Master Jun Hong Lu’s
Buddhism In Plain Terms
Volume 5 Chapter 34
(An Excerpt)
RESENTMENT IS THE CATALYST FOR THE THOUGHT OF KILLING TO ARISE
Master Jun Hong Lu: Killing is committed when one takes the life of another living being out of resentment or hatred. In other words, resentment is the impetus that drives someone to kill.
For example, a person was afraid of slaughtering a chicken at first, but his parents forced him to do so. When he first caught hold of a live chicken, in the midst of the violent struggles, the chicken hurt him with its wings or used its beak to peck at his hand.
At that instant, he felt the pain, which triggered resentment in him, prompting him to kill the chicken. Hence, it is said, resentment is the catalyst for the thought of killing to arise in a person.
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