Politics 101 + 1

Our anger does not create action, only reaction: a reaction bound and defined by what made us angry. That is why the politics of anger never works, but only produces an endless repetition of shadow punches, left and right reacting to each other.

The source of creativity is the silence that transcends the cycle of reaction. To act in freedom, we first need to transcend the chatter of the angry mind. Imbibe the silence that is beyond karma, then act.

This is the formula given in Bhagavad Gita, 2:48: Yoga-stah, karu-karmani. "First establish the mind in the harmony of yoga, then perform action."

This is why teaching meditation is not an escape from politics, but a very radical form of politics.

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