Irritation: Scourge of Our Time

by Nicolette Beard on May 26, 2009

in Broadening of Consciousness,Irritation

Do we ever won­der about the cumu­la­tive effect of life’s lit­tle irritations?

Beyond the obvi­ous dis­tur­bances like air and noise pol­lu­tion (Whose won­der­ful Memo­r­ial Day week­end wasn’t inter­rupted by lawn movers and leaf blow­ers?), these annoy­ances and the irri­ta­tion they cause pre­vent higher ideas from pen­e­trat­ing not only the planet, but also ourselves.

“Ema­na­tions of irri­ta­tion deny entrance to the thoughts We send.”

Leaves of Morya’s Gar­den, Vol. I, #249, Agni Yoga Society

When we let our tem­per or daily excite­ments esca­late to cause irri­ta­tion in our mood and our mind, a sed­i­ment (imperil) on the nerve chan­nels (nadis) builds up over time which causes seri­ous dam­age to our long term health and well being. (Irri­ta­tion: The Destruc­tive Fire, by Torkom Saraydarian.)

When world events aggra­vate us, the pres­sure felt cre­ates more irri­ta­tion in our sys­tem, espe­cially among sen­si­tive peo­ple. The irri­ta­tion sur­round­ing the planet keeps mankind shrouded in mist.

“Fatigue and irri­ta­tion can deprive one of an urgent mes­sage. One must know how to reach Us over and above one’s sensations.”

Illu­mi­na­tion, III:II:14

Apply men­tally all your irri­ta­tions, aggra­va­tions, annoy­ances and exci­ta­tions and place them in the con­text of world events and the Plan for human­ity. Then pic­ture your­self within the bound­less universe.

You will see there is no place for even the small­est mood of discontent.

“Sim­ply walk for­ward with­out winc­ing. With­hold­ing irri­ta­tion, you cre­ate a new sheath for the spirit.”

Illu­mi­na­tion, I:X:8

Update: Four hours after post­ing this arti­cle, the com­bi­na­tion of busi­ness pres­sures, fam­ily demands and an unex­pected change in plans with friends cre­ated a blan­ket of irri­ta­tion over me. I real­ized that fatigue (from over­work and overex­er­tion) was the culprit.

My new mantram: Guard against fatigue. On that note, I’m going to bed early.

Resources: Agni Yoga Soci­ety.

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