कामक्रोधोद्भवं वेगम्
(The rush of lust and anger)
Lust and anger are natural instincts. Safety valves. But guard against a rush and excess of these instincts.
Lust and anger are born when RajoguNa is in ascendance. Saatvic food moderates and controls both.
Food habits must be hitamitabhuk. Eat moderately and eat what is good for health. Eating the wholde day or eating for taste or greed should be avoided.
Anger generally raises its hood when lust and greed are hampered. So avoid an excess of both.
We hear of stories of sages cursing out of anger and losing all the puNya they earned over many years of tapasyaa. These days, tapasya is forgotten and we exhaust all the puNya which our elders left us as legacy and whatever we had earned in earlier births, early in present life.
It is therefore necessary that we do not get angry now and then for little or no reason *. Otherwise, when you depart, only paapa will accompany you and you will have no puNya to leave for your children.
NOTE: *Fortitude against adversity is cornerstone of peace in life. ASYMPTOTIC RISE OF ANGER IS dangerous. Even murmurring is to be avoided. Getting upset or agitated is a sign of weakness.
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