Negative emotions are like a sword with two sharp edges, where we need to be very careful to not get cut by our own ignorance when experiencing a period of suffering. As a consequence, we need to become sword masters, mastering the negative emotions in order to convert such energy into an asset at hand we can use in our favour, making it cut through ignorance without opening a wound for it to get inside. We need to learn how and when to use the power of negative emotions to boost and strengthen their positive counterparts. They aren’t all bad if we can restrain, mitigate, channel, and make them vanish as fast as the speed of light after a move required for defensive purposes only, which may cause a precise and meticulous strike to stop any harmful action towards the self. Next time a negative emotion arises, let’s remember to use the associated energy to enhance the self, practising a suitable body and mind training in order to find a way to build up our sharp and strong blade, w...