Buddhist-Meditation-Systematic-and-Practical

Success in the impurity meditations is indicated by
whether one can maintain the idea of impurity even in
dreams.
b. Anger. Practice of the merciful mind relieves the
sorrow of anger. When I was still at home, meditating
there as a hermit, I was sometimes tempted to be angry
with my mother (though she was my protector), when
she did not bring things to me at the right time—my
food, for instance. Thus I have experience of this sorrow.
When anger comes, it must be suppressed, but if one
only does this, it is easy to get disease of the lungs, why?
Because the inner energy of anger has a natural
tendency to rise up, whereas in suppression one keeps it
down. Therefore, at the time when one feels anger
arising, breathe out more than in.
Mr. Chen demonstrated this method in which he
blew out air from his mouth with a gentle hissing
sound.
It is quicker to get rid of the excess energy in this way
rather than by exhaling through the nose. If the anger is
really intense, then some of the relaxation exercises will
help restore the balance of energies in the body. There is
a new art of relaxation these days, and some of the
exercises are good and should certainly be used.
c. Elements. Meditation on discrimination of the
elements rids one of pride. When one practices as a
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