"There's only one thing to depend on: upon our own goodness and our own lovingness. We've got enough work to do to get that going, never mind what others do....
"For Buddhaghosa, this first stage (metta developed only to oneself) is important because it gives us a real, living, existential sense what it means to be...
"Lovingkindness is supremely relational: it works only if it is offered, given away, or shared. We cannot bank love; it grows as we give it away. The more we...
"When the Buddha teaches others he does so out of compassion, because the Tathagata is wholly freed from both favour and aversion." Samyutta Nikaya I, 111 ...
Hatred does not cease by hatred but only by love is overcome. This is the ancienct and eternal law. ~ The Buddha, from the Dhammapada May this be of benefit....
Hi Sharon, Welcome back! Here is the previous verse: “He abused me, attacked me, defeated me, robbed me” For those carrying on like this, hatred does not...
Antony, Thank you! And thank you for the post from Gil Fronsdal's new translation of the Dhammapada! I've been meaning to get a look at the book, as I...
Sharon and everybody, Why read if you can listen? :) http://www.audiodharma.org/talks-dhammapada.html I have it burned to an MP3 CD so I can listen in my car....
Yes. It's actually Gil reading Gil. :) Every verse! ... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the...
"We can look at it this way: To become Buddhas, we need to practice patience and tolerance. Doing this is essential; there's no other way to become a Buddha....
". . . 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...
"A married woman I knew was collecting in a street for charity. A scruffy little boy stood watching her – until she smiled at him, whereupon he disappeared...
"In our tradition (Thervada Buddhism/Vipassana) lovingkindness is the foundation [of the Brahmaviharas]. Lovingkindness is basic goodwill that is expressed in...
Sharon, Thanks as always for sharing. Did you transcribe that? (From audiodharma?) ... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? ...
David, Yes, indeed! Listening to this most recent Metta lecture by Gil (from the Seattle IMS website), it struck me that this section is especially relevant...
"Most of us have been conditioned to hate our anger. As we try to observe it, we will find a tendency to judge and suppress it, to get rid of it, because it is...
What is metta? Loving kindness is the simple and clear intention of good will. Metta is the Pali word that is most often translated as Loving kindness. The...
This is wonderful! ... From: Antony Woods To: Buddhaviharas@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, August 26, 2006 8:26 PM Subject: [Buddhaviharas] Loving Kindness...
""Metta for all sentient beings throughout space and time! Remember that this is not "beaming out metta" - we would be likely to feel we were losing something!...
"Metta meditation softens the mind and turns it toward care, goodwill, and acceptance. You become more selfless, less concerned with your own needs and more...
Hello friends, I wonder if anyone has had this or a similar experience. I've been practicing metta meditation more intensively lately, and last night I had a...
Dear Sharon, I don’t think dreams or nightmares are that important in Buddhism. Monks are prohibited from doing dream interpretations for laypeople However...
"Ill will toward yourself is something that you should watch out for in meditation. It may be the main hindrance that is stopping you from getting deep into...
Antony, Thanks! I wasn't thinking so much of dream interpretation . . .but it is funny that given that a benefit of metta practice is to dream "no evil ...
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