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Namah Vol. 28, Issue 3, 15th October 2020

existence of the animal as it exhausts the which cannot be cunningly hidden by whatever
chief source of vitality and the animal often amount of suppression or repression and
becomes a prey to it unless this emotion pure anger is next to universal love in its
is moderated or totally overcome. Often spiritual chastity. Animal rage or aggression
this emotion is considered as equivalent to is equally admirable as an integral expression
pleasure and indulgence in it is accepted as of Nature`s beauty but in human beings,
a relief from stress. But the risk of running its virtuous use lies only as an impetus
into grave dangers of evil and subconscient to grow out of tamas into sattva and rajas.
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memories soon surfaces as a threat to the It has to be an expression of Kali over the
life-process by creating confusion between obstacles that impede spiritual growth or
the forms of replication from one form to an expression of Rudra which permanently
other. When it is palpably present, the animal destroys menacingly awkward behaviours.
grows restless and gradually gets frustrated Otherwise, it can behaviourally reduce the
and this leads to krodha or anger. One can status of man to a beast. When krodha is
infer that when anger is strong, there must harnessed into energy or is sublimated into
be some desire unfulfilled. obstinate dexterity and courage, it can achieve
goals that are otherwise impossible.
At the animalistic level, krodha or anger
is the chief means to overpower and it is Lobha or avarice is a natural successor of anger,
easily used as a means to achieve a goal or as whatever is achieved through anger has to
attain control over other animals. Those who be gathered and stored so that it will be out of
express anger or rage have the advantage reach of other animals or persons. Avarice is
of growing powerful in the group they live a covert emotion. It is never overtly expressed
in and that is why this emotion is skilfully and it always chooses a substitute among the
indulged in for all bad causes. As it is with five other emotions to express itself. Lobha or
all other negative emotions, anger by itself avarice has the ability to pin down the being
is not bad and often it is the justifiable way to tamas. One who is overpowered by lobha
of expressing one`s frustration over things or thinks that it is to the peace and calmness
events that do not heed the need for change of sattva that he is clinging and not to the
or become obstacles to change. In cases where inertia of tamas. While krodha is radical cutting
no ill-will or bad desire is palpable behind out from Rajas, lobha is tenacious sticking to
this emotion, it is the revolt of rajas over tamas tamas because of the fear of total destruction.
such that sattva can retain its noble place in The positive side of this emotion is that it
the transitional time-frame. It sends shudders can withstand the scorching fire of rajas and
along the nerves and the energy explodes save the being from total annihilation. This
in the internal and external environment at emotion counterbalances krodha and thus
once. In the order of evolution, this is the becomes a natural successor to krodha as it
chief emotion which differentiates the animal is only in this way the existence can survive
kingdom from the plant kingdom. after a fit of exhaustive loss because of krodha.

Whereas kama is cunningly explosive, krodha Moha or infatuation is the preoccupation
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