"The purpose of spiritual life is not to create some special state of mind. A state of mind is always temporary. The purpose is to work directly with the most...
"Hate brings great misfortune, hate churns up and harms the mind; this fearful danger deep within most people do not understand." Itivuttaka 84 From: "The...
"What often confuses us [in practicing Metta] is our idealistic concepts of what we should be; for example, some of you might think: 'I shouldn't want revenge...
". . . it's very common in our tradition to recommend lovingkindness practice to people who have a lot of personal struggle. So for example some people have a...
"Though violence, either overt or subtle, may hold sway over the world in which we are afloat, the Buddha's path to freedom requires of us that we make a total...
"The Pali word that the Pope interprets as "indifference" is presumably upekkha. The real meaning of this word is equanimity, not indifference in the sense of...
"When you are compassionate with yourself and others, your world becomes compassionate." ~ Gary Zukav, "Seat of the Soul," as quoted in Science of Mind ...
"The whole process of spiritual practice is basically this: learning what to practice, what to abandon, and then to get about doing it. Because we all have...
"The Buddha said, the practice of Maitri, or loving-kindness brings us beauty, beauty that makes life meaningful. He also said that if you practice Karuna or...
When you have done something good, you are joyful. But when we practice this, if somebody is successful, we feel that it is our success, we are joyful together...
"Knowing that the other person is angry, one who remains mindful and calm acts for his own best interest and for the other's interest, too." Samyutta Nikaya I,...
"A good practitioner is not someone who no longer has any anger or suffering. This is not possible. A good practitioner is someone who knows how to gake good...
"Love is the most beautiful thing in this life. And love helps us to have an open mind and to understand better. Love is the most beautiful gift. Our...
"One big topic of rumination is past hurts. 'I was so hurt when my spouse said xyz.' 'I worked so hard for the company but they didn't appreciate me.' 'My...
Equanimity "What clearly distinguishes equanimity from indifference is love, for in equanimity love is brought to a higher development, while in indifference...
"I realized that metta itself is like the InterNet, or the InterNet is like metta. InterNet connects people to people right across the planet and I realize...
"You can call to mind people around the world who you know. You can imagine your Metta flowing to them, and through them to all the people that they know, and...
Compassion "Feeling guilty and bad about ourselves for something we've done might temporarily restrain us from doing harm, but ultimately blaming and hating...
Compassion "Feeling guilty and bad about ourselves for something we've done might temporarily restrain us from doing harm, but ultimately blaming and hating...
"There's a very important word in these Four Immeasurables.* You find it in each of the four, and that word is 'all.' 'May all sentient beings have happiness...
Dear Sharon, How are you? Here is another teaching on this theme: "Guilt is another barrier to Metta practice. Guilt has an element of self-hatred in it, it...
"Love, without desire to possess, knowing well that in the ultimate sense there is no possession and no possessor: this is the highest love. Love, without...
Antony, I am well, thanks. :o) I think these teachings on guilt are very useful. The distinction between guilt and remorse is a crucial one, I think. Have a...
"The world suffers. But most men have their eyes and ears closed. They do not see the unbroken stream of tears flowing through life; they do not hear the cry...
"Not only to compassion, but also to joy with others open your heart! Small, indeed, is the share of happiness and joy allotted to beings! Whenever a little...
"Equanimity is a perfect, unshakable balance of mind, rooted in insight. Looking at the world around us, and looking into our own heart, we see clearly how...
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