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via GITA COACHING by Akrura on 10/4/11
Recently a devotee who counsels devotees wrote me: "If I can be a safe place for a person to express their anger, I can helpthem move to the deeper feelings underlying the anger."
It is a very valuable service to devotees if they can have someone to speak to openly about their feelings and experiences, without being afraid that they will be judged or misunderstood. Patience is love in action.
In the Srimad Bhagavatam we read how Narada Muni let Daksa express his anger and curse him. Why Narada Muni stayed in the presence of Prajapati Daksa and tolerated all his accusations and curses? It was for Daksa's deliverance. Narada Muni should have left immediately, but he purposely stayed to hear all Daksa's strong words so that Daksa might be relieved of his anger.
Prajapati Daksa was not an ordinary man; he had accumulated the results of many pious activities. Therefore Narada Muni expected that after delivering his curse, Daksa, satisfied and freed from anger, would repent his misbehavior and thus get a chance to become a Vaisnava and be delivered. After the incidents concerning the loss of his many sons, Daksa repented his misunderstanding with Narada Muni, and continued his duties as a Prajapati.
Similarly, Krsna's devotees may sometimes be angry and not willing to forgive. If we accept that and respect their free will, we might discuss with them and gradually discover what is the best way to proceed, and how to turn anger and resentment into enlightenment and progress.
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