Buddha on Anger and Hatred

What did the Buddha have to say about anger and hatred? Did he distinguish between the two, and what should we do about them? We'll look at a few of the key early discourses of the Buddha for answers. 📙 Check out my new book, A Handbook of Early Buddhist Wisdom, with a Foreword by Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi: https://books2read.com/buddhisthandbook 🧡 If you find this material useful, check out my Patreon page and get fun benefits like exclusive videos, audio-only versions, and extensive show notes:   / dougsseculardharma   🧡 You can also make donations through: https://paypal.me/dougsdharma 🎙Check out my podcast with Jon Aaron, Diggin' the Dharma: https://digginthedharma.com/ ☸️ Free mini-course at the Online Dharma Institute: onlinedharma.org. ✅ Video suggested: When Words Won't Work: Self-Defense in Early Buddhism --    • When Words Won't Work: Self-Defense in Ear...   ✅ Suttas mentioned: https://suttacentral.net/an9.30/en/su... https://suttacentral.net/an10.80/en/s... https://suttacentral.net/mn21/en/sujato https://suttacentral.net/sn7.2/en/sujato https://suttacentral.net/sn11.4/en/su... https://suttacentral.net/sn11.5/en/su... https://suttacentral.net/an3.132/en/s... https://suttacentral.net/dhp1-20/en/s... (3-6) https://suttacentral.net/mn38/en/sujato ✅ Book mentioned: Gil Fronsdal, The Dhammapada -- https://amzn.to/3mY3hB5 ✅ Other resource: On the "backfire effect" -- http://skepdic.com/backfireeffect.html Facebook:   / onlinedharmainstitute   Twitter:   / dougsdharma   ❤️ Thanks to Patreon Patrons: Anonymous (2) Scarlett Farrow Carlos Gutierrez Matthew Smith Bob Snead JC Shantha Wengappuli Karma_CAC Johan Thelander Michael Roe Jorge Seguel Christopher Apostolof GailJM Brett Merritt David Bell T Pham VCR Upayadhi Andi and Erik ATGuerrero686 Michael Scherrer Michael Seefeld khobe schofield Alex Perdomo Benji Forsyth Kaine Usher Cookie Forthecookie Blaze Way Sonny Flink Steve Marlor Joy L Lee Andrew Tom Anthony Tucker Karlee R Rob Parisien Ethan M Billy in Singapore Derek Birch Matthew G Mynttinen Theodor Bernhard Aziz Rahman Olivia Otter Carl Lennartson xiao mao Brady Schickinger Steve H. Jeff Harvey Andrew Ingrouille Jimmy Maa Kenneth Grandchamp 00:00 Intro 02:06 The Dhammapada on hatred 03:29 The Discourse on the Simile of the Saw 12:15 The discourse on a conflict of gods and demons 21:40 Not easy recommendations 22:59 Is anger motivational? 24:07 The Buddha on anger vs. hatred 24:55 The Buddha’s sternness Note: as an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Amazon links are affiliate links where I will earn a very small commission on purchases you make, at no additional cost to you. This goes a tiny way towards defraying the costs of making these videos. Thank you!