Getting Rid of Resentment

Āghātapaṭivinayasutta

Getting Rid of Resentment

Āghātapaṭivinayasutta

EN
“Mendicants, there are these nine ways to get rid of resentment. What nine? Thinking: ‘They harmed me, but what can I possibly do?’ you get rid of resentment. Thinking: ‘They are harming me …’ …
PL
“Navayime, bhikkhave, āghātapaṭivinayā. Katame nava? ‘Anatthaṁ me acari, taṁ kutettha labbhā’ti āghātaṁ paṭivineti; ‘anatthaṁ me carati, taṁ kutettha labbhā’ti āghātaṁ paṭivineti;
EN
‘They will harm me …’ … ‘They harmed someone I love …’ … ‘They are harming someone I love …’ … ‘They will harm someone I love …’ …
PL
‘anatthaṁ me carissati, taṁ kutettha labbhā’ti āghātaṁ paṭivineti; piyassa me manāpassa anatthaṁ acari …pe… anatthaṁ carati …pe… ‘anatthaṁ carissati, taṁ kutettha labbhā’ti āghātaṁ paṭivineti;
EN
‘They helped someone I dislike …’ … ‘They are helping someone I dislike …’ … Thinking: ‘They will help someone I dislike, but what can I possibly do?’ you get rid of resentment. These are the nine ways to get rid of resentment.”
PL
appiyassa me amanāpassa atthaṁ acari …pe… atthaṁ carati …pe… ‘atthaṁ carissati, taṁ kutettha labbhā’ti āghātaṁ paṭivineti. Ime kho, bhikkhave, nava āghātapaṭivinayā”ti.
PL
Dasamaṁ.

Pāli root text and English translation by Bhikkhu Sujato from SuttaCentral (https://suttacentral.net), CC0.

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