All anger stems from the need to control our circumstances and the ensuing disappointment when that control is wrested from us. We clutch at this desire for control so strongly that when it is obstructed our own energy becomes fire; it burns us. Guru Siyag says, “A body is cremated upon death; fire reduces it to ashes. But anger consumes a person alive.” In our rage, we distance ourselves from all rationality and say or do things that cannot be reversed, and that sometimes do irreparable harm. In extreme cases, anger sets off events the repercussions of which bind us to them for life.

Therapists and other medical practitioners recommend several methods to deal with anger: express anger in a controlled and yet assertive manner, suppress it and redirect toward a more constructive activity or calm down through breathing exercises. In certain situations, for immediate effect, tranquilizers are also prescribed. All the above-mentioned methods are effective, but only to a degree. They may help a person manage their anger momentarily but cannot get rid of it completely. In other words, these methods help one take responsibility for the anger and direct its flow anger inward but they do not dissolve the anger entirely and permanently. For further queries email gssyworld@gmail.com or call (+91)8369754399

The expression of anger, says Guru Siyag, is a never-ending cycle, “You will vent your anger and set off the other person. The other person will not accept your anger quietly. Their retaliatory response will match your outburst. There is no end to it. It is like trying to dirty someone with muck and not expecting to be dirtied in return. Of course you are going to get dirty! People have perished over generations because their anger turned to hate and they could not break the cycle.” So how does one break the cycle? Guru Siyag says that anger can be dissolved only by pouring it into the endless ocean that is meditation. Instead of taking responsibility for the anger and owning it, the practitioner should look at it objectively — anger as an emotion by itself that does not have its root in another person or event.

In meditation you are not angry with someone. You are simply angry. Anger is an energy that is external and you have decided to let it enter you. Only when it enters you does it acquire a quality. It is angry at someone or frustrated with a situation or enraged by an activity. In meditation, anger becomes quality-less. Once faced with the anger, the practitioner must grab hold of it and release it into meditation. The anger that has come toward you is thrown into the cosmos. When a river flows into the ocean, it loses its own nature and becomes one with the ocean. So too, when anger is released into meditation, it becomes one with the cosmos. It loses itself and becomes the cosmos. This is, of course, not a one-time process but something the seeker must consciously do whenever anger enters. By and by, the anger will be dissolved completely. If it is not possible for you to meditate when faced with anger, begin chanting the mantra. Guru Siyag says, “As you feel the first waves of anger upon you, begin chanting the mantra. The vibrations of the mantra will bring into sharp focus the futility of your anger and dispel the power of anger over you. Instead of washing over you, this wave of anger will change its course and avoid you.”