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Why should we control our emotions?

[Shri Reman Rana asked: Namaste Swami Ji. My question: I think there are certain behavioral traits of humans that make them humans like affection, anger, envy, sloth, agony etc. Now many yogis and saints say to control these emotions. But I believe that like the behavior of a child is to be innocent, curious, notorious and playful at the same time, it depends on the age of a person to show certain traits and if someone tries to control these traits, they will not be humans anymore. I am very fond of psychology and spirituality and I have learnt to not to hold myself for living and enjoying anything if it is not harming or bothering someone else. Now my question is why we should control our emotions at young age because even the meditation of the greatest Vishvamitra was interrupted by someone (only taking an example)?? Why shouldn't we embrace and express the emotions that nature has given us?? By Reman Rana]

Swami replied:- Control means stopping emotions in wrong contexts and does not mean to eradicate the emotion in every context. It only means that you shall not become a slave of your emotion and exhibit it everywhere and all times. You can have the emotion in proper context so that it will not harm good people. At the same time, it should not harm your health. Control does not mean complete absence of emotion.

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