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# AN 10:80 · Hatred (Āghāta Sutta)
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- Description: Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 10:80. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
- Author: Ninth Heaven Literature & Arts Association (NHLAA)
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“There are these ten ways of subduing hatred. Which ten?

\[1\] “Thinking, ‘He has done me harm. But what should I expect?’ one subdues hatred.

\[2\] “Thinking, ‘He is doing me harm. But what should I expect?’ one subdues hatred.

\[3\] “Thinking, ‘He is going to do me harm. But what should I expect?’ one subdues hatred.

\[4\] “Thinking, ‘He has done harm to people who are dear & pleasing to me. But what should I expect?’ one subdues hatred.

\[5\] “Thinking, ‘He is doing harm to people who are dear & pleasing to me. But what should I expect?’ one subdues hatred.

\[6\] “Thinking, ‘He is going to do harm to people who are dear & pleasing to me. But what should I expect?’ one subdues hatred.

\[7\] “Thinking, ‘He has aided people who are not dear or pleasing to me. But what should I expect?’ one subdues hatred.

\[8\] “Thinking, ‘He is aiding people who are not dear or pleasing to me. But what should I expect?’ one subdues hatred.

\[9\] “Thinking, ‘He is going to aid people who are not dear or pleasing to me. But what should I expect?’ one subdues hatred.

\[10\] “One does not get worked up over impossibilities.

“These are ten ways of subduing hatred.”

See also: [AN 4:200](https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/an-4-200/); [AN 5:161—162](https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/an-5-161/); [AN 7:60](https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/an-7-60/)

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