Bhagavad Gita Quotes on Anger

Anger rises like a wave; let it break without you.

Freedom from enmity is the quiet secret of a peaceful life.

Hold the wave of desire and anger, and it passes.

Calm strength lasts longer than angry strength.

Freedom from anger is freedom from a heavy load.

Anger shortens the view and hardens the heart.

If you find hatred in yourself, ask what hurt is underneath.

Let knowledge, not anger, guide your hands.

Anger is attachment with a short fuse.

Anger clouds the very memory that would calm it.

Pause long enough to remember what you are protecting.

Anger and arrogance weigh down the one who carries them.

Anger and craving are ropes; notice where they pull.

Hating others is a way of hating yourself in disguise.

Malice is a poison that the carrier drinks first.

Anger, craving and greed hurt the one who carries them first.

Anger has a long root; it begins with where you keep looking.

In anger we forget who we are and what we value.

Anger is often desire that was blocked.

Hatred and desire are two hands of the same grip.

Anger at others often begins with unkindness toward oneself.

Guard your attention, and you guard your temper.

What have you said in anger that your calmer self would never sign?

A mind absorbed in the highest has little room for anger.

Feel the anger fully, but do not let it drive.

Fire transforms; be careful what you feed it.

Rage borrows your intelligence and rarely returns it on time.

The slide from anger to ruin is steep; step back at the first slope.

Name the restlessness behind your anger.

Freedom from anger is a short walk from freedom itself.

Hatred is attachment turned inside out.

Anger and desire are the two heaviest things to carry.

Every outburst has a quiet prehistory.

Meet insult with composure and it loses its power.

Malice is effort misdirected.

Where does your anger at others reflect something you dislike in yourself?

Never decide while the fire is lit.

Release attachment, fear and anger, and the mind turns clear.

Free of desire, fear and anger, you are liberated already.

Do all your work as an offering, and keep your heart free of enmity.

Hold no grudge against any being; carry only goodwill.

Desire and aversion are two sides of the same bewilderment.

Let the sweep of time soften your grudges.

Face your hardest duty with steadiness, not with hatred.

Devotion and non-hatred walk together.

Free yourself from attachment, and from enmity as well.

Non-reaction is a form of strength.

Freedom is finding that you need no enemies.

A malice-free mind is a peaceful home.

Harshness is often fear in disguise.

Craving, anger and greed are three doors to self-harm; learn to close them.

Letting go of craving, anger and greed is a kindness to yourself.

Desire and anger are two faces of the same restlessness.

Fear, anger and clinging are three knots; wisdom loosens them.

Release both hatred and craving, and you have renounced enough.

The one who can wait out the storm within is free.

Peace is close to anyone free of craving and rage.

Hate no one; it costs your own peace first.

Let your energy serve good, not grudges.

Ego and anger turn the heart against itself.

Be gentle with the hater inside you; it is often hurt.

Close the doors of craving, rage and grasping, one at a time.

Resentment spoils a gift; give only what you can give gladly.

Fear, anger and craving rise like tides; steady ground outlasts them.

Desire is a small spark; attention is the air it needs.

Strength that serves needs no craving or rage.

Much confusion is just clinging and pushing in disguise.

Aversion is as much a movement of the field as attraction.

Three habits do most of the damage: wanting too much, burning too hot, holding too tight.

Reluctant giving loses its blessing.

Wish the best even for those who wish you harm.

Name the three: want, wrath, and want-more.

Hatred of the bad binds you as tightly as craving for the good.

Catch the thought early; it costs less than catching the anger.

Thought breeds attachment, attachment breeds desire, and blocked desire breeds anger.

A sharp word costs more than a slow breath.

Not every slander deserves a reply.

A mind left to brood builds its own storm.

Desire and anger are the real hurdles; clear them and peace is close.

Greed and rage burn the same fuel.

Which of the three doors is hardest for you to keep closed?

What are you either craving or resenting today?

Which of desire, fear or anger holds you most today?