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.
Tasseva tena pāpiyo, yo kuddhaṁ paṭikujjhati; Kuddhaṁ appaṭikujjhanto, saṅgāmaṁ jeti dujjayaṁ.
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.
Ubhinnamatthaṁ carati, attano ca parassa ca; Paraṁ saṅkupitaṁ ñatvā, yo sato upasammati.
People inexpert in the teaching consider one who heals both oneself and the other to be a fool.
Ubhinnaṁ tikicchantaṁ taṁ, attano ca parassa ca; Janā maññanti bāloti, ye dhammassa akovidā.
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.
Uppajje te sace kodho, āvajja kakacūpamaṁ; Uppajje ce rase taṇhā, puttamaṁsūpamaṁ sara.
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.
