ANGER

ANGER MANAGEMENT
‘A Hungry man is an angry man....’
“Anger is nothing but an attachment for
An object when expressed towards an
Obstacle between ourselves and the
Object of our attachment.”
Swami Chinmayananda
Anger is the root cause of adversities; it is the cause of bondage and a destroyer of righteousness. Hence, anger must be given up.
Short-term solutions:
Upadesha Saar says:
• Control of the breath leads to control of the mind. The Pranayama
• Mantra helps one to overcome the negativities and restlessness of the mind says the Gita. Silence helps to control the mind. Stop speaking if you are too agitated. Observing silence helps

Long Term Solutions
The Gita Says:
Attachment is the root cause of fear and anger.
One who is detached becomes peaceful.
• 'Through the company of good, one becomes detached.’
• Non-violence, truth, sacrifice, peace, and absence of crookedness and anger are the qualities of the strong and divine.
• De-condition yourself from the false thinking that an angry person is powerful, dynamic, and successful.
• As the food, so the mind. Take sattvik food-Simple, wholesome, and nutritious.
• They are in me, I am not in them. Anger is in me. I am not in it. Be a witness. Anger arises, stays, and dissolves in me.




Verses from Bhaghavad Gita Chapter 11.62.63 trace the causes and effects of anger in eight steps as follows: Brooding over the sense objects-Attachment->Desire->Anger (Unfulfilled desire)-Delusion-> Loss of memory->Power of discrimination->one perishes.