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THE ANGRY KING
Anger is an energy which often has negative and destructive consequences. If anger is allowed to develop unchecked, it becomes destructive of persons and things alike. In this story, Guruji tells about a king whose anger become murderously destructive until his queen decided to do something about it.
There is a story about a king in India who, for
1 unknown reasons, became murderously destructive toward the world, For no apparent cause, the king would fly into a rage and order that one of his subjects be executed or that a building, a statue, or even an entire village be destroyed.
The queen was a very beautiful and devoted wife and she became very upset and depressed by the king's behavior. As his wife, the queen had only known him to be like an angel or divine person, but now, for the slightest of reasons, the king would become like a beast and fly into a rage, threatening even her with destruction.
So the queen began to think, I must rid this demon, this terrible karma, from my husband before he destroys himself and those around him. For he is basically a good and loving person. But what can I do? Everytime I try to confront him about his anger, he only sees my love for
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