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Notice intention, anger, and the next response.
The Dhammapada is a verse collection within Buddhist textual traditions. These excerpts use a nineteenth-century translation, whose terms may differ from contemporary teachings. Ethical practice involves what we cultivate and how we act. An angry feeling need not be suppressed to choose a less harmful response. Meditation is not obligatory here, and a short educational exercise is not a substitute for instruction from a qualified teacher or for mental health care.
Excerpts preserve the named source’s wording; translations differ. The studio’s activities and interpretations are original reflections, not additional scripture.
Buddhism · READING EXCERPT
For hatred does not cease by hatred at any time: hatred ceases by love, this is an old rule.
F. Max Müller · 1881 translation · excerpt
An early Buddhist verse about cycles of hatred. Feeling anger is not the same as choosing retaliatory harm.
Studio reflection: What meaning, if any, do you find here? What would need clarification before applying it?
Buddhism · READING EXCERPT
Not to commit any sin, to do good, and to purify one's mind
F. Max Müller · 1881 translation · excerpt
An excerpt summarizing ethical practice. The historical translator’s word “sin” is not a clinical label or a universal Buddhist translation.
Studio reflection: What meaning, if any, do you find here? What would need clarification before applying it?
Buddhism · READING EXCERPT
Let a man overcome anger by love, let him overcome evil by good
F. Max Müller · 1881 translation · excerpt
An excerpt about responses to anger and harmful conduct. Care can coexist with protection and accountability.
Studio reflection: What meaning, if any, do you find here? What would need clarification before applying it?
Trace a manageable conflict and locate a different response.
Buddhist readings & responding with careSort responses that hold care and protection together.
Buddhist readings & responding with careChoose intentions to translate into one observable action.
Buddhist readings & responding with careSelect an accessible way to notice what is happening.
Buddhist readings & responding with careWhat fits? What needs adaptation? What question would you bring to someone qualified in this tradition?
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