Christianity
Islam
Judaism
Hinduism
Buddhism
Anger & Its Mastery
Controlling anger is a universal spiritual discipline. Every tradition warns that unchecked wrath destroys relationships and spiritual progress, while offering techniques — from prayer to mindfulness — for transforming rage into equanimity and constructive action.
Across the World's Religions
Christianity
- Practice
- Be angry but do not sin; slow to anger
- Key Text
- Ephesians 4:26; James 1:19-20; Proverbs 15:1
Islam
- Practice
- Kazm al-ghayz (swallowing anger) — praised by Allah
- Key Text
- Quran 3:134; Hadith (Bukhari 6116)
Judaism
- Practice
- Ma'aneh rakh (soft answer) turns away wrath
- Key Text
- Proverbs 15:1; Pirke Avot 2:10; Psalm 37:8
Hinduism
- Practice
- Krodha (anger) as one of six inner enemies
- Key Text
- Bhagavad Gita 2:62-63; 16:21
Buddhism
- Practice
- Dosa (aversion/anger) as one of three poisons
- Key Text
- Dhammapada 222-223; AN 7.60 (Kodhana Sutta)