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How to control anger? || Acharya Prashant, with students (2014)
Acharya Prashant
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Anger
Expectation
Attachment
Hope
Freedom
Conditioning
Love
Self-worth
Description

Acharya Prashant explains that addressing anger in the heat of the moment is as futile as trying to jog during a heart attack. Instead of asking how to control anger, one must investigate its source. He identifies expectation and attachment as the root causes of anger. When expectations are not met, the mind experiences frustration and outrage. He compares the mind's reliance on hope and expectation to an ostrich burying its head in the sand or a person consuming unhealthy fats; the danger is present even if the consequences are not immediately visible.