亲爱的别生气：10种方法教你控制愤怒情绪

Here are some practical suggestions for dealing with anger.
下面是几个控制愤怒情绪的实用方法。

1. When you are angry say nothing
愤怒时请保持沉默

If we speak in anger we will definitely aggravate the situation and quite likely hurt the feelings of others. If we speak in anger we will find that people respond in kind, creating a spiral of negative anger. If we can remain outwardly silent it gives time for the emotion of anger to leave us.
人在愤怒时说出的话必定是火上浇油，很容易伤害他人感情。我们发现，在愤怒时讲话，对方也会消极回应，使气氛更加紧张。如果能保持沉默，或许愤怒反倒会渐渐平息。

“When angry count to ten before you speak. If very angry, count to one hundred.” - Thomas Jefferson
“愤怒的时候，先数到十再开口；如果非常愤怒，那就数到一百吧。”——托马斯·杰斐逊

2. Be indifferent to those who seek to make us angry
无视那些激怒我们的人

Some people may unfortunately take a malicious pleasure in trying to make you mad. However, if we can feel indifferent to them and their words; if we feel it is beyond our dignity to even acknowledge them, then their words and actions will have no effect. Also, if we do not respond in any way to their provocation, they will lose interest and not bother us in the future.
有些人的趣味就是那么恶俗，总是故意挑你生气。但是，如果我们无视他们的言行，觉得他们的言行根本就不值得费心，那么这些言行自然就不攻而破了。而且，不管他们怎么挑拨，只要我们不予理睬，他们也会感到自讨没趣，便也不再骚扰我们。

3. Use reason to stop anger
理智停止愤怒

When we feel anger coming to the fore try to take a step back and say to yourself “This anger will not help me in any way. This anger will make the situation worse.” Even if part of us remains angry our inner voice is helping us to distance our self from the emotion of anger.
当我们怒上心头时，赶紧打住，告诉自己：“这么生气又能怎样呢？发火只能使一切更糟吧。” 就算当时确实有些气愤不过，但在心里默念这些能稍微趋缓愤怒情绪。

4. Look kindly upon Others
和善看待对方

Another visualization, suggested by spiritual teacher Paramhansa Yogananda, is to see the anger-rousing agent as a 5 year old child. If you think of the other person as a helpless 5 year old child your compassion and forgiveness will come to the fore. If your baby brother accidentally stabbed you, you would not feel anger and desire to retaliate. Instead, you would just feel he is just too young to know any better. This exercise may be particularly useful for close members of the family who at times evoke your anger.
还有一个是视觉化的方法，用精神导师帕拉姆汉萨·尤迦南达的话来说，就是把对方看成一个耍脾气的5岁小孩。一旦你把对方看成一个无助的5岁小孩，心里就会感到同情与宽容了。如果是你的小弟弟不小心刺伤了你，你不至于愤怒到想要报复吧？或许，你会觉得弟弟太小还不懂事。当家人偶尔使你抓狂时，这个办法确实很管用。

5. Value Peace more than ange
珍惜平和心态，远离愤怒情绪

If we value peace of mind as our most important treasure we will not allow anger to remain in our system. As Sri Chinmoy says:
如果将平和心态视为最重要的东西，那我们就绝不会让愤怒破坏它了。正如斯里·奇莫伊大师所言：

“You may have every right to be angry with someone, but you know that by getting angry with him you will only lose your precious peace of mind..”
“或许你有一万个理由可以对一个人发火，但是别忘了，当你动怒时，你也会失去你最珍贵的平和心态。”