Slow to speak, quick to listen
He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that rules his spirit than he that takes a city. -------------------------------------Proverbs of Solomon Sri Easwaran muses: I n the interest of good health, in the interest of a long life, in the interest of loving relationships, it is essential to learn how to deal with our anger creatively and constructively. If we do not, in time it will no longer be isolated outbursts of anger; we will become the victims of an unending stream of rage, seething just below the surface of life, with which no human being can cope. Through meditation and the mantram every one of us can learn to reduce the speed of our thinking, and install a reliable speedometer in our mind. Then, whenever the speed of thinking goes over, say, fifty-five, one of those recorded voices will automatically whisper, ?Be careful. You may not be able to keep your car on the road.? Positive thoughts travel slowly, leisurely. The slow mind is clea