Monks, there are these ten grounds for resentment. What ten?
(1) Thinking: "They acted for my harm," one harbors resentment.
(2) Thinking: "They are acting for my harm," one harbors resentment.
(3) Thinking: ""They will act for my harm," one harbors resentment.
(4) Thinking: "They acted for the harm of one who is pleasing and agreeable to me," one harbors resentment.
(5) Thinking: "They are acting for the harm of one who is pleasing and agreeable to me," one harbors resentment.
(6) Thinking: "They will act for the harm of one who is pleasing and agreeable to me," one harbors resentment.
(7) Thinking: "They acted for the benefit of one who is displeasing and disagreeable to me," one harbors resentment.
(8) Thinking: "They are acting for the benefit of one who is displeasing and disagreeable to me," one harbors resentment.
(9) Thinking: "They will act for the benefit of one who is displeasing and disagreeable to me," one harbors resentment.
(10) And one become angry without a reason.
These, monks, are the ten bases of resentment.
~The Buddha, in The Anguttara Nikaya
No comments:
Post a Comment