Cricket

I was watching today's India Pakistan cricket semifinal match today. India batted - managed just 260 runs on a good batting track! Cricket is such an amazing game. We often mix our patriotism along with the game. Being an Indian we desperately want India to win. We are Indians, we are proud of being one - and we want India to win! But then we forget - Cricket is still a game. Any game in the whole world - can be won by any of the players/teams participating! There is only one winner in a game.

I remember when I was small, I used to get so involved in cricket, I used to cry, used to scream.... Find very funny when I think of those days now :D But there are so many people who still do it! If you observe the sensation that happens within you, Its the same. Say if the team you are supporting is on the verge of defeat - It means you want something but it is not happening. You want something desperately but its not happening your way. Immediately a sense of anguish comes in. Why is this happening - I can't do anything about it! A feeling of helplessness crops in. So till the time things are not happening your way, there will be this anger within you. Once you get to know that it is all over and things did not happen your way, along with anger, disappointment comes. You are now angry and sad! You feel low.. and it drags on.

How to get rid of this. Two simple ways:-
1) Accept: This is such a magical word I tell you. Just accept whatever is happening around. Once you accept things, you don't defend it. When you defend something there is lot of stress. When you drop your defences, you say ok watever is happneing is fine! - You automatically calm down

2) Second method is observing your sensations. Once you see what is happening to yourself, automatically you calm down. When we get angry, we do not know we are angry! Anger is a result of reaction. You react - that is anger. (Anger is fine when you respond. When you know you are gonna be angry, even when you show your anger - you know you are angry that is fine, because you are a witness of the sensation. It will not affect you.) So just be a witness of your sensations, just be a witness of what is happening around. Being a witness means just have a look, you don't have to react or analyse, just witness :)

Deep breaths, regular meditation, Sudarshan Kriya, helps enhance the witnessing power in you.
Hope this article helps you to not get angry on anything/anyone.

One question arises, so what to do when we feel helpless, and when we can't do anything about it? Answer is pray! Pray to whichever God you believe in, the superpower. Pray that please take care of this - and it will be handled - you need to have faith!

Keep smiling!

PS: Seems India is gonna lose today's semifinal match. Lets wait and watch :D