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Bhagavad Gita for Anger: Interrupting the Chain
Anger · Frustration · The chain
The Gita traces the exact chain — from a thought, to desire, to frustrated desire, to rage, to the collapse of everything built with a clear mind. Knowing the chain is the beginning of interrupting it.
क्रोधाद्भवति सम्मोहः सम्मोहात्स्मृतिविभ्रमः।
स्मृतिभ्रंशाद्बुद्धिनाशो बुद्धिनाशात्प्रणश्यति॥From anger comes delusion; from delusion, loss of memory; from loss of memory, destruction of discernment — and from that, ruin.
BG 2.63, Bhagavad Gita
Common questions about the Bhagavad Gita and anger
What does the Bhagavad Gita say about anger?
Bhagavad Gita 2.63 traces anger's chain: anger causes delusion, delusion clouds memory, lost memory destroys discernment, and that leads to ruin. Seeing the chain is the first step to interrupting it.
How do you control anger according to the Bhagavad Gita?
The Gita locates the leverage point upstream of anger — at desire and attachment. Interrupting the sequence early, before frustrated desire becomes rage, is more effective than suppressing anger once it has flared.
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