How to
overcome Anger – Sri Krishna’s Advice
by J.K. Sivan
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| Lord Krishna Instructs the Gita |
Lord Krishna's teachings for
overcoming anger are based on a sound psychology and include disciplines, which
all can practice.
He says: "It is lust only, Arjuna, which is born of contact with the material mode of passion and later transformed into wrath, and which is the all-devouring sinful enemy of the world" (The Bhagavad-Gita As It Is Chapter 3, Verse 37).
Whenever we are angry we become deluded. This delusion will hurt us always. Delusion affects thinking, distorts memory, and we forget the important lessons of life. So, we act like an ignorant person driven by viparita bhavana - contrary understanding and are deprived of our own intellect and rushing act in a manner harmful to ourselves.
The words and actions prompted by
anger are very forceful. Any source of energy embedded in the psycho-physical
system of man is significant. Anger must be overcome so that it does not injure
the energy resources. We cannot allow free movement of fire in our houses!!.
Overcoming anger means separating
the Man’s energy-source from its destructive aspect DESIRE, protecting the
power source itself. Every iota of power embedded in the system is needed for
bringing about our self-transformation.
Lord Krishna agin says:
There are three gates leading to this hell – lust, anger and greed. Every sane
man should give these up, for they lead to the degradation of the soul.
(Bhagavad-Gita As It Is with purports by Srila Prabhupada, Chapter 16, Verse 21)
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| Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu |
Anger is inextricably linked to
the other baser instincts in man and cannot be tackled in isolation. Anger is
concentrated desire. It makes one lose one's head completely. Mere desire does
not so absolutely overwhelm the mind.
'When Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu went to Keshava Bharati for
initiation into Sannyasa, the latter remarked, "You are in the bloom of
youth and so surprisingly handsome. Who will be bold enough to initiate you
into Sannyasa?" Sri Chaitanya replied, "Sir, you usually examine an
aspirant before initiating him into Sannyasa. If you find me qualified, you may
naturally feel inclined to initiate me also. So please examine and see if I am
fit for it." Bharati said to Chaitanya, "Put out your tongue."
On the disciple's protruded tongue he put some sugar. The sugar remained there
as it was, dry without being moistened in the least, and was then scattered by
the wind and was blown out. There was then no need to examine the passions of
lust. One is here reminded of the statement in the Srimad Bhagavatam (II.8.21):
'When the hankering
of palate is controlled, everything else is controlled.'
The writer can be reached on: jksivan@gmail.com
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