The intention of good will opposes the intention of ill will, thoughts governed by anger and aversion. As in the case of desire, there are two ineffective ways...
Compassion supplies the complement to loving-kindness. Whereas loving- kindness has the characteristic of wishing for the happiness and welfare of others,...
Mudita, appreciative joy, as a meditation, is a wonderful thing to do. I always say that it is the lazy person's path to enlightenment, because you don't have...
Hi I like Metta meditation and looking back to my past, that is the best thing I did, meditating metta, all other things look kind of lesser value, I do not...
Hi Leo, My first meditation teacher encouraged us to spend about an hour on Metta meditation, breaking the hour down more or less evenly between developing...
Leo, I reversed the order of a couple of groups in the first example of structuring Metta meditation. The disliked person should be followed by the wider...
"Once we have discovered an unwholesome thought in us, we don't have to believe it. We simply have to recognize it: this is an unwholesome thought; it harms me...
"When I was a novice, I could not understand why, if the world is filled with suffering, the Buddha has such a beautiful smile. Why isn't he disturbed by all...
Hi I was reading Parinibbhana Sutta some time ago, and it says there that Buddha was between trees when he had parinibbhana. I was looking at many images of...
This "between trees" story of the Buddha sounds very much like Joseph Campbell's description of the Buddha's enlightenment. According to him, the Buddha ...
Hi I have seen a book on different Buddhas. It says name of tree and so far. Today, many Buddha images and statues do not have threes. Is that suppose to be...
Hi I was reading one sutra and it says Buddha was in meditating hall with windows wide open and outside was some kind of grove or park. As I understand it is a...
Leo, For what it's worth, most of my teachers assure us that meditation is something we do with our minds; therefore, the external circumstances aren't that...
Hi Thanks for your explanation. You are probably a different kind. I have seen that Buddha said that some take one way, but other step in. I am the kind of...
Hi It might be that Buddha got that from someone else. I think I have seen somewhere that some ascetics lived and meditating under the tree. And actually he...
"Genuine equanimity, which is far from callous indifference, sustains us in our journey through the rapids of samsara. Bestowing upon us courage and endurance,...
Hi Thanks for your reply. I am new to groups, so I did not see your reply before. It is a little confusing how it all put in a certain order. Anyway, It is...
"It is always pleasant and calming to meet someone who feels love and goodwill towards all beings, and how unpleasant or distasteful to meet someone whose mind...
"Entertain no doubts but truly believe that one who mindfully develops love and goodwill for all becomes doubly blessed, for it shall really be that such a one...
Hi! It is truth what you said, it is a good releif for the mind and a medicine so that we do not have more sorrow. At the same time you do not need to go to...
"It is essential for all of us to be ever mindful to radiate love and goodwill for all beings on earth, so that our country and all the countries of the world,...
In our daily lives we meet all kinds of people. Some are pleasant and some are ill-disposed. There are also moments of anxiety, moments of stress, and...
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"Universal love can never end in disappointment or frustration because it expects no reward. It creates more happiness and satisfaction. One who cultivates...
... because ... Hi It is interesting how to put together wish and action. Metta sutta is to wish, there are other suttas: to perform good or for actions. What...
Hi It is very good sutta. Thanks. It is important to wish good and do good, otherwise it will be like one going one way and other to other way. Disbalance some...
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