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Gurudev, how do I handle or control my anger? I know that it is harmful, yet I shout. And then I feel angry with myself.
Oh my God! God only can help you, and God is very helpful, provided you help yourself first. God helps those who help themselves. How can you help yourself? First, create some space for imperfection in life. Do not expect everyone to be perfect ... -
How to get rid of anger in the heart?
Just remember you are going to die one day. Do you want to die with a smile or with anger when you cross over? Certainly you don't want to take garbage with you when you travel in the plane, or in the train. When you pack your suitcase, do you take ... -
Dear Gurudev, how do I get rid of manipulations? Is it to affirm ourselves?
Listen, if you are manipulating, stop it right away because it is not going to give you any good results. When you manipulate, you will realize, "Oh my God, I didn't get anything in my hand? All I got is mud!"After manipula ... -
Gurudev, I am unable to control my anger even after meditation. What do I do?
Go deeper into meditation. Practice more pranayama. It is impossible that your anger does not quieten down after meditation as well. And if you still feel that your anger does not subside after meditation, then you should start observing yourself ver ... -
Gurudev, I have been having a lot of anger rise in me since the past few days? I have been regular with my Sadhana (practices). What do I do?
You are at the right place. Somewhere, there is some deep stress, there are certain things which you have put under the carpet that are causing the anger to come.You know, the main cause of anger is that you want perfection. We get angry over ... -
Nowadays there is an increase of anger and rage in the children towards their parents. What can be done towards this?
What to do! Just keep them busy in music, knowledge and service. If they start doing this early on in their childhood and growing years, then the anger and such tendencies will be reduced. ... -
Should I suppress or should I express anger?
Sometimes express, sometimes suppress. There is no single answer. You can’t express it all the time, you will cause so much damage to yourself and others around you. And you can’t suppress it all the time, sometimes you need to express it. Otherwise you w ... -
Gurudev, what if someone gets angry with you? What do you do?
Oh, you know, when I was a little older than you, I was teaching meditation. And there was an older man, who was a meditation teacher, and he was also teaching meditation, but people wouldn’t go to him, in spite of many advertisements. I would just sit an ... -
How to control the anger?
Do you know why you get angry? It is because you want perfection, or you want certain things to be in a certain way. When you know that not everything can be that way; let’s face it this is life, then suddenly the brain starts relaxing. By your g ... -
Gurudev, Goddess Parvati in her anger had given a curse to Mother Earth, Agni Deva and other gods when they tried to save her and Lord Shiva’s son Kartikeya from Tarakasura (a demon). How is it possible for a Goddess to not be in control of her anger?
You know, this is a wrong depiction of the stories from the Puranas. The TV serials always want to make it a little more dramatic. Even when I watch Goddess Parvati (an incarnation or form of the Mother Divine), I see that there is so much disp ...
