Resentment makes us stupid. Resentment stops us from finding lasting solutions to problems. Here are nine thoughts that tend to provoke resentment and which should not be welcomed into the mind: 1) The acted for my harm. 2) They are acting for my harm. 3) They will act for my harm. 4) They acted for the harm of one dear to me. 5) They are acting for the harm of one dear to me. 6) They will act for the harm of one dear to me. 7) They acted for the benefit of one disagreeable to me. 8) They are acting for the benefit of one disagreeable to me. 9) They will act for the benefit of one disagreeable…
Ajahn Cunda reflects on the fault-finding mind, and it’s habitual tendancy to wrongly blame external conditions as the cause of our suffering. This talk was offered on February 5, 2023 at Abhayagiri Buddhist Monastery.