Post #908

How to react if someone is angry with you? One time Brahmin Akkosaka got angry at Buddha, because a man from his clan had become a Bhikkhu. Akkosaka was yelling and insulting the Buddha. Buddha: “What do you think, Akkosaka? Do your friends, relatives, and guests sometimes come to visit you?” Akkosaka: "Sometimes they do, Master Gotama.” Buddha: "Do you then serve them with a variety of food and drinks?” Akkosaka: "Sometimes I do.” Buddha: “But if they don’t accept it, who do those food and drinks belong to?” Akkosaka: “In that case Master Gotama, they still belong to me.” Buddha: “In the same way, Akkosaka, when you abuse, harass, and attack me, who does not abuse, harass, and attack, I don’t accept your insults. They still belong to you, Akkosaka, they still belong to you!" - SN 7.2 Akkosaka Sutta#anger#Buddha