Anger
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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.
THE ANGRY MAN IS A WEAKLING
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. This machinery
keeps working any way it can. If it were under their control
they would not let the machine overheat. To become even the
slightest bit angry is to behave like 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 out of
the their control?
The world is such, that there is no reason at any given time
for any anger to take place. Even when children do not listen,
there is no reason to become angry. You must handle this situation
by remaining calm. To become angry is a terrible weakness.
Anger is the worst weakness of all. You should be sympathetic
towards the person who becomes angry and understand that he
does not have any control in this matter. You should feel compassion
for the person who has no control over himself.
What does it mean to become angry? When one becomes
angry, it is like setting fire to oneself and then setting others on
fire. Once the match is struck, it bursts into flames, destroying all
around. So if getting angry were under one’s control, one would
not get angry. Who likes to burn? If someone tells me that anger