{"id":4034,"date":"2013-07-13T01:52:59","date_gmt":"2013-07-13T01:52:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/?p=4034"},"modified":"2013-07-13T01:52:59","modified_gmt":"2013-07-13T01:52:59","slug":"58-anger-vol-03-questions-and-answers-volume-03","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worksofthemotherandsriaurobindo.org\/index.php\/02-works-of-the-mother\/01-cwmce\/03-questions-and-answers-volume-03\/58-anger-vol-03-questions-and-answers-volume-03","title":{"rendered":"-58_Anger.htm"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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\n\u00a0<\/span><\/i>Anger<\/font><\/span><\/i><\/b> <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n


\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

One
\nshould cast away anger, one should reject pride, one should break all bonds.
\nOne who is not attached to name or form, who possesses nothing, is delivered
\nfrom suffering. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Whosoever
\nmasters rising anger, as one who controls a moving chariot, that one indeed is
\nworthy of being called a good charioteer. Others merely hold the reins. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Oppose
\nanger with serenity, evil with good; conquer a miser by generosity and a liar
\nby the truth. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Speak
\nthe truth; do not give way to anger; give the little you possess to one who
\nasks of you; by these three attributes, men can approach the gods. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

The
\nsages who are void of violence, who are always in control of their senses,
\nattain that imperishable state where pain is no more. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Those
\nwho are always vigilant and who discipline themselves day and night, whose
\nminds are always turned towards Nirvana, will see their impurities disappear
\nfor ever. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Not
\nonly today but since ancient times, they have always been criticised, those who
\nremain silent, those who speak much and those who speak little. None here below
\nescapes criticism. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

There
\nhas never been and never will be, nor is there now, one who receives only blame
\nor only praise. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\nPage \u2013 258<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n
\n

<\/span><\/div>\n

If a
\nman is praised by the sages, who have observed him day after day, for being
\nintelligent, without reproach, endowed with knowledge and virtue, who then
\nwould dare to blame him who is as pure as gold? Even the gods and Brahma praise
\nhim. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Be on
\nyour guard against the wrath of the body. Control your actions, and leaving
\nbehind wrong ways of acting, practise perfect conduct in action. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Be on
\nyour guard against wrath in speech. Control your words, and leaving behind
\nwrong ways of speaking, practise good conduct in speech. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Be on
\nyour guard against wrath of mind. Control your thoughts, and leaving behind
\nwrong ways of thinking, practise good conduct in thought. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

The
\nsages whose actions are controlled, whose words are controlled and whose
\nthoughts are controlled, they in truth are perfectly controlled. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

 <\/span><\/p>\n

I suggest that every one of you should try \u2013 oh! not for long,
\njust for one hour a day \u2013 to say nothing but the absolutely indispensable
\nwords. Not one more, not one less. <\/span><\/p>\n

Take one hour of your life, the one which
\nis most convenient for you, and during that time observe yourself closely and
\nsay only the absolutely indispensable words. <\/span><\/p>\n

At the outset, the first difficulty will
\nbe to know what is absolutely indispensable and what is not. It is already a
\nstudy in itself and every day you will do better. <\/span><\/p>\n

Next, you will see that so long as one
\nsays nothing, it is not difficult to remain absolutely silent, but as soon as
\nyou begin to speak, always or almost always you say two or three or ten or
\ntwenty useless words which it was not at all necessary to say.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

\nPage \u2013 259<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n
\n

<\/span><\/div>\n

I give you this as an exercise till next Friday. We shall see how
\nyou succeed. You may, at the end of the week, on Friday, give me a brief note
\ntelling me how far you have succeeded \u2013 those who have tried. That’s all. <\/span><\/p>\n

6 June 1958 <\/span><\/i>
\n <\/span><\/p>\n

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