I've been reciting the above Shaanti mantra for about two weeks while driving my car. It basically translates to "Shaanti (Goddess of peace), who soothes all my fears and calms my mind, I invoke you."I saw some progress when I saw someone driving like a jackass with their cell phone and didn't get angry at all. Rather, I saw the cell phone as a valid excuse to drive like an asshole. In general my road rage was dying down by simply not being incited in the first place.
But then something horrible happened on Friday. I was saying and thinking about the mantra, and I drove straight through a red light. Luckily the guy driving through the green light was paying attention and slammed on his brakes, avoiding an accident that would have been entirely my fault.
I've never, ever, driven through a red light before. I can't even remember driving through a stop sign. So I'm going to have to go back to music in the car, hopefully the Rage doesn't light up again.
What I need to do is a mala of this Shaanti mantra every morning and night.
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