Vyāpāda — Hatred and Aversion

This is part 4 of a course going through the similes and metaphors of the Buddha. Course home 1: Introduction to Imagery in the EBTs2: Taṇhā — Craving3: Rāga — Passion4: Vyāpāda — Hatred and Aversion5: Thīnamiddha — Sloth and Torpor6: Uddhaccakukkuca — Restlessness and Worry7: Vicikicchā — Doubt8: Vedanā — Feelings9: Vedanānupassanā — Investigating Feelings10: Sukha — Happiness11: Upekkhā — Equanimity12: Yathābhūtañāṇadassana — Knowledge and Vision of the Way Things Are13: Vimutti — Liberation14: Upādāna – Grasping15: Sakkāyadiṭṭhi - Self View16: Sammādiṭṭhi - Right View17: Saṅkhāra — Activity18: Vitakka — Thought19: Yoniso Manasikāra — Wise Attention20: Vipassanā — Insight21: Samatha & Vipassanā — Tranquility & Insight22: Samādhi — Immersion23: Viveka — Seclusion24: Vossagga — Letting Go25: Suññatā — Emptiness26: Conclusion

Illustration by Ayya Vimalayani aka "Ven Yodha"

The opposite of love, acceptance, and compassion, vyāpāda hollows us out.

Textbook

Read Chapter 3 of:

From Craving to Liberation: Excursions into the Thought-world of the Pāli Discourses Volume 1 – Bhikkhu Anālayo (.pdf)

Suttas

AN 4.110 Āsīvisa Sutta: Vipers (.pdf)

SN 1.71 Chetvā Sutta: Having Slain (.pdf)

SN 7.2 Akkosa Sutta: The Abuser

AN 5.161 Paṭhamaāghātapaṭivinaya Sutta: Getting Rid of Resentment (1) (.pdf)

Similes

Hecker similes numbered: 52, 61, 66 and 70.

Reflections

The images here have a distinct character of disgust: charnel ground, flies, bitter seeds. How do such images encourage you to overcome aversion?

Continue to Part 5, Thīnamiddha — Sloth and Torpor

...or go back to part 3