Comments on: Do you have an Uncontrollable Anger?

By: Apurva Jani

Apurva Jani — Sun, 16 May 2010 17:00:32 +0000

@Jeremy : It is very rightly said in the above article that anger is not part of a person’s true nature. Rather than letting it manifest in any manner, a better approach would be to reject that which is not your true nature. This is different from suppressing it. Rejection is to simply stop identifying with this external emotion. Each time you feel angry, simply reject this vital feeling as something foreign. Eventually when you completely externalize this emotion, you will stop being controlled by it.

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 05:38:30 +0000

I tried your methods…but the anger doesnt dissolve…the more i let it out the more it grows…

By: Subhash Mittal

Subhash Mittal — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 16:31:07 +0000

Dear Purnima,
Thanks for your comment. We have discussed the topic of anger in our Gita class as well.

By: Subhash Mittal

Subhash Mittal — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:18:16 +0000

It is great to hear from you, Sunil. Thanks a lot for your encouraging feedback. You are welcome to join our Yoga Sutra study group discussions (you can call in over the internet – Skype or google talk). We meet every second and fourth Saturday at 2 PM.

By: Sunil Modi

Sunil Modi — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 04:03:27 +0000

Hey Guys: And what did you think of the Yoga Sutra audio ? I thought that was awesome. What a commitment Subhash has to teach Yoga in the most authentic way. I am in New York; otherwise I would be participating and learning with him everyday. But thanks to the web. I’ll look into joining some skype classes. Kudos.

By: Shaila Mohe

Shaila Mohe — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 11:20:55 +0000

Great article about anger. The following Buddhist statement is so true, “Holding on to anger is like holding burning hot coal in your hand. Before you can hurl it at someone else, you are getting burned yourself”.

I never hold my anger in, once I say what I have to say I forget about it and move on.

Thanks for sharing.

By: Purnima

Purnima — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:12:08 +0000

Thanks Subhashji for an informative newsletter. It covers a lot. Anger is your own creation, you own it. I agree that our own expectations, desires and my way or no way are main causes of anger. Thanks for sharing.

By: Subhash Mittal

Subhash Mittal — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 16:29:55 +0000

Thanks for your feedback, Lavanya. I think being tired or stressed are more like triggers of catalysts for anger. I believe the main cause for anger is unfulfilled desires and expectations. When our ego takes over and expects people to behave in ceratain ways or develop strong desires, that is what can lead to anger when these expectations are not met.

Subhash

By: Lavanya

Lavanya — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 14:16:52 +0000

that is a nice article. Loving kindness is one of the zen attributes. I think it would really help a person that anger is not part of his true nature.

I guess that most of the times we get angry when we are tired or stressed or disorganized.