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in his superficial parts of being, mental, vital, physical, a habit
        of certain responses to these waves from outside. It is these
        responses that he takes as his own character (anger, desire,
        sex etc.) and thinks he cannot be otherwise. But that is not so;
        he can change. There is another consciousness deeper within
        him, his true inner being, which is his real self, but is covered
        over by the superficial nature. This the ordinary man does not
        know, but the Yogi becomes aware of it as he progresses in
        his sadhana. As the consciousness of this inner being increases
        by sadhana, the surface nature and its responses are pushed
        out and can be got rid of altogether. But the ignorant universal
        Nature does not want to let go and throws the old movements
        on the sadhak and tries to get them inside him again; owing
        to a habit the superficial nature gives the old responses. If one
        can get the firm knowledge that these things are from outside
        and not a real part of oneself, then it is easier for the sadhak
        to repel such returns, or if they lay hold, he can get rid of them
        sooner. That is why I say repeatedly that these things rise not
        in yourself, but from outside.
                                                     CWSA 31: 270-74

        Expressing anger
            I think  you have always had an idea that to give expres-
        sion to an impulse or a movement is the best way or even the
        only way to get rid of it. But that is a mistaken idea. If you give
        expression to anger, you prolong or confirm the habit of the
        recurrence of anger; you do not diminish or get rid of the habit.
        The very first step towards weakening the power of anger in
        the nature and afterwards getting rid of it altogether, is to re-
        fuse all expression to it in act or speech. Afterwards one can
        go on with more likelihood of success to throw it out from the
        thought and feeling also. And so with all other wrong move-
        ments.
                                                       CWSA 31: 272

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