{"collection":"Anguttara Nikaya","full_text_available":true,"graph_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/api/page/suttacentral_an5.162/graph","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/page/suttacentral_an5.162","id":"suttacentral_an5.162","license":"CC0","rights_basis":"suttacentral_bilara_data_cc0","source":"suttacentral","source_url":"https://suttacentral.net/an5.162/en/sujato","summary":null,"tags":["Anguttara Nikaya","Early Buddhist Texts"],"text":"There Venerable S\u0101riputta addressed the mendicants: \u201cReverends, mendicants!\u201d \u201cReverend,\u201d they replied. S\u0101riputta said this: \u201cReverends, a mendicant should use these five ways to completely get rid of resentment when it has arisen toward anyone. What five? In the case of an individual whose behavior by way of body is impure, but whose behavior by way of speech is pure, you should get rid of resentment for that kind of individual. In the case of an individual whose behavior by way of speech is impure, but whose behavior by way of body is pure, \u2026 In the case of an individual whose behavior by way of body and speech is impure, but who gets an openness and clarity of heart from time to time, \u2026 In the case of an individual whose behavior by way of body and speech is impure, and who doesn\u2019t get an openness and clarity of heart from time to time, \u2026 In the case of an individual whose behavior by way of body and speech is pure, and who gets an openness and clarity of heart from time to time, you should get rid of resentment for that kind of individual. How should you get rid of resentment for an individual whose behavior by way of body is impure, but whose behavior by way of speech is pure? Suppose a mendicant wearing rag robes sees a rag by the side of the road. They\u2019d hold it down with the left foot, spread it out with the right foot, tear out what was intact, and take it away with them. In the same way, at that time you should ignore that individual\u2019s impure behavior by way of body and focus on their pure behavior by way of speech. That\u2019s how to get rid of resentment for that individual. How should you get rid of resentment for an individual whose behavior by way of speech is impure, but whose behavior by way of body is pure? Suppose there was a lotus pond enveloped with moss and aquatic plants. Then along comes a person struggling in the oppressive heat, weary, thirsty, and parched. They\u2019d plunge into the lotus pond, sweep apart the moss and aquatic plants, drink from their cupped hands, and be on their way. In the same way, at that time you should ignore that individual\u2019s impure behavior by way of speech and focus on their pure behavior by way of body. That\u2019s how to get rid of resentment for that individual. How should you get rid of resentment for an individual whose behavior by way of body and speech is impure, but who gets an openness and clarity of heart from time to time? Suppose there was a little water in a cow\u2019s hoofprint. Then along comes a person struggling in the oppressive heat, weary, thirsty, and parched. They might think: \u2018This little bit of water is in a cow\u2019s hoofprint. If I drink it with my cupped hands or a bowl, I\u2019ll stir it and disturb it, making it undrinkable. Why don\u2019t I get down on all fours and drink it up like a cow, then be on my way?\u2019 So that\u2019s what they do. In the same way, at that time you should ignore that individual\u2019s impure behavior by way of speech and body, and focus on the fact that they get an openness and clarity of heart from time to time. That\u2019s how to get rid of resentment for that individual. How should you get rid of resentment for an individual whose behavior by way of body and speech is impure, and who doesn\u2019t get an openness and clarity of heart from time to time? Suppose a person was traveling along a road, and they were sick, suffering, gravely ill. And it was a long way to a village, whether ahead or behind. And they didn\u2019t have any suitable food or medicine, or a competent carer, or someone to bring them within a village. Another person traveling along the road might see them, and think of them with nothing but compassion, kindness, and sympathy: \u2018Oh, may this person get suitable food or medicine, or a competent carer, or someone to bring them within a village. Why is that? So that they don\u2019t come to ruin right here.\u2019 In the same way, at that time you should ignore that individual\u2019s impure behavior by way of speech and body, and the fact that they don\u2019t get an openness and clarity of heart from time to time, and think of them with nothing but compassion, kindness, and sympathy: \u2018Oh, may this venerable give up bad conduct by way of body, speech, and mind, and develop good conduct by way of body, speech, and mind. Why is that? So that, when their body breaks up, after death, they\u2019re not reborn in a place of loss, a bad place, the underworld, hell.\u2019 That\u2019s how to get rid of resentment for that individual. How should you get rid of resentment for an individual whose behavior by way of body and speech is pure, and who gets an openness and clarity of heart from time to time? Suppose there was a lotus pond with clear, sweet, cool water, clean, with smooth banks, delightful, and shaded by many trees. Then along comes a person struggling in the oppressive heat, weary, thirsty, and parched. They\u2019d plunge into the lotus pond to bathe and drink. And after emerging they\u2019d sit or lie down right there in the shade of the trees. In the same way, at that time you should focus on that individual\u2019s pure behavior by way of body and speech, and on the fact that they get an openness and clarity of heart from time to time. That\u2019s how to get rid of resentment for that individual. Relying on an individual who is impressive all around, the mind becomes confident. A mendicant should use these five ways to completely get rid of resentment when it has arisen toward anyone.\u201d","title":"Getting Rid of Resentment (2nd)","tradition":"Anguttara Nikaya","translated_text":null,"word_count":998}