A Meritorious Achievement

"It is not necessary to retire to the forest to get rid of anger and hatred.

Virtue cannot be practised in a vacuum.

If you live in an atmosphere of anger and are able to control it,

then it is a meritorious achievement.

But if you live in a forest where there is no room for anger

and say that you have controlled your anger,

it is not meaningful.

You must therefore remain in the worldly surroundings

where there is ample scope for the rising up of emotions

of anger and hatred and then learn to control them.

That will be a meritorious achievement."

~ Baba ~

(Sadhana - The Inward Path)