Q 96 CTET Sept 2015 P2
Directions (Q Nos. 91-99) Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow by selecting the most appropriate options.
One of the unhealthiest emotions is anger. It destroys our ability to think clearly, properly and in totality. Anger also has adverse impact on health. If you ask a section of people what triggers their anger, you would get a wide range of answers. However, whatever the cause, even a single word spoken in anger can leave a lasting impression on a person’s heart and has the ability to ruin the sweetness of any relationship.
A sage once said,” How can there be peace on earth if the hearts of men are like volcanoes?” We can live in harmony with others only when we overcome anger and make room for peace. So, how can we set about creating that sense of peace within ourselves? It starts with the realization that we do have the choice to think and feel the way we want to. If we look at what it is that makes us angry, we might discover there is nothing that has the power to make us feel this way. We can only allow something to trigger our anger – the anger is a way in which we respond to an event or person. But because we are so used to reacting on impulse, we forget to choose how we want to feel and end up reacting inappropriately, leaving ourselves with angry feelings. Meditation helps us create personal space within ourselves so that we have the chance to look, weigh the situation and respond accordingly, remaining in a state of self-control. When we are angry, we have no self-control. At that moment we are in a state of internal chaos and anger can be a very destructive force.
Stability that comes from practice of meditation can create a firm foundation, a kind of positive stubbornness. Others can say whatever they want and it may also be true, but we don’t lose our peace or happiness on account of that. This is to respect what is eternal within each of us.
We give ourselves the opportunity to maintain our own peace of mind because no one’s going to turn up at our door with a box full of peace and say, ” Here, I think you could do with some of this today!” There is a method which could be described as sublimation or the changing of form. With daily practice and application of spiritual principles in our practical life, experience of inner peace can come naturally.
