Anger

Author(s): Dada Bhagwan
Publisher: Dada Bhagwan Foundation

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Anger
Anger
whole world has these weaknesses. Do you get angry if someone scolds you?
Questioner : Yes I do. Dadashri : So is that a weakness or strength?
badgering the weak and run away from the strong. There are very few people that protect the weak and stand up against the strong. This whole world keeps hurting the weak. At home the husband dominates the wife. If you beat a cow that is tied up, where will she go? What if you were to untie the cow and then beat her? She would either run away or fight back.
Questioner : In certain situations it is necessary to become angry.
Dadashri : No, no. Anger is a weakness. To say that anger is necessary in certain situations is a worldly notion. People make such statements because they are not able to get rid of their anger. A PERSON IS STRONG WHEN HE REMAINS
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A man who, despite being strong, does not harm his opponents, not even his enemy, is considered a powerful person. Is it not cowardliness when you get angry with someone who gets angry with you? I am saying that these inner enemies of man: anger, pride, attachment and greed are weaknesses. Why would a person who is strong need to get angry? People, however, try to control others with their anger. Those who do not use anger as a weapon have something else. That something else is sheel(extraordinary moral character). Sheel in a person subdues even animals. Lions, tigers and enemies will all surrender to such a person.
Questioner: Would it not be considered cowardly to remain silent when someone insults you?
THE ANGRY MAN IS A WEAKLING
Dadashri : Not at all. To bear an insult is a sign of great strength. If someone were to swear at me right now, I would not have a single negative thought towards him. That is strength. All quibbling and quarrelling is weakness. To bear an insult calmly is a great strength. When such an insult is overcome just once, if one step is crossed in this manner, then you will get the strength to cross a hundred such steps. Do you understand? If the opponent is strong then the other party will become weak. That is the natural trend. When a weak person harasses us and we do not do anything in response, it is considered a great strength.
In fact the weak should be protected and the strong people should be confronted. In this current time cycle, no such people are to be found. Nowadays people keep
Questioner : But Dada, what should we do when someone gets angry with us?
Dadashri : They will get angry. Is it under their control? Their inner machinery is not under their control. If it were under their control they would not let the machine overheat. To become even the slightest bit angry is like becoming a beast. One becomes transformed from a human being into a beast. People would not let such a thing happen, but what can they do when it is not under their control?
The world is such that there is no reason at any given