Cattāri Brahmavihārā

As I left the house this afternoon to make the journey out to Long Island I was immediately struck by my reaction to the crowd was one of aversion. I have read that until the higher stages of enlightenment this is the expected reaction but it was still a shock to see it arise. Why is this so? I honestly have no idea but I would speculate that it has something to do with the basic drive to protect oneself from danger and that others forever bring with them the possibility of harm. Maybe that’s it or maybe I’m completely wrong. What I do know is that I have seen this before in my mind and it is something to be worked with. Sabbe satta avera hontu!