Disarm for Truth's Sake

Next time you find yourself in a heated discussion and you want to avoid slipping into a mode where things get said that you’ll later regret, take a deep breath. Focused breathing puts you in the present moment and keeps you grounded. It shifts you into a deeper awareness of the reality of what’s actually happening: Two people are temporarily forgetting the truth of who they are and are relating from the perspective of their egos. Tell yourself that you’re caught in the lie of separation and neither of you are seeing clearly. When you let go…

They will too.