Life as an energy flow

Greetings,

Life is what you make of it. If you want to be unhappy, you will be. If you want to be happy, you will be.

It's just a matter of taking charge, making the world's energy work for you.

The world is filled with energy, and this energy nourishes our spiritual side - the side responsible for our disposition. There are two types of energy: good and bad. If you fill yourself up with bad energy, you will be an angry person, but if you feel yourself up with good energy, you become a happy person.

We have all experienced moments of extreme, irrational anger - times when we did not even know why we were angry; we just were. When we are not in control of the energy we consume, we are at the mercy of the environment we live in, just as if we are not in control of what food we eat for our physical bodies, our physical health is at the mercy of what food is available. Chances are, you have noticed that when you are habitating in the country, where nature is most prevalent, you are more relaxed, happier, whereas when you are in a big city, you become stressed, angry.

This is because big cities are feeding grounds of bad energy, and nature is filled with good energy. That's why so many people, seeking spiritual growth, go to the countryside, or become nomads. They are surrounding themselves with good energy.

What they do not realize, however, is that does not actually make them more aware of the good energy; it merely eliminates (or reduces) the influence of the bad energy. They do not grow spiritually at all. Just as a flu vaccine contains some of the flu virus (enough that your body can handle) in order to make you healthier, you have to experience the bad energy to become spiritually healthier.

Whenever you converse with someone, you are exchanging energy. That is a defining characteristic of social interaction. She takes some of your energy, and you take some of hers. That is why you have to take care when choosing a partner. While you can increase your resistance to the bad energy, you cannot keep your guard up 24/7. Thus, you must choose the right person.

If the person you are talking to has good energy, then that good energy is feeding your soul. But, it does not follow that we should only associate with people that have good energy flows. Life is an infinite game, after all, so we need to keep people participating. We need to enable them, and, as Jesus said, 'Healthy people don't need doctors; sick people do.'

But, if a person has a bad energy flow, we must be very careful not to absorb it. As soon as you sense bad energy entering you, cut off the flow. This can be done while continuing the conversation. Feed him your good energy, but do not take his bad energy.

When the conversation is over (or during it, if possible), push the bad energy out of you. Think good thoughts. Surround yourself with nature. Then, imagine the good energy from your surroundings and thoughts (because thoughts are energy, and they feed your soul, whether good or bad) flowing into you and nourishing you.

I still have moments of that anger, and I doubt that will ever go away, but I am glad to say that it is conquerable - you can get rid of it as it arises. Ideally, you will conquer it sooner and sooner after its appearance, until eventually you conquer it before it arises. I'm on the path, which is a step forward.

-Brian West (Apeiros Sophos)

P.S. What do you do to get rid of anger?