Well, I haven't really had time to be angry at Zack today! I did gain some insight into how I can relate to people that might make me feel angry though! We were studying sutra 2.20 today and I was reading some commentary on it by Sri Swami Satchinanda. He says...
Through yogic thinking we can see the entire humanity as our own. We can embrace all without any exceptions. Even the worst sinner will be loved by us because we ourselves were once sinners
This is a nice pratipaksha. I feel like I can be a compassionate person if I have some understanding of what another is going through, even if they are ticking me off a little bit. What I have been having trouble with is failing to see the connection between myself and every other living creature. I need to remember that, at some point during some lifetime (or even this one), I've been where they've been. Regardless of whether it's stupidity or hatred or whatever, there's a connection between me and that person. Not only are we the same at our core, but I've been where they are before. I used this idea a few times when I was on the road, and I made it from Fall City to Issaquah and back without getting angry at anyone. I'll report back on how this works with Zack.
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