meditation 76

With equipoised intelligence —

be aware

of any upsurge

of lust,

anger,

greed,

delusion,

pride,

or hate.

Reality remains.

Notes:

This is verse 101.

Swami Lakshmanjoo, in The Manual for Self Realization (John Hughes, ed.) poses and answers this question:

When the fire of sex rises in you and the fire of wrath rises in you – and the fire of confusion (when you are confused, absolutely confused, totally confused), and when your body is full of hatred towards the person who is sitting before you – do you know what to do there?

Similarly, in his translation entitled The Yoga of Delight, Wonder, and Astonishment, Jaideva Singh (who translated in consultation with Karhmir's Swami Lakshmanjoo) advises that one begins by relinquishing one's obsession with the object of one's emotion . . .