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The Second Discourse on the Removal of Resentment
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There the Venerable Sāriputta addressed the monks:
"Friends, monks!"
"Friend," those monks assented to the Venerable Sāriputta.
The Venerable Sāriputta said this -
"These five, friends, are removals of resentment, where a monk's arisen resentment should be altogether removed. Which five? Here, friends, a certain person is of impure bodily conduct but of pure verbal conduct; even towards such a person, friends, resentment should be removed. But here, friends, a certain person is of impure verbal conduct but of pure bodily conduct; even towards such a person, friends, resentment should be removed. But here, friends, a certain person is of impure bodily conduct and of impure verbal conduct, yet from time to time obtains an opening of mind, obtains confidence of mind; even towards such a person, friends, resentment should be removed. But here, friends, a certain person is of impure bodily conduct and of impure verbal conduct, and does not from time to time obtain an opening of mind, obtain confidence of mind; even towards such a person, friends, resentment should be removed. But here, friends, a certain person is of pure bodily conduct and of pure verbal conduct, and from time to time obtains an opening of mind, obtains confidence of mind; even towards such a person, friends, resentment should be removed.
"Therein, friends, that person who is of impure bodily conduct but of pure verbal conduct, how should resentment towards that person be removed? Just as, friends, a monk who wears rag-robes, seeing a rag on the road, having held it down with his left foot and spread it out with his right foot, whatever is the substance there, having torn that off and taken it, might depart; so too, friends, that person who is of impure bodily conduct but of pure verbal conduct, whatever impurity of bodily conduct he has, that should not be attended to at that time, but whatever purity of verbal conduct he has, that should be attended to at that time. Thus resentment towards that person should be removed.
"Therein, friends, that person who is of impure verbal conduct but of pure bodily conduct, how should resentment towards that person be removed? Just as, friends, a pond covered over with moss and water plants. Then a man might come along, overcome by heat, afflicted by heat, weary, thirsty and parched. He, having plunged into that pond, having pushed aside the moss and water plants here and there with both hands, having drunk from his cupped hands, might depart. So too, friends, that person who is of impure verbal conduct but of pure bodily conduct, whatever impurity of verbal conduct he has, that should not be attended to at that time, but whatever purity of bodily conduct he has, that should be attended to at that time. Thus resentment towards that person should be removed.
"Therein, friends, that person who is of impure bodily conduct and of impure verbal conduct, yet from time to time obtains an opening of mind, obtains confidence of mind, how should resentment towards that person be removed? Just as, friends, a small amount of water in a cow's hoofprint. Then a man might come along, overcome by heat, afflicted by heat, weary, thirsty and parched. He might think thus: 'This is a small amount of water in a cow's hoofprint. If I drink it with my cupped hands or with a vessel, I will stir it up, I will disturb it, I will make it undrinkable. What if I, going down on all fours, were to drink like a cow and depart?' He, going down on all fours, having drunk like a cow, might depart. So too, friends, that person who is of impure bodily conduct and of impure verbal conduct, yet from time to time obtains an opening of mind, obtains confidence of mind, whatever impurity of bodily conduct he has, that should not be attended to at that time; and whatever impurity of verbal conduct he has, that too should not be attended to at that time. But that which he obtains from time to time - an opening of mind, confidence of mind - that indeed should be attended to at that time. Thus resentment towards that person should be removed.
"Therein, friends, that person who is of impure bodily conduct, of impure verbal conduct, and does not obtain from time to time an opening of mind, confidence of mind, how should resentment towards that person be removed? Just as, friends, a man who is sick, afflicted, severely ill, travelling on a highway. For him the village ahead is far, and the village behind is far. He would not obtain suitable foods, would not obtain suitable medicines, would not obtain a proper attendant, would not obtain a guide to the village's end. Another man travelling on the highway might see him. He would establish compassion towards that man, would establish pity, would establish sympathy - 'Oh, may this man obtain suitable foods, may he obtain suitable medicines, may he obtain a proper attendant, may he obtain a guide to the village's end! What is the reason for this? May this man not come to calamity and disaster right here!' So too, friends, that person who is of impure bodily conduct, of impure verbal conduct, and does not obtain from time to time an opening of mind, confidence of mind, towards such a person too, friends, compassion should be established, pity should be established, sympathy should be established - 'Oh, may this venerable one, having abandoned bodily misconduct, develop bodily good conduct; having abandoned verbal misconduct, develop good verbal conduct; having abandoned mental misconduct, develop good mental conduct! What is the reason for this? May this venerable one not, upon the body's collapse at death, be reborn in a realm of misery, an unfortunate realm, a nether world, in hell!' Thus resentment towards that person should be removed.
"Therein, friends, that person who is of pure bodily conduct, of pure verbal conduct, and obtains from time to time an opening of mind, confidence of mind, how should resentment towards that person be removed? Just as, friends, a pond with clear water, with sweet water, with cool water, with pure water, with good fords, delightful, covered with various trees. Then a man might come along, overcome by heat, afflicted by heat, weary, thirsty and parched. He, having plunged into that pond, having bathed and drunk, having come out, might sit or lie down right there in the shade of a tree.
So too, friends, that person who is of pure bodily conduct, of pure verbal conduct, and obtains from time to time an opening of mind, confidence of mind, whatever is his purity of bodily conduct, that should be attended to at that time; whatever is his purity of verbal conduct, that should be attended to at that time; whatever opening of mind, confidence of mind he obtains from time to time, that too should be attended to at that time. Thus resentment towards that person should be removed. Friends, the mind becomes confident having come to a person who is pleasing on all sides.
"These, friends, are the five removals of resentment, where a monk's arisen resentment should be altogether removed." The second.