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To Conquer Oneself is a Greater Task than to Conquer Others

"If you find yourself in a negative situation where someone is speaking or acting badly towards you, it can be very frustrating and lead to resentment, anger or hatred etc, unless you know how to consciously transform it. The first step is to be aware of the situation and not respond mechanically. Instead, pray and remember that God is giving you this challenge for a reason. This person is actually helping you by showing you your pride and giving you the opportunity to overcome it through humility. If you respond with love and gratitude, you can learn to live well and liberate yourself from all of the negative attachments and identifications which inevitably only cause more suffering. In such a situation as this, we must realize that this person is actually the most important person in your life at such a moment... why? Because they are actually giving you a key to your own mental and emotional transformation. Solve et Coagla(to dissolve and coagulate). This person and situation was gifted to you in attempts by your Innermost Master in order for you to perceive and liberate your mind from it's identification and attachement to such psychological defects such as pride, resentment, anger, hatred, etc." -Cosmic Gnostic

"To conquer oneself is the best and noblest victory; to be vanquished by one's own nature is the worst and most ignoble defeat." -Plato