Parable on Anger

by Shri Ramakrishna Paramhamsha








There is a ... good illustration of the nature of anger given by the
Perfect Master Ramakrishna. He was from the area around Calcutta and the
Ganges flowed by his ashram. One day Ramakrishna was standing by the river
with his disciples and, pointing to a boat moving upstream, he gave this
parable on anger.



The boatman rowing upstream sees another boat, far off, moving downstream
towards him. He shouts. "Hey, watch out! Change your course, look out!" But
the boat continues to rush towards him and, as it comes closer, he sees
that there is nobody in the boat. Now is he going to continue to yell at
the boat to change its course? No, he is simply going to change his own
course and steer around the onrushing boat.



Ramakrishna said, "The one who is angry is like a boat which has no
captain. When you see there is no captain, steer away. Don't stand and
throw words back at the boat in anger. Steer aside. Otherwise neither boat
has a captain."


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