|| Shri Hari ||

Way to Eradicate Anger

A question came up that, we are unable to leave sins and unable to  accept that everything is Paramatma's (God's).  We want, but we simply cannot.  We see faults in our selves, and further more we continue to incur sins, what should we do? 

I am telling you a point.  Grab hold of this point, become established (fixed) in it, experience it, and see for yourself.  This is useful talk for everyone, listen carefully.  What is faults/vices/sins ?  Gitaji says -

  

‘त्रिविधं नरकस्येदं द्वारं नाशनमात्मनः’ (गीता १६ । २१)

"trividham narkasya dvaaram naakashnamaatmanah |  

kaamh krodhastathaa lobhastsmaadetattrayam tyajet ||

(Gita 16/21).

There are three types of sins that will lead to one's downfall -  lust, anger and greed.  These three are the gates to hell.  Therefore they must be given up.   

So we think that we get angry, let us think about how to give up this anger.  How to gain victory over it?  Even though we do not want, then too it comes, it comes on suddenly.  It troubles us a lot.  How to give that up?  We are unable to bare it.

Therefore it is my sincere prayer to all of you that first inquire on whether you want to give up this anger.  Let us inquire on this bad habit.  When one flaw is entirely given up, then other flaws will also diminish significantly, and will go away.  Therefore let us think about anger.   We see anger in ourselves and in others and others also get angry.  Now how to get rid of this anger, ?  Become firm on this point and remain so.  There is no anger in us, and there is no anger in others.  Accept this with a firm conviction.  If I ask you all, whether you are angry right now, you will say not right now.  Therefore anger is not in you, it has come.  This is the truth, isn't it?   Is there any doubt about it, if so ask?  This is a very beneficial topic.  When one believes that there is anger in them, then that itself will be the cause of him getting angry.  Then why are you accepting such things?  You say that I have become angry many times.   Therefore you are taking the anger from the past, and accumulating it within yourself.  This is a mistake !  You say, for years I have been seeing myself, there is anger within me.  This sentiment, that there is anger in me, that sentiment itself is preventing me from eradicating the anger.

Time and again anger comes, and other times, you remain free of anger.  Are you most of the times staying angry or are you free of anger most of the times?  It is my belief that most of you will agree that most of the time you are free of anger.  Only for a short time you become one with anger.   In your entire life has the anger remained continuously for 24 hours?  It is our experience that most of the times we are free of anger.   Therefore there is no anger in us.   Anger comes and goes.  By saying that there is anger in us, we are inviting anger. This is the main inertness of anger.   Be very attentive to this point.   Therefore there is no anger in us - hold on to this with a firm conviction.  

to be continued........ 

From lecture in hindi on "Krodh Naash kaa upaaya" on Feb 04, 1996 at 3 p.m. by Swami Ramsukhdasji