“Mendicants, there are nine grounds for resentment.“Navayimāni, bhikkhave, āghātavatthūni.What nine?Katamāni nava?Thinking: ‘They did wrong to me,’ you harbor resentment.‘Anatthaṁ me acarī’ti āghātaṁ bandhati;Thinking: ‘They are doing wrong to me’ …‘anatthaṁ me caratī’ti āghātaṁ bandhati;‘They will do wrong to me’ …‘anatthaṁ me carissatī’ti āghātaṁ bandhati;‘They did wrong to someone I love’ …‘piyassa me manāpassa anatthaṁ acarī’ti …pe…‘They are doing wrong to someone I love’ …‘anatthaṁ caratī’ti …pe…‘They will do wrong to someone I love’ …‘anatthaṁ carissatī’ti āghātaṁ bandhati;‘They helped someone I dislike’ …‘appiyassa me amanāpassa atthaṁ acarī’ti …pe…‘They are helping someone I dislike’ …‘atthaṁ caratī’ti …pe…Thinking: ‘They will help someone I dislike,’ you harbor resentment.‘atthaṁ carissatī’ti āghātaṁ bandhati.These are the nine grounds for resentment.”Imāni kho, bhikkhave, nava āghātavatthūnī”ti.
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