Swami Mukundananda
Why is it so hard to stop hating someone who hurt me?
Why hatred feels good but harms you
Hatred is bittersweet: it works like poison, yet the material mind enjoys it because it feeds the ego. By harboring hatred, you hurt yourself.
Thoughts of hatred are bittersweet. On one side they work like poison. On the other side the material mind enjoys them because they strengthen the ego.