In the last two articles (Practical Spirituality I and II) we discussed a type of meditation called Tang Lin, and how that type of meditation could be used not only to control anger, but to transform it into a life-giving source of power. In this, our final article in this series of three, we will discuss the final steps in using Tang Lin. Through the use of Tang Lin you can make your life more fulfilling. Tang Lin will help heal any problems that you have had with anger, depression or fear, even if you have had them most of your life. This, however, takes time and your willingness to practice it.

In step one you learned how to just breath and relax. You learned how to imagine a large open space, or a star, or the hands of God at the center of your being. After that you allowed yourself to feel your anger (or any other overwhelming feeling). You learned to imagine it as a color or feeling and then you breathed that color of feeling into the space at the center of your being. As you exhaled you exhaled the opposite feeling or emotion from the center of your being sending it throughout your body. In step two you learned how to go deeper. You learned how to find areas where there was still tension even when you were relaxed. You learned how to feel the emotions in those areas and then draw them into your center while inhaling, and then you learned to exhale the opposite feelings or emotions out to them as you exhaled. After doing that you learned how to imagine yourself surrounded by whatever the negative energy was. Using the same technique as in step one you learned how to cleanse the space around you by taking in the negative and sending out the positive. In step three you will go farther. You will use the same technique over a longer distance. In step three, after steps one and two are completed, you think of a family member or loved one. Imagine the person