The Only Clever Killing:
Sakka - the king of the
33 divinities
- once
spoke these verses to the Blessed
Buddha:
Having slain what, does one sleep in ease?
Having slain what, does one never sorrow?
What is the one thing 0ohh
Gotama
Whose killing you
can approve?
The Blessed One:
Having slain Anger,
one sleeps in ease;
Having slain Anger, one does not sorrow
The killing of Anger, 0ohh Vasava
With its poisoned root and honeyed tip:
This is the killing, the Noble Ones approve.
For having slain that, one does not grieve.
Sakka continued:
I am not one easily upset in mind.
Nor easily agitated by anger's whirl.
I never become angry for long
Nor does
anger hang on in me.
When angry, I do not despise.
Nor do I praise own qualities.
I keep myself well
under control.
Thus protecting my own
good
future!
Therefore:
Bring Anger under control;
Do not let your friendships waste
away.
Do not blame the one who is blameless;
Do not speak splitting or
divisive speech.
Their own anger crushes enraged people.
Like the roaring
mountain avalanche!
Do not let Anger overpower you;
Do not become angry with the angry.
Noble Ones always remain harmless.
Their own hate crushes angry people.
Like a devastating mountain avalanche.
FUEL ON FIRE ?
Not by anger is Hate ever quenched.
Only by Kind Friendliness is Hate always quenched.
This Ancient Law is an
Eternal Truth ...
Dhammapada Illustration 5
Background Story 5
More on Anger
(A Diluted Derivative of
Hate =
Dosa):
Slaying Anger,
The
Elimination of Anger,
Anger_and_Irritation,
How_to_Cure_Cruelty_and_Revengefulness,
Boiling_but_burnt
How_to_Cure_Anger_and_Irritation,
No_Revenge,
Break_Anger
How_to_Cure_Ill_Will,
Appeasing_Anger,
Subduing_Irritation.
Beasts
in anger
showing their teeth...
Source: The Grouped sayings of the Buddha.
Samyutta Nikāya I 237-40
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