Aṇguttara Nikāya
X. Dasaka-Nipāta
VIII: Ākaṇkha-Vagga
Sutta 80
Āghāta-Paṭivinaya Suttaṃ
Hatred
Translated from the Pali by Thanissaro Bhikkhu.
Proofed against and modified in accordance with the revised edition at dhammatalks.org
Provenance, terms and conditons
[1][pts] "There are these ten ways of subduing hatred.
Which ten
[1] "Thinking, 'He has done me harm. But what should I expect?' one subdues hatred
[2] "Thinking, 'He is doing me harm. But what should I expect?' one subdues hatred
[3] "Thinking, 'He is going to do me harm. But what should I expect?' one subdues hatred
[4] "Thinking, 'He has done harm to people who are dear and pleasing to me. But what should I expect?' one subdues hatred
[5] "Thinking, 'He is doing harm to people who are dear and pleasing to me. But what should I expect?' one subdues hatred
[6] "Thinking, 'He is going to do harm to people who are dear and pleasing to me. But what should I expect?' one subdues hatred
[7] "Thinking, 'He has aided people who are not dear or pleasing to me. But what should I expect?' one subdues hatred
[8] "Thinking, 'He is aiding people who are not dear or pleasing to me. But what should I expect?' one subdues hatred
[9] "Thinking, 'He is going to aid people who are not dear or pleasing to me. But what should I expect?' one subdues hatred
[10] "One does not get worked up over impossibilities.
"These are ten ways of subduing hatred."
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