Hi. I think that one of the most traumatic phases in the BKs' lives, is when we are abruptly awakened from the honeymoon phase by the abuse of some other BK we thought was as sweet and as harmless as an angel. Sure, no one is perfect, but BKs always think and preach that they are by birth much more perfect than normal people (shudras). Well, we are all effort makers ... They feel very superior to those angry gurus who notoriously ill treat their followers, but anger, and like Baba often says, in other less obvious forms, such as bossiness and irritability, are wide spread in BKdom!
It seems that Baba himself explained that anger mainly comes from unfulfilled, limited, desires, and we can see a lot of frustration among the BKs.Tough life, sometimes: no results in Yoga, nor in service, and the obligation of pretending to be cheerful and contented.
I totally agree with the beautiful posts above, where suppression and the effect of it has been well described. Fear, suppression, labour, force, are all "warrior" sanskaras, if we want to borrow a BK concept. Silver Aged. You pretend a bit and polish it, but soon it gets tarnished, and the vice emerges again because the root problem hasn't been dealt with. Probably if BKs were more proficient in Yoga, they would find enough peace and fulfillment in it and anger would be annihilated at the source. I also think that the way of dealing with any vice, is transmutation and redirection.
We all accumulated sorrow and anger since childhood and from previous lives. In my experience, I think that expressing it as it is, causes a lot of damage, especially to others and repressing it we become ill and lose our self-esteem. As far as I know, right know, is that I have to be clear, preserve my detachment and discrimination power, so that I do not become a ferocious bull when attacked and I can see where I went wrong. But at the same I have to love my self and not let anybody abuse me- so they do not create bad karma!!-, not to be a doormat, and learn instead how to remain cool and
assertive. . That I find healthy and conducive to progress and maturity!!
Anger gets us stuck in a pattern, is an impulsive reaction, not an action, a temporary relief, but no solution. It usually makes things worse. In order to become assertive, we have to work on ourselves, step by step, be in tune with Universal laws and do not let ourselves or others infring them, give voice to our rights, if we think we have any, and to truth and justice. Let our
KI express itself.
They say that Brahma Baba was like that, showing authority well balanced with wisdom and mercy.
Om Shanti.