the truth depends on a walk around the lake."
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You are doing your duty very nice. That's all right. But by doing your duty, if you do not develop your Krsna consciousness, then you are simply wasting your time.
- From Srila Prabhupada's lecture on The Nectar of Devotion -- Bombay, January 6, 1973

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BIGHNAHARTA
The divine has many attributes. Ganesha is that attribute who dissolves obstacles.

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The human condition never changes. So it was in the beginning, so it shall be everlastingly—being alone on this planet as the only living creature that suffers psychologically, that regrets its actions, that endlessly seeks a meaning for its existence, that tries unceasingly to justify its existence and earn its way through the mystery train of life; that seeks, and questions, and searches, and strives for more: more understanding, more knowledge, more than what it already is, always striving, and always falling, falling, falling, falling short of its ultimate goal, Divine Perfection in the form of human flesh. To Be Human is to have a condition, like no other sentient living being on this Earth has, the condition of being allergic to itself ‘as is’.

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Processing Anger with Three Steps: 5–3–2
5–3–2 represents the number of words in each step. Anger can be dangerous.
Posted September 1, 2022 | Reviewed by Hara Estroff Marano

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KEY POINTS
Anxiety is an unpleasant sensation generated by your body's physiological response to real or perceived danger.
It compels you to take action to resolve the threat and live another day.
If you cannot escape or solve the threat, your body's stress response intensifies and you become angry.
Anger is irrational, powerful, destructive, and not subject to control. 5–3–2 is an approach to minimize the damage.
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The perception of threat of any kind creates a neurochemical inflammatory stress reaction that is experienced as anxiety.
The sensation of anxiety creates a compelling need to resolve the threat.
When you are trapped (loss control), your body increases the stress response in an effort to regain control.
You are now angry (hyperactivated threat reaction).
Anger = turbocharged anxiety.
Neither anxiety nor anger is subject to being controlled. They are powerful automatic reactions. Your choice is how you react to them.
5–3–2: A sequence that allows your brain to be back online
The biggest problem with anger is that, since it is your last-ditch effort to survive, your brain activity shifts from the neocortex (rational thinking area) to your midbrain (reflex survival center). When you are angry, you have lost awareness of others’ needs, it is all about you, and it’s destructive by design.
It’s physiologically impossible to think clearly and while you are in this state; you must just stop—somehow. Taking any action while you are angry rarely improves your life or relationships and is usually damaging.
Here is a sequence of steps you can use to minimize its impact. 5-3-2 is the number of words in each step.
No action in a reaction
Flip the switch
Move on
5—No action in a reaction. First, recognize that you are upset. There are many ways anger is disguised. Then you must acknowledge that any action, physical or verbal, is not going to be helpful in the long run. It may feel like you are thinking clearly, but you have to intellectually understand that you cannot. Your brain really is offline. Finally, don’t take any action while you are upset. Say nothing. Leave the room. Take a walk. The anger may lessen quickly or last for a while. Much of it depends how skilled you are at processing anger, and everyone is different.
3—Flip the switch. Anger is so powerful that you will never be able to give it up nor will you want to. Flipping the switch means that you let your anger drop enough that you are able to think more rationally. Then you make a decisive choice to come out of the victim mode. However, it is important not to flip the switch until you think you can actually do it. You may drop right back into anger, and you just keep making the choice to change direction.
2—Move on. Once you have returned to a rational state of mind, you’ll be able to address the upsetting situation more clearly and constructively. What is interesting is that often what seemed so important and intense just disappears. Since anger is a trigger within you, and the situation or a person is what set it off, the “problem” often ceases to exist. It is critical to keep moving forward into the life that you want or the solution you desire. If you spend your time trying to keep solving what makes you upset, the list is endless, it isn’t that enjoyable, and you’ll drag yourself back into The Abyss.
There are many facets to anger and ways to process it to minimize its impact on your life. This little 5-3-2 strategy will get you started, and you’ll find it useful many times a day. Don’t let anger run your life—starting today.