Anger
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What should one do to disentangle from those opinions? The
examination has already been given. You will get angry with that
person as many times as you were meant to. But what must you
do from now on? You should not allow yourself to become
prejudiced towards the person with whom you get angry. You
should change your opinion of him. It is because of the account
of your prarabdh (fate, past karma, destiny) that this person is
behaving in such a manner with you. Whatever that person
does, it is because of the result of your own karma. You should
change your opinion about him. If you change your opinion of
him, you will no longer get angry with him. The effect from the
past will remain for some time. That effect will come, give its
results and then it will cease altogether.
This is a very subtle point, which people have failed to
discover. There is a solution for everything. All matters in this
world can never be without a solution. People are trying to
destroy only the results. The solution to anger, pride, attachment,
and greed, is to destroy their causes and leave the results alone.
If one does not have the awareness in the first place, then how
will he find the solution?
Questioner : Please explain again how to destroy the
causes.
Dadashri : If I get angry with this gentleman, I decide
that my anger towards him is the result of me seeing faults in him
previously. Now whatever wrong he does, as long as I do not
let it affect my mind, the anger towards him will subside. Some
of it will still come as a result of the past, but no more will come
in the future.
Questioner : Does anger stem from looking at others’
faults?
Dadashri : Yes. Even while seeing their faults, you should
be aware that it is wrong and it is a result. Once this process
of seeing faults in others ceases, anger will cease.