Vaj wrote: > > On Apr 9, 2010, at 12:25 PM, Bhairitu wrote: > >> > Maybe TM is unsuitable for some people and we'd be better off doing a >> > different, less fraught, type. >> >> If the meditation technique were cooling and calming then one would be >> less likely to anger. TM is not necessarily that kind of technique. >> But on the other hand if there is genuine frustration with society or >> lame people then the anger can be justified. It can be disturbing to a >> meditator which it comes completely out of the blue. And there is a lot >> to be frustrated with in our current times. > > > But what if a person was an angry person or had a lot of repressed > anger? Would TM be helpful? I just don't see the technique being > geared towards helping people deal with emotions of any kind, really, > let alone difficult emotions.
An angry person (usually high pitta) can calm that with cooling mantras and of course diet and herbs. As we know high pitta types though often love the stimulation they get from pitta imbalancing things. I think how many of my friends love to go for Indian food that is hot and spicy and yet they are basically pitta types! :-D And of course one should not repress anger. People have to learn to work through that. Different mantras can give different "post" effects. One very commonly known mantra given in books that I practiced for a while gave me a very blissy experience in activity and far more than TM ever did. Of course we don't need a bunch of wuusy bliss ninnies either. ;-)
