PATIENCE · DHAMMAPADA 221
Let the Heat Pass
Let a man leave anger, let him forsake pride, let him overcome all bondage! No sufferings befall the man who is not attached to name and form, and who calls nothing his own.
Dhammapada 221 · Chapter 17, Anger · trans. F. Max Müller · Read the full text at Project Gutenberg
Reflection
The verse begins, “Let a man leave anger, let him forsake pride, let him overcome all bondage.” In its chapter, this image points toward meeting anger without becoming anger. The practical question is whether replaying injury protects you or keeps the injury active. Because this is a historic English translation, test the teaching in experience rather than treating its wording as a demand for belief.
Practice prompt
Practice one soft answer without abandoning honesty.