AN 9.30 Getting Rid of Resentment – Āghātapaṭivinayasutta

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AN 9.30 Getting Rid of Resentment – Āghātapaṭivinayasutta

Numbered Discourses 9.30 – Aṅguttara Nikāya 9.30

3. Abodes of Sentient Beings – 3. Sattāvāsavagga

AN 9.30 Getting Rid of Resentment – Āghātapaṭivinayasutta

 

1.1

Bhikkhū, there are these nine methods to get rid of resentment.

“Navayime, bhikkhave, āghātapaṭivinayā.

1.2

What nine?

Katame nava?

1.3

Thinking: ‘They harmed me, but what can I possibly do?’ you get rid of resentment.

‘Anatthaṁ me acari, taṁ kutettha labbhā’ti āghātaṁ paṭivineti;

1.4

Thinking: ‘They are harming me …’ …

‘anatthaṁ me carati, taṁ kutettha labbhā’ti āghātaṁ paṭivineti;

1.5

‘They will harm me …’ …

‘anatthaṁ me carissati, taṁ kutettha labbhā’ti āghātaṁ paṭivineti;

1.6

‘They harmed someone I love …’ …

piyassa me manāpassa anatthaṁ acari …pe…

1.7

‘They are harming someone I love …’

anatthaṁ carati …pe…

1.8

‘They will harm someone I love …’ …

‘anatthaṁ carissati, taṁ kutettha labbhā’ti āghātaṁ paṭivineti;

1.9

‘They helped someone I dislike …’ …

appiyassa me amanāpassa atthaṁ acari …pe…

1.10

‘They are helping someone I dislike …’ …

atthaṁ carati …pe…

1.11

Thinking: ‘They will help someone I dislike, but what can I possibly do?’ you get rid of resentment.

‘atthaṁ carissati, taṁ kutettha labbhā’ti āghātaṁ paṭivineti.

1.12

These are the nine methods to get rid of resentment.”

Ime kho, bhikkhave, nava āghātapaṭivinayā”ti.

1.13

Dasamaṁ.