... ANGER ...
| Om Om Om ||
WISDOM FOR DAILY DOINGS ...
WISDOM FOR DAILY DOINGS ...
ANGER
When you become angry leave the place immediately. Take a long walk;
stay away for a half hour. Repeat the sacred mantra OM SANTI one
hundred and eight times. You will find that your anger subsides.
Another way is to count from one to thirty - your anger will subside.
When anger tries to show itself, observe silence. Never utter a harsh
word. Try to nip it off before it emerges from the subconscious mind.
You will have to be alert. It tries to come out so suddenly. But,
before anger manifests in the mind, there is agitation in the mind.
If you strive to subdue anger, then hatred subsides - but even then
there may be slight impatience lingering there. Eschew this slight
disturbance also. For a man who is leading a divine life, this is a
serious drawback. Irritability is a weakness of the mind. Remove it
by practising tolerance, mercy and love. Calmness is a direct means
to the realisation of Brahman.
Keep the mind always in balance, in tune. Close the eyes. Dive deep
into the divine source. Feel God's presence. Repeat His name and
remember Him at all times. You will gain immense spiritual strength.
Meditate early in the morning, before you mix with people. Then rise
above the thousand and one things which might irritate you in your
daily life. Then only you will live in harmony and concord. Then only
you will turn out wonderful work.
Man wastes much energy by becoming angry, very often over little
things. The whole nervous system is shattered and agitated. If this
anger is controlled, by brahmacarya (purity), forbearance, love and
vicara (enquiry), a man can move the whole world. Anger manifests so
suddenly that it is difficult to check it. The impulses it generates
are so powerful that he is swayed by them. Control anger. Control the
mind.
-- Swami Sivananda Saraswathy
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