Dealing with the sea of emotions and illusions

The crossing of the sea of emotions and illusions is very intense. Both personally and collectively, we are being invited to look at the illusions of the egoic mind and the subconscious emotions of the soul that are still unresolved (whether from this life or others). The tendency is to react negatively to such a discovery, denying it and even running away from it. But how can we cross this illusory sea? Only by connecting to our sacred heart. The idea is to accept all experiences and make peace with the past (whether from this life or others), forgive ourselves and all the souls involved, and move on. We all have/had experiences on the dark side and on the light side, and this is being resolved (more consciously or less consciously). Remember that in order to know something, we need to know its opposite, otherwise how would we know how to distinguish one from the other? It simply wouldn't be possible...
Below is a Buddhist text on how to deal with anger, but this text could be applied to many other emotions such as guilt, victimization, jealousy, fear, etc. Seek peace in your heart, it is your beacon of light. And so it is! Love and light, Anabela Silva

« When someone says or does something that makes us angry, we suffer and fight back in the hope that we will suffer less. We think, “I want to punish you, I want to make you suffer because you made me suffer. And when I see that you are suffering greatly, I will feel better.” Many people believe in this childish practice. What happens is that this creates a progressive process of suffering for both parties. In fact, both people need compassion and help. Neither of them needs to be punished. When you feel anger, turn inward, take care of your suffering and your anger. Don't say or do anything. Anything you say when you are angry can cause even more damage to the relationship. However, most of us don't do that. Instead of turning inward and taking care of our anger, we want to go after the other person to punish it. If your house is on fire (caused by someone else), the most urgent thing to do is to try to put out the fire and not chase after the person who started it. That would not be a wise thing to do. Similarly, when you feel anger, if you continue to argue with the other person, if you try to punish it, you are acting exactly like someone who runs after the criminal while the flames are devouring one's house. One of the most effective tools for extinguishing the fire that burns within us is the method of conscious breathing, the method of conscious walking. Conscious breathing means being aware that air is entering your body, and conscious exhaling means being aware that your body is transmuting air. In this way, you stay in touch with the air and your body, and since your mind is attentive to all of this, you stay in touch with it as well. Whenever anger arises, pick up a mirror and look at your reflection. When you feel anger, hundreds of muscles in your face become very tense and you cease to be a beautiful person. This is the signal meant to alert the mind, because when you see yourself this way, you feel an urge to do something to change. You don't need cosmetics, just breathe deeply and calmly, relax, and smile consciously. If you can do this once or twice, your appearance will become more beautiful. Just look at yourself in the mirror, breathe in calmly, breathe out with a smile, and you will feel a great sense of well-being. Anger is like a flower. At first, you may not understand the nature of your anger or why it has manifested. To generate the energy of full awareness and embrace anger, practice conscious breathing (either sitting or walking). After 10 or 20 minutes, the anger will have opened up, and suddenly you will see its true nature. It may have arisen only because of your misperception or someone else's lack of sensitivity. You are capable of transforming the garbage of anger into the flower of compassion. Embrace anger with great tenderness. It is like an organ in your body. When you have a problem with an organ, you don't think about throwing it away. The same applies to anger. Accept it because you know you can take care of it, you are capable of transforming it into positive energy. Both anger and love have an organic nature, which means that both can change. Love can turn into hate, but anger can also be transmuted into love. In the moment you feel anger, you tend to believe that your feeling was created by someone else. You blame this person for all your suffering. But upon a deeper examination, you may realize that many other people, when faced with the same situation, would not feel the same anger as you. They hear the same words, witness the same situation, but are able to remain calmer, without letting themselves be so affected by the circumstances. So why do you get angry so easily? Perhaps it is because the seed of YOUR anger is very strong, and since you have not practiced the methods designed to take care of it properly, its seed may have been watered too often in the past. »

Adapted from the book “Anger: Wisdom for cooling the flames” - Thich Nhat Than

Healing the ego and trauma consciously, through deep breathing, is the best way to become aware of our emotions and thoughts. Jesus already said, "Watch and pray!". In this site, you will find several tools to support this healing work, such as the use of the Sacred Flames, the Rose Meditation, Healing, as well as several therapies to support your inner work. Divine Blessings, Anabela Silva