Angels Don't Get Cabin Fever - Ajahn Dhammasiha

Lockdowns can lead to 'Cabin Fever', i.e. by being confined in limited space together 24/7, people can become very irritated at each other. They may experience strong emotions of aversion triggered by character traits and little quirks which they now have to endure without any chance to get away.Ajahn Dhammasiha quotes a Sutta from Anguttara Nikaya, Book of Twos #36 (Connected Discourses of the Buddha, page 155), where the Buddha points out a class of "Peaceful Minded Devas", who are able to share the space on the tip of a needle without encroaching or afflicting or irritating each other. The Buddha explains that they have developed this ability right here in the human world, and he recommends us to likewise develp calm sense faculties and a peaceful mind, so that our thoughts, words and actions will be calm and peaceful as well, and we can live happily and in harmony together even in long term confinement.