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=== Itihasas ===
=== Itihasas ===
Both Ramayana and Mahabharata are pivoted replete with examples of how damaging negative emotions, in particular anger, can be.
Both Ramayana and Mahabharata are pivoted replete with examples of how damaging negative emotions, in particular anger, can be.
=== Ayurveda ===
=== Ayurveda ===
In the Naatyasaastra, a treatise on Indian performing arts, krodha is one of the eight "permanent states" or sthaayi bhaavas. These states are considered to be the source of delight in a performance and are not interfered with by other states. The term krodha refers to the emotion of anger, which can be expressed through different gestures, facial expressions and vocalizations in a theatrical performance. These expressions are meant to convey a sense of intense anger and agitation to the audience.
In the Naatyasaastra, a treatise on Indian performing arts, krodha is one of the eight "permanent states" or sthaayi bhaavas. These states are considered to be the source of delight in a performance and are not interfered with by other states. The term krodha refers to the emotion of anger, which can be expressed through different gestures, facial expressions and vocalizations in a theatrical performance. These expressions are meant to convey a sense of intense anger and agitation to the audience.
=== Ways to overcome anger ===
== Anger Management ==
Just as how ancient texts abound with the profound message that anger leads to destruction, they show the way to
Just as how ancient texts abound with the profound message that anger leads to destruction, they show the way to overcome and deal with anger.
“Real manliness,” it is stated in the first chapter, the Aadi parva of Mahabharata, “lies in shedding anger much like the serpent casts off its worn skin against kshamaa”. There is a telling pun here, for “kshamaa” means forgiveness, as well as the Mother Earth. The serpent uses the friction generated in rubbing on the Earth to shed its skin; Forgiveness helps shed anger.
“Real manliness,” it is stated in the first chapter, the Aadi parva of Mahabharata, “lies in shedding anger much like the serpent casts off its worn skin against kshamaa”. There is a telling pun here, for “kshamaa” means forgiveness, as well as the Mother Earth. The serpent uses the friction generated in rubbing on the Earth to shed its skin; Forgiveness helps shed anger.<ref>Bhide AV. Anger and the mahaabhaarata. Indian J Psychiatry. 2007 Apr;49(2):140-2. doi: 10.4103/0019-5545.33265. PMID: 20711400; PMCID: PMC2917082.</ref>
== Anger in Modern Psychology ==
== Anger in Modern Psychology ==