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AN 10.80 - Getting Rid of Resentment Translated by Bhikkhu Sujato Source: https://suttacentral.net/an10.80/en/sujato License: CC0-1.0 Numbered Discourses 10.80 8. If You Want Getting Rid of Resentment “Mendicants, there are these ten ways to get rid of resentment. What ten? Thinking: ‘They harmed me, but what can I possibly do?’ you get rid of resentment. Thinking: ‘They are harming me …’ … ‘They will harm me …’ … ‘They harmed someone I love …’ … ‘They are harming someone I love …’ ‘They will harm someone I love …’ … They helped someone I dislike …’ … ‘They are helping someone I dislike …’ … Thinking: ‘They will help someone I dislike, but what can I possibly do?’ you get rid of resentment. And you don’t get angry for no reason. These are the ten ways of getting rid of resentment.”