September 02, 2012
To tame anger and other negative emotions is a
hard and slow process, which requires patience, persistence and time.
There was once a huge wrestler who was strutting along a street, proud
of his physical strength and victory over many rivals. As he passed by,
an innocent middle aged woman laughed at his stature. The wrestler
observed this, gnashed his teeth in anger and was about to pounce on
her. The woman retorted, “How can you consider yourself strong when you
cannot even take a woman’s laughter calmly?” The wrestler, in a split
second, realized his folly and hung his head in shame. Forbearance
(Sahana) is the best spiritual practice (Sadhana). Practice forbearance
and fortitude - this is the foremost and greatest lesson from the
scriptures
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