Anger

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

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Anger
Anger
that it burns the grass, the trees, and all the crops. Why do you think everything burns when it gets cold?
Questioner : Everything burns because of extreme cold.
Dadashri : Yes, so if you live calmly and remain cool, you will become more effective.
DIGNITY WHERE ANGER CEASES
If you ask a child whom does he likes the best in his family, he would say that he likes his mother the most because she does not get angry. The father undoubtedly comes last on his list because the father always gets angry. I would remind him that it is his father who provides everything for him, yet even then is he not the favorite. And the child would shake his head. Now tell me, we work hard, we feed them, we bring home the money and give it to them, and yet even then we come last.
Questioner : But Dada, is it not a weakness to be too calm?
ANGER IS BLINDNESS
Questioner : What is the main reason behind a man's anger?
Dadashri : We have to remain within limits. That is called normality. "Below normal is the fever, above normal is the fever, and ninety-eight is the normal". Therefore, only normality is required.
People are more afraid of those who do not get angry as opposed to those who do. Why is it so? It is because one develops inner strength when anger ceases. This is the law of nature. Otherwise there would be no one to protect such people. People use anger as a form of protection. In ignorance (ignorance of one's real Self), one's protection is through anger.
IRRITABLE PEOPLE ALWAYS LOSE
Dadashri : He loses sight. When one does not see the wall, he bumps into it. In the same way, he cannot see from within, which is why anger occurs. When he cannot see what lies ahead of him, anger overcomes him. ANGER OCCURS WHERE THERE IS
LACK OF INSIGHT
When does anger take place? It is when his vision (darshan) becomes obscured, and his knowledge (gnan) is obstructed. The same happens when a person is overcome with pride.
Questioner : Please illustrate this point with an example.
Questioner : Reasonable annoyance or reasonable anger, is it not good?
Dadashri : What do people call that? It is foolish to become irritated. Irritation is considered a weakness. If we ask the children, what their father is like, they would say that he is a very cranky person. Does this not discredit the father's reputation?
Dadashri: Do people not ask you why you get angry? You would tell them that it was because you could not think clearly. Yes it is when people cannot think clearly that they get angry. Would they get angry if they were able to think?