Bhagawan on Satyagraha

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Taken from a wonderful Talk given by Shri.Anil Kumar on 18th'July'1999 : Swami was asked in Kodaikanal about Satyagraha, meaning about people fasting until their demands are met, the so called Fasts unto Death, Bhagawan said "Satya and agraha, truth and anger, do not go together. Truth knows no anger. Therefore, Satyagraha is wrong usage. Where there is anger, there is no truth.” .When the idly prices go up, we go on Satyagraha. It is a convenient method. And it has become an awful act of mockery sometimes. For example, we also have something called relay fasting. One person will sit in the morning at eight o'clock, and leave at twelve o’clock when another batch will come. This new batch will also have taken tiffin items in three

rounds earlier at breakfast time: idly, dosa and puri! Everything! Sumptuous! One person sits there till twelve o'clock lunchtime. Up until then he does not eat anything. He will be there. Then the next fellow will have his lunch at twelve o’clock and come and sit there till seven o'clock in the evening. Then another girl first has her dinner, and afterwards she will sit there till the next morning. She will also sleep there. Instead of staying back at home, these people will sit under a tent or an especially raised structure in the name of Satyagraha. This is how things have been going on here. Satya has no agraha, no anger. But the man who is angry is utterly false. His life is full of falsehood and he wants only to defend. He wants to justify his wrong action. He wants to prove all his wrong deeds as though he is correct, and therefore he is always angry. Those that shout are always wrong. Those that loose their temper are always wrong. To those who justify, who portray themselves as though they are on the right side, this anger always comes on the scene. So, where there is truth, there is no anger. Satyagraha is

wrong," Bhagawan said

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