Anger comes from thwarted expectations, and is a sign of inappropriate boundaries. Expectations come in two flavors: realistic unrealistic Producing two kinds of anger righteous unreasonable Most reasonable and realistic expectations of others are those created through contract/agreement. It is reasonable to expect that when someone exits a previous agreement, they will so inform you, that you may change your expectations. Of course the highest form of living is without expectations... then there is no cause for anger. However... There are two predominant tought forms of expression of life Do what you are capable of regardless how it hurts others (evil) Do what you choose without harming others by violating their free-will choice. Those of us who live in the light have the expectation of not having our free-will violated by others, and thus live in harmony with others of the light but find ourselves angry when forces of evil use force upon us... yielding righteous anger. The simplest way of handling appropriate anger is to readjust one's boundaries to separate from those who abuse. Yet there is a higher level... exiting via transcendence the light vs dark game. For every dichotomy there is a transcendent position which accepts the whole dichotomy. Thus even the light-dark game can be seen to be constructed to facilitate growth of consciousness. From this position, what is there to be angry at? Providing you can escape the claws of the beast. Thus... be in the world but not of the world. Being ascended above dichotomy. -- Copyright Tue Nov 20 20:58:50 HST 2007 by Angela Kahealani