what are the ways in which we avoid catalyst?

[Diana]

I'm going to start with an example: I am laying in bed, trying to sleep, and my neighbors start becoming very loud. I feel I can no longer fall asleep, and I start to feel anger inside me.

My understanding is this: my neighbor's noise is the trigger for the catalyst, which is anger.

When I feel anger inside me, I have a few options, I can ignore it (i.e suppress it,) I can let myself become angry and act out, or I can reflect on the anger I feel, and oppose it with contrary emotions, like calmness. The last option seems to be "the most effective" use of this catalyst

Regarding the above scenario, you have left out an option. You can do something proactive such as, put in earplugs or use headphones and listen to something calming. Also, and you may have done this, you can speak to your neighbor the next day and ask that things be quiet after a reasonable time (10 pm) or whatever works for you. The idea is to do something that will allow sleep and not churning conflict inside.

Then, the processing of the anger that you DID feel, can be done at a later time, as Ra suggests, in contemplation. Infinite found the following Ra quote that I couldn't find, on how to process anger:

The entity polarizing positively perceives the anger. This entity, if using this catalyst mentally, blesses and loves this anger in itself. It then intensifies this anger consciously in mind alone until the folly of this redray energy is perceived, not as folly in itself, but as energy subject to spiritual entropy due to the randomness of energy being used. Positive orientation then provides the will and faith to continue this mentally intense experience of letting the anger be understood, accepted, and integrated with the mind/body/spirit complex. The other-self which is the object of anger is thus transformed into an object of acceptance, understanding, and accommodation, all being reintegrated using the great energy which anger began.
(46.9)