AN 9.29 Āghātavatthusutta: Grounds for Resentment

“Mendicants, there are nine grounds for resentment. What nine?

1. Thinking: ‘They did wrong to me,’ you harbor resentment.
2. Thinking: ‘They are doing wrong to me’ …
3. ‘They will do wrong to me’ …
4. ‘They did wrong to someone I love’ …
5. ‘They are doing wrong to someone I love’ …
6. ‘They will do wrong to someone I love’ …
7. ‘They helped someone I dislike’ …
8. ‘They are helping someone I dislike’ …
9. Thinking: ‘They will help someone I dislike,’ you harbor resentment.

These are the nine grounds for resentment.”

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