If you’re mad at somebody, all wound up, remember that your true nature is ‘total chill’. Exactly like the depths of an ocean imbued with Buddha’s calmness, so are you a bundle of bliss in your depths.

All tension and turbulence are only on the surface of your mind – like waves rippling on the sea. To dive into your serene spaces, here’s what you do:

Rove away your blues: Roving is a great combo of walking, running, spot-jogging, with you deciding when to walk, run and spot-jog. It’s highly beneficial emotionally. You start by walking. The moment you feel the urge to run, off you go!

Somewhere, you want to drop anchor temporarily, you spot-jog. It’s your call. It’s okay to release some steam by going “Huhh! Huhh!” in sync with your feet (provided you don’t mind the stares of fellow-joggers.) Speed is a super rage-buster. So, zip on… You’ll achieve the Zen state: calm-mind, active-body.

Read in rhythm: Read your favourite poem, the rhythm of which you resonate to. Evocative words and the tempo of verses draw out emotional toxins. Balance returns.

I recommend William Blake’s The Echoing Green : “The sun does arise,/And make happy the skies;/The merry bells ring/To welcome the spring;/The skylark and thrush,/The birds of the bush,/Sing louder around/To the bell’s cheerful sound;/While our sports shall be seen on the Echoing Green”

Eat the sweet that settles: Nah, I don’t mean a pastry slathered with chocolate six inches thick. That can make you sick.

Choose something subtly and graciously sweet like a banana with half a glass of milk. This is harmonious food that satisfies the body and settles the mind.

Eat slowly with an attitude of goodwill toward yourself. It virtually makes you taste goodwill – it’s like this pure, fresh food is reaching not just your stomach or heart but your very spirit.

These three practices are part of Peace Consciousness. When you engage in them, you’re suddenly conscious of being connected to the brilliance of Buddha in your depths –total still chill.

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