Anger and anxiety are based on an illusory, egoic view of the self. If we can lose this false sense of self, we can reduce our anxiety and anger.
Tag: Wisdom
How to remain peaceful under pressure
It’s not easy to stay peaceful under pressure. Here are four abilities we can cultivate to make it a little less hard.
Overcoming the fear of rejection and failure
Can we overcome our own neediness? Can we escape our fear of rejection and failure? Absolutely. But it may take a change of thinking.
Frustration and quiet action
We all experience brief tensions when life doesn’t go our way. What determines our mental health is what happens next.
Mental control: how often do you say ‘I can’t help it’?
‘I can’t help it’ can sometimes be, how shall we say it, a bit of a ‘cop out’. There is, perhaps, always some way in which we can act wisely.
Staying calm under pressure
Much anxiety can be understood as intense fluctuation between engagement and avoidance.
