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Abstaining from anger “Anger” has been the emotional taboo for experts on life cultivation throughout the history. It impairs not only the liver, but also the heart, stomach and brain, etc., while leads to cause various diseases. Accordingly, anger, the bad emotion, should be possibly controlled in life cultivation and rehabilitation. Restraining one's anger means that one should rationally overcome emotional impulses. When anything irritating comes up, one should first think of its bad consequence so as to rationally restrain and control one's bad and violent emotions. For instance, ancient and modern wise people often hang up aphorisms such as “restraining anger” and “ceasing to be angry” over their desks to remind them of abstinence from anger.
Giving vent to depression One may adopt proper methods to give vent to one's bad emotions when meeting setbacks, or being wronged, or confronting troublesome and grief affairs. For instance, one may cry aloud in a place where there are no people when meeting with a misfortune or being extremely grieved; one may go to an open field and shout loudly to let off his depression and emotions when encountering setbacks and feeling constrained. Straightening one out with the help of a friend When bad emotions occur, one should find two or three intimate friends to air one's depression and follow friend's advice, eventually to overcome bad emotions.
Diverting emotions Diverting emotions means overcoming emotions and changing the directionality of emotions to get rid of distracting thoughts and depression and to change bad emotions and habits. When met with depression, one might as well “read books to divert oneself from boredom, listen to music to dispel melancholy.” In addition, the music instrument, chess, painting and calligraphy may be utilized to divert emotions and mould one's temperament.
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