Sutta Piṭaka
Brahmadattattheragāthā
Brahmadattattheragāthā
“Akkodhassa kuto kodho, dantassa samajīvino; Sammadaññāvimuttassa, upasantassa tādino.
Brahmadatta
Whence anger for one free of anger, tamed, living justly, freed by right knowledge, peaceful and unaffected?
Tasseva tena pāpiyo, yo kuddhaṁ paṭikujjhati; Kuddhaṁ appaṭikujjhanto, saṅgāmaṁ jeti dujjayaṁ.
When you get angry at an angry person you just make things worse for yourself. When you don’t get angry at an angry person you win a battle hard to win.
Ubhinnamatthaṁ carati, attano ca parassa ca; Paraṁ saṅkupitaṁ ñatvā, yo sato upasammati.
When you know that the other is angry, you act for the good of both yourself and the other if you’re mindful and stay calm.
Ubhinnaṁ tikicchantaṁ taṁ, attano ca parassa ca; Janā maññanti bāloti, ye dhammassa akovidā.
People inexpert in the teaching consider one who heals both oneself and the other to be a fool.
Uppajje te sace kodho, āvajja kakacūpamaṁ; Uppajje ce rase taṇhā, puttamaṁsūpamaṁ sara.
If anger arises in you, reflect on the simile of the saw; if craving for flavors arises in you, remember the simile of the child’s flesh.
Sace dhāvati cittaṁ te, kāmesu ca bhavesu ca; Khippaṁ niggaṇha satiyā, kiṭṭhādaṁ viya duppasun”ti.
If your mind runs off to sensual pleasures and future lives, quickly curb it with mindfulness, as one would curb a greedy cow eating grain.
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