Bhagavad Gita 5.23 · Krishna
Riding out the surge
शक्नोतीहैव यः सोढुं प्राक्शरीरविमोक्षणात्।
कामक्रोधोद्भवं वेगं स युक्तः स सुखी नरः॥
śaknotīhaiva yaḥ soḍhuṃ prākśarīravimokṣaṇātkāmakrodhodbhavaṃ vegaṃ sa yuktaḥ sa sukhī naraḥ
One who can bear the surge of desire and anger here, before leaving this body, is a yogi, a truly happy person.
What it means
Krishna is practical again. Desire and anger will come like a rushing wave. The one who can withstand that surge, here in this life, without being swept away, is a yogi. And, he says, that person is truly happy. Not because the waves stop, but because they can ride them.
The story
Arjuna feels powerful surges of grief, anger and longing. Krishna doesn't say they'll vanish. He says the skill is in withstanding them. That's a strength Arjuna, the great warrior, can learn.
In your life
Picture a surfer who doesn't fight the wave but rides it to shore. When anger surges today, wait ninety seconds before you speak. Ride the wave. Then choose.
Ride the wave. Don't drown in it.