Why do we have resentment towards the people are very close to us?

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Thank you Mr.Man it sounds good in theory.
In practice, we find people very difficult to handle.
For instance, you find very difficult people in this forum sometimes.
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SarathW wrote: Fri Aug 10, 2018 8:20 am Thank you Mr.Man it sounds good in theory.
In practice, we find people very difficult to handle.
For instance, you find very difficult people in this forum sometimes.
If things are too overwhelming I think sometimes the best thing to do is take a step back.

Resentment is part of the human condition. It is there in our heart and then we allow it to latch onto an object (at hand). Being born is the root cause of resentment.
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Mr Man wrote: Fri Aug 10, 2018 8:43 am If things are too overwhelming I think sometimes the best thing to do is take a step back.
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Being born is the root cause of resentment.
Good point. :anjali:
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Because our mind is the most attached to these peoples, there is a lot of expectations and dependence. More love there is, more ill will there can be.
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Nwad wrote: Sat Nov 03, 2018 9:56 am Because our mind is the most attached to these peoples, there is a lot of expectations and dependence. More love there is, more ill will there can be.
Good point.
Can you give some examples?
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SarathW wrote: Sat Nov 03, 2018 11:12 am Good point.
Can you give some examples?
For exemple when someone have love and confidence in his partner, and then he see that this person is cheating on him. It bring a lot of suffering and anger, like if some one cut off a part of one's body. But if this person have no confidance in his partner and actualy dont realy love him/her, so the fact of chaeting will not have a big impact on him, and anger (suffering) will not apear, because there is no "contact" between mind and object, there is no "me, mine, myself", so there is no destruction of these "me, mine, myself" and no suffering.

It like if you put a lot of money on trading and then see all money burn...

More we give importance to some one, more this person can make us suffer.
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Nwad wrote: Sat Nov 03, 2018 6:06 pm
SarathW wrote: Sat Nov 03, 2018 11:12 am Good point.
Can you give some examples?
For exemple when someone have love and confidence in his partner, and then he see that this person is cheating on him. It bring a lot of suffering and anger, like if some one cut off a part of one's body. But if this person have no confidance in his partner and actualy dont realy love him/her, so the fact of chaeting will not have a big impact on him, and anger (suffering) will not apear, because there is no "contact" between mind and object, there is no "me, mine, myself", so there is no destruction of these "me, mine, myself" and no suffering.

It like if you put a lot of money on trading and then see all money burn...

More we give importance to some one, more this person can make us suffer.
This does not explain why we have anger towards people we do not love or no attachment.
For instance our neighbors.
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SarathW wrote: Sat Nov 03, 2018 7:50 pm This does not explain why we have anger towards people we do not love or no attachment.
For instance our neighbors.
Attachemet to our plans or expectations, perhaps?
I want to build new room im my house, but the law forbit it - i feel anger. I want listen to music at 3am, but neighbors call the police i feel anger.

The feeling of injustice is often cause of anger. But all is JUST in this world, kamma law make all just, so actualy there is no injustice, no reason to anger, all is just as it is. IMHO
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