YoGA FoR AnGeR MAnAGeMent

12 | Yoga for Anger Management
STEPS IN ANGER MANAGEMENT
Let us begin with a story. Once two friends, let us say Rama
and Shyama went to the teacher, a Guru in a very remote
Ashram and asked, Sir please give us Deeksha. Then Guru
asked, why do you children want Deeksha? They said, Sir, we
have to do Yoga by doing this Mantra Japa and Deeksha, we
will be able to get very good happiness. We can also get lot of
powers, so we want to learn, sir. Then the master said, OK.
You please go back home and come back after six months and
in these six months, you should not get angry for anything,
come back and that is the test for you to go on for this Deeksha.
Rama and Shyama were very happy. They said, OK sir.
Nothing should make you angry. You should never get angry.
Go back home, be normal, be on your normal activities. When
you come back report to me, then I will give you Deeksha,
said the sage. So Rama and Shyama went. Rama went to his
village, Shyama returned to his village. Six months are over.
They both are going to meet their Guru. They met on the Tank
Bund. Hello, Hello how are
you, all that and then Rama
asked Shyama, Oh! Shyama
did you manage not to get anger
for the last six months?
How was it? Yeah, I never
got angry, I have passed my
test. Then Shyama asked
Rama, have you not got an-
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