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.

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✅ Video suggested:
When Words Won't Work: Self-Defense in Early Buddhism --    • When Words Won't Work: Self-Defense i...  

✅ 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

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On the "backfire effect" -- http://skepdic.com/backfireeffect.html

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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

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