9: The Book of the Nines
30. Resentment (2)
- DG BB TBW © Translated from the Pali by Bhikkhu Bodhi (More copyright information)
1"Bhikkhus, there are these nine ways of removing resentment. What nine?
(1) (Thinking:) ‘He acted for my harm, but what can be done about it?’ [n.1899] Taṁ kut’ettha labbhā. My translation of this idiom is not intended to be literal. The point is that one has no choice but to resign oneself to the situation. Mp: "‘What can be done in regard to that person so that there would be no such harmful conduct? By what means is it possible to obtain this?’ Having reflected: ‘A person harms another because of the disposition of his mind,’ one dispels resentment." one removes resentment. (2) (Thinking:) ‘He is acting for my harm, but what can be done about it?’ one removes resentment. (3) (Thinking:) ‘He will act for my harm, but what can be done about it?’ one removes resentment. (4) (Thinking:) ‘He acted for the harm of one who is pleasing and agreeable to me, but what can be done about it?’ one removes resentment. (5) (Thinking:) ‘He is acting for the harm of one who is pleasing and agreeable to me, but what can be done about it?’ one removes resentment. (6) (Thinking:) ‘He will act for the harm of one who is pleasing and agreeable to me, but what can be done about it?’ one removes resentment (7) (Thinking:) ‘He acted for the benefit of one who is displeasing and disagreeable to me, but what can be done about it?’ one removes resentment. (8) (Thinking:) ‘He is acting for the benefit of one who is displeasing and disagreeable to me, but what can be done about it?’ one removes resentment. (9) (Thinking:) ‘He will act for the benefit of one who is displeasing and disagreeable to me, but what can be done about it?’ one removes resentment. These, bhikkhus, are the nine ways of removing resentment."
1"Navayime, bhikkhave, āghātapaṭivinayā. Katame nava?
‘Anatthaṁ me acari, taṁ kutettha labbhā’ti āghātaṁ paṭivineti; ‘anatthaṁ me carati, taṁ kutettha labbhā’ti āghātaṁ paṭivineti; ‘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; appiyassa me amanāpassa atthaṁ acari … pe … atthaṁ carati … pe … ‘atthaṁ carissati, taṁ kutettha labbhā’ti āghātaṁ paṭivineti. Ime kho, bhikkhave, nava āghātapaṭivinayā"ti.
Dasamaṁ.
