SWAMI SIVANANDA’S TEACHINGS
SPIRITUAL DON’TS FOR SUCCESS IN LIFE AND GOD REALIZATION
We begin the
DON’TS IN
WAYS TO PEACE
AND HAPPINESS
8th Don’t:
Don’t get angry on any account.
Anger will bring about your destruction. Under the influence of anger only, you commit crimes, do wrong actions, insult fellow-beings and speak harsh words. Therefore, you should control anger by all means.
Man wastes much energy by becoming angry very often for little things. The whole nervous system is irritated and shattered. If this anger is controlled by Brahmacharya, Kshama, love and Vichara, man can move the world. Anger manifests so suddenly that he finds it difficult to check it. The impulses are very powerful. He is swayed by his impulses. If a man is careful, if he preserves his Virya, if he develops Kshama, if he is always on the alert and if he watches his thoughts and actions, he can gain immense strength and can easily control anger. Anger is the greatest enemy of man on this earth. He who has controlled anger has already controlled his mind. Three-fourths of his Sadhana is now over.
Hari OM Tat Sat