Dhammapada 3-5 Poem by Ravi Kopra

'He insulted me, hurt me
defeated me, robbed me'

If your thoughts are such,
From hate you will not be free.

Harbor not such thoughts
From hate you will be free. (3-4)

You can't conquer hate with hate
Only love conquers hate.
Eternal is this law. (5)

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Versified from the following:

Dhp I PTS: Dhp 1-20
Yamakavagga: Pairs
translated from the Pali by
Acharya Buddharakkhita

3. "He abused me, he struck me, he overpowered me, he robbed me." Those who harbor such thoughts do not still their hatred.

4. "He abused me, he struck me, he overpowered me, he robbed me." Those who do not harbor such thoughts still their hatred.

5. Hatred is never appeased by hatred in this world. By non-hatred alone is hatred appeased. This is a law eternal.