The End of Envy

The following exercise from Matthieu Ricard can help you cope specifically with harmful feelings such as anger, obsessive desire and envy.

• Bring to mind a situation in which you felt very angry.
• Recollect this experience piece by piece.
• When anger arises, focus attention on the anger itself instead of on its object. Don't succumb to the anger but consider it separate from yourself.
• As you continue to observe the anger, it will gradually evaporate under your gaze.