Hard time staying in a trance, can't let anger go?

Originally Posted by Peace Crystal

Okay, I have such a hard time letting anger go, letting depressing things go, letting things that bother me go, regrets, mistakes it just riddled my mind. I try to meditate but even the slightest noise of people snaps me out of it. I'm 18 in high school and still live with my parents so I'll here music going on, people calling my name, then I have to reply. When I'm in a trance it feels great but the slightest thing snaps me out of it and then I can't go back for awhile. I partially think its me not letting go of the anger of interuption. The littlest things set me off. It's not that I yell at the others / freak out, I just become super depressed and angry inside. A feeling that could last for hours. I'm one of those people that remember everything the sights, sounds and smells of events so letting go can be hard a lot of the time. Any advice for letting things go more easily and not getting so easily knocked out of a trance?

Meditate in nature! Get out of the house more and find a place of solitude. Read "Meditation" by OSHO

A friend of mine once said "Spirituality will set you free, but first it will **** you off!"

Forgive yourself, then others, and know you are on a path that gets easier as you go along (for the most part).

Have fun!

[Gem]

Originally Posted by Peace Crystal

Okay, I have such a hard time letting anger go, letting depressing things go, letting things that bother me go, regrets, mistakes it just riddled my mind. I try to meditate but even the slightest noise of people snaps me out of it. I'm 18 in high school and still live with my parents so I'll here music going on, people calling my name, then I have to reply. When I'm in a trance it feels great but the slightest thing snaps me out of it and then I can't go back for awhile. I partially think its me not letting go of the anger of interuption. The littlest things set me off. It's not that I yell at the others / freak out, I just become super depressed and angry inside. A feeling that could last for hours. I'm one of those people that remember everything the sights, sounds and smells of events so letting go can be hard a lot of the time. Any advice for letting things go more easily and not getting so easily knocked out of a trance?

In my meditation I have no letting go because that implies the 'I who lets go'. I have no letting at all, as this implies the 'I who lets'. I neither allow or disallow as I remain aware of what does occur. I don't control what occurs and I don't alter what occurs. I just remain there as it happens... but even though I don't invest myself in the experience that occurs, I find that is not easy to do, since the mind is used to getting mixed up the actions and reactions... so the practice is, any and all experiences that occur are opportunities to cultivate equanimity, poise and balance of mind.