29. Dealing with Anger
Headings

Chapter 19: Consequences of Poor Communication Skills

A Personal Example of Anger from R

D&L’s Inexperience with Anger

L responds with Anger and R retaliates

L suppresses anger, comes out as passive aggression

D attempts to avoid face to face Confrontation with Anger

Inappropriate response to Anger Times Three

Meditation leads to Resolution

Chapter 20: Compassionate Confrontation quenches Anger

5 responses to Anger

Compassionate Confrontation most effective

Revenge and Fighting, externally violent

Flight and Fear, internally violent

Only Compassionate Confrontation neutralizes Anger

Compassion Not easy

Anger must be neutralized before Compassion can be Expressed

Anger * Fear = Intimidation

Intimidation does not go away on its own

Violence * Anger = Revenge

Compassionate Confrontation * Anger = Resolution

Difficulties associated with Compassionate Confrontation

Necessary to Disassociate Being and Person

Compassion based in Universal Being, not the Individual Person

Chapter 21: Responses to Punishment

R, a modern hero

Compliance<=>Disobedience * Internal<=>External

External Compliance<=>Internal Integrity

External and Internal Compliance from Overt Pressure

Voluntary Internal Compliance for Rewards

Abused adopts value system of Abuser to avoid Pain

Underlying Assumptions of the Abused Personality

A Lifetime Strategy of Internal Compromise

R maintained Inner Integrity despite Abuse

Either/Or Attitude needs to be replaced by Both/And

When the Investigation ceases, Degeneration begins

Chapter 21A: Pain = Avoidance of Dark

Pain: an evolutionary mechanism

Emergence of Nerves that communicate Pain

Pursuit of Light and Avoidance of Dark

Light => Pleasure: Dark => Pain

Humans Emotions associated with Pleasure and Pain

Chapter 34: Coming to grips with abusive patterns

Fight and Flight encourages Aggressive Behavior

Neutralize and Return most effective at harmonizing Violence

Neutralize and Return has to do with Compassionate Communication

Biological Roots of Right and Wrong Behaviors in terms of the Force

Chapter 35: Ecstasy by Escaping Attachments

First step in Abusive Relation: Establishing Dominance

Internal and External Compliance

Internal and External Attachment

Disclaimer

Chapter 36: Brain useful Tool, not Master

Scientists discover How not Why

Evidence indicates that Self and Person are separate

Misconception because Brain always shows up to analyze ‘Where?’

Want analytical Brain ‘out of the way’ when Experiencing Life

Intent of Brain bashing to humble - not to destroy

Chapter 37: Difficult explanations lead to Bliss

‘Good Enuf’ explanation of Light doesn’t work at the Edges

Wave people are perfect with single reflection, not multiple

Particle physicists explain data of multiple reflection - but not Why

Normal explanations leave us just Short of Bliss

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