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logical brain. When the amygdala senses ourselves, we can dissipate future rage.
one of our basic needs is not being met, Easier said than done, but we have to
then the animal or human reacts with start somewhere. Starting the practice of
a protective rage because it feels its life awareness, self-love, and using Ayurveda
is in danger. For obvious reasons, a can all help.
Rambo-style reaction is not healthy to
ourselves, our loved ones, or society. Per Ayurveda, pitta-anger “heats up
Shankar Vedantam, the NPR broadcaster the blood, liver, and the heart, creating
who reported this segment, said: “It’s internal fire” --- David Frawley,
taken millions of years of evolution Ayurvedic teacher and writer
to produce the human brain. It has an
exquisite capacity for reason and logic”. Per Ayurveda, anger and irritability are
This means there is a valid reason for the both manifestations of excess pitta dosha
anger. By understanding the reason for (fiery personality type) in the channels
our anger and having compassion for of the mind. When pitta is balanced,
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