It will require discipline, strength, balance and flexibility to
master them.
Envy is a widespread feeling today. Envy means to feel inferior to others
and to desire that which you have not earned. Admire others and then seek to
become your own unique aspect of those qualities.
Jealousy is a morbid emotion that looks for anything that will cause
suffering. With jealousy an individual
feels threatened by the loss of control over another person or situation. Remember
this; even love focused entirely on another human being cannot bring
fulfillment in the long run. Replace
jealousy with self-trust and self-worthiness and the worth of your soul will
shine through in all of life’s ups and downs.
Resentment is a negative state where an individual blames everybody and
everything, but self for the state of his or her life. Resentment results from
expectation. We expect something and when it doesn’t turn out as expected we
experience resentment. Expect and you
will surely be let down. Unreal and unfulfilled expectations are the foundation
of resentment. We feel disappointed, sad and even angry. Take responsibility
for your expectations.
You cannot change what happens, but you can change how you view it. Let go of resentment and focus on your potential energy and you will
prosper.
Revenge is an act of wanting to conflict hurt or harm on someone for an
injury or wrong suffered at their hands. You want to even the score by one-up-man-ship.
The worse thing about revenge is that it gets inside your head and hijacks your
focus. Once revenge occupies the space within your head fighting it is like
fighting yourself. The desire to get revenge is mighty powerful force. If you
take that energy and redirect it towards improving your life you get the
greatest revenge of all; you prosper.
“Revenge is never a straight
line. It’s a forest. It’s easy to lose your way…to get lost…to forget where you
came in.” Hattori Hanzo (played by Shinichi Chiba in Kill Bill Vol.1
To master the Troublesome Four requires balance, strength and
flexibility, as well as the ability to be content and at peace with your life
just as it is. Circumstances happen. You cannot un-happen them. Accept what
happens. Learn from it and focus on using what you have learned to prosper. Let’s
get started
Karma plus the Troublesome Four
As we say with Karma yoga – don’t
fall into D-GAP. As you move through life working on your karma each of the
troublesome four will try and attach themselves to your work. If you let them
they will make your labor one of burden as opposed to joy.
Be aware when the troublesome four arrive; trust
me on this one; they will arrive, one by one, in a pair and sometimes all
together at once. Acknowledge them and
then investigate why you let these four get into your head and control your
life in such a burdensome and impoverish way. What did you gain?
Deceit, greed, anger and pride will
never be mastered by letting envy, jealousy, resentment and revenge reside in
your mind. Be careful what you let
occupy your mind. Because what you let
in your mind will occupy you.
Happy Holidays ~ may every day be
healthy, joyful and peaceful
Doctor Lynn
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