From anger to ruin

From anger comes delusion, from delusion confusion of memory, from loss of memory the destruction of intelligence, and when intelligence is lost one falls.

क्रोधाद्भवति सम्मोहः सम्मोहात्स्मृतिविभ्रमः ।
स्मृतिभ्रंशाद् बुद्धिनाशो बुद्धिनाशात्प्रणश्यति ॥

krodhādbhavati sammohaḥ sammohātsmṛtivibhramaḥ .
smṛtibhraṃśād buddhināśo buddhināśātpraṇaśyati ॥

Related Gita verse: Gita 2.63

The verse before (2.62) explains that dwelling on sense objects breeds attachment, attachment breeds desire, and desire breeds anger. Knowing this chain lets us stop it at the very start.

Life lesson: never decide in anger; let the mind settle first.

Theme

Mastering the mind

Shloka Ref

2.63

Shloka Path

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