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Anger: reason and pacification
One man asked, "Can the habit of anger be changed?" I said, "It is possible." He asked, "How is this possible? How can a habit be changed?" Those who believe in permanence say nothing ever changes with the soul. From the fluxist's point of view everything can be changed, nothing remains. If the third eye opens, then the habit of anger can be changed. If the third eye does not open then anger can never be controlled.
Why does one get angry? Now this is a good question. Those who believe in circumstances will say it is circumstantial. There are such situations, such circumstances in the world, which one cannot help but get angry with. If circumstances alone were responsible for anger then there arises no question of pacifying it. We will first have to change the circumstances. Then automatically there will be no anger. In this world there can never be a situation which is not influenced by circumstance. If one circumstance changes, then five new ones will be created. One problem will be solved, five more will be created. Circumstances can never come to an end. Problems can never be uprooted.
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