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Vijnana Bhairava Tantra · Dharana 78 · Verse 101

Anger as heat, then drop the story

When anger rises—or desire, greed, pride, envy—do not act it out and do not suppress it. Make the mind still and soft in the very middle of it. Feel it as heat and tightness in the body. Stay with the sensation until the story that named an enemy has less to hold on to. What remains when the wave has passed through is what is real.

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In the midst of desire, anger, greed, delusion, pride, or envy, make the mind still. What remains beneath them is reality itself.

After you look: if it is still alive, stay with it. If it has gone quiet, let tomorrow bring the next one.