Anger to Creativity

 

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Anger to Creativity

We have all observed children – they are so full of energy which needs to be expended – if that opportunity is not there then it results in anger and tantrums – energy gets released, isn’t it!

It is not really anger. It looks like anger only on the surface. Deep in our being we are so full of energy that we don’t know what to do with it; that’s why it takes the form of anger. We have great creative potential. It is creative energy which is not being rightly used; it becomes sour.

We cannot change it by doing anything with anger. It appears to be anger, but it is not. Anger is negative energy and creative people are filled with positive energy. It is just that this creativity is hidden deep within and has still not found an outlet.

When we don’t know what to do with it, we become angry; then we find excuses, any excuse will do. Those excuses are not very important either but we must find an excuse - that we are angry because of this. We find a rationale for our anger, because without a reason for the anger we will not be able to forgive ourselves; we will think that we are going crazy. And in reality, we are sitting on a great energy which can become a great ecstasy.

We should put our energies into creativity. Forget about anger as a problem, ignore it. Channelise the energy towards more creativity. We should pour ourselves into something that we love. Rather than making anger our problem, let creativity be our object of meditation. Shift from anger to creativity and immediately we will see a great change arising within. And tomorrow the same things will not feel like excuses for being angry because now energy is moving, it is channelised, it is being sublimated, it is enjoying itself, its dance. Then, who cares about small things?

Out of one hundred people suffering from anger, nearly half suffer from too much creative energy which they have not been able to put into use. Their problem is not anger, but they will go on thinking for their whole life that their problem is anger. Once a problem is diagnosed rightly, half of it is already solved.

So, jump into work here, now put all the energy into work and meditate at least once - either play music or listen to it, write poems, paint, draw, sing, dance – anything that gives you joy and releases pent up energy. And for two, three months simply watch; enjoy your work, don’t avoid any work. Whatever comes our way, we should pour our whole energy into it as much as we can, don’t withhold. Within three months we will see that anger has simply shrunk. 

Sometimes there may be flare-ups but that is not a problem. Right now, it is a constant presence, and it is just boiling energy. So, this is our home now, we have come home. We should put ourselves to work - the anger will disappear and creative bliss will arise.