Anger is the Source of Sin

Meaning: As stated in the line of Rigved 1/25/4 — let angry men be away from us like the birds that fly away when we shoo them. Because by remaining near an angry man, our temper becomes abnormal and we lose religiousness.

Message: Kama (any desire, also lust), krodh (anger) and lobh (greed) are three terrible enemies, nay, destroyers of the self and are gates to hell. Krodh (anger) is the most terrible among the three. It is the worst affection and is the home of all things bad, and of quarrels and fights. Krodh is like gun powder, which before destroying others destroys the place in which it is kept. The fire of anger also m before burning others, burns the place of its origin. Before harming others, first burns the person who expresses anger, and makes his face 'kurup' i.e. ugly. In anger, the eyes become blood shot and red and the face looks terrible and even ferocious. It 'burns' the body, affects the heart, causes fluctuation in blood circulation, increases mental agitation, causes harshness in speech and makes a person give up religious conduct. Krodh destroys man's patience, learning, knowledge, discretion, everything.

Anger is produced through ego, increases with foolishness and ends with repentance. It gives birth to bad thoughts and bas sentiments, and as a result malice, hatred, enmity, resistance, sorrow, pride etc. are produced. When in anger, a man insults his father, mother, religious head, relatives etc. Whether an angry man makes others unhappy or not, but he himself burns within. With this terrible disease, there is physical, mental and spiritual downfall.

If there is control by discretion over anger, it works like a magic medicine, just as in many disease, arsenic is given as the medicine for cure. Anger tempered by discretions necessary to reform our own family members, companies and those under our shelter, and if necessary, punishment also has to be meted out.

If this situation of persons becoming bad or spoilt is left to itself, then parents, teachers, officer's etcetera will not be able to do their duty. A discrete and practical expression of anger is in fact one form of love and this anger has to be very much restrained. It must be used as only a means to inspire a person for self-reform.

There are many ways of dispelling anger. By maintaining silence and reciting repeatedly the Gayatri mantra, our attention goes away from the matter which caused anger and the mind becomes quite. If anger attacks us when someone makes a mistake, we must also remember that we too can make similar mistake. With this discrete thinking, the excitement of anger will reduce and with repeated practice, finally it can be conquered. The practice of patience and forgiveness totally eradicated it.

We should deal lovingly with all by always rejecting anger for obtaining success and fame in our individual, familial and social life. Thus we can realize that Anger is the sources of sin.