"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...
... What I have noticed about this practice is that it's not always neat and tidy. You can let go of a lot of resentment and anger and it can come back. I...
David, So true! ... From: David Kotschessa To: Buddhaviharas@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, September 01, 2006 9:31 AM Subject: Re: [Buddhaviharas] Looking for...
"The desire to see peace and success in your life is metta. The desire to be free from harm is metta. This good intention is to be developed and extended to...
"Metta meditation is not merely recitation of the Metta Sutta, the discourse on loving-kindness. It is about bringing and developing an awareness of the fact...
In honor of the first day of school for many children (at least in the U.S.!) today! May they be filled with peace, surrounded by safety, and may they live...
"In Karuna Bhavana, however, compassion is aroused instead of loving kindness. It is actually a more specific type of Metta that is applied or arises when one...
"Mudita means sympathetic joy or rejoicing at others' happiness and prosperity. It is the opposite of jealousy or envy, and therefore it is suitable for one...
Metta (lovingkindness) "Instead of 'lovingkindness,' we can call it 'unconditional love,' which is probably a more succinct statement of what it is all about. ...
Unlimited Friendliness: a translation of the Pali Karaniya Metta Sutta by Dharmachari Ratnaprabha "If you know what is truly good for you and you understand...
Everyone, Just a quick note to let you all know that Antony has updated the look of our home page! If you haven't yet, please take a moment to check it out....
Dear Group, Dharmachari Bodhipaksa gave a guided lovingkindness meditation in response to the 9/11 disasters at the WTC, Washington, and Pennsylvania. He has a...
"Metta literally means friendliness in Pali, the ancient Indian language in which the Theravada Buddhist scriptures were written. It is a broad concept,...
"There was once the son of a Brahmin (the highest "priestly" caste in India) in the court of King Pasenadi of Kosala, whose name was Ahimsaka. He was sent to...
"Metta, loving kindness, is an all-inclusive practice. Although liberation comes through letting go of our attachment to the conditioned world, if we...
"Compassion supplies the complement to loving-kindness. Whereas loving-kindness has the characteristic of wishing for the happiness and welfare of others,...
"We can't punish ourselves into being a good person. Only by holding ourselves with the compassion of forgiveness do we experience our goodness and respond to...
Dear Group, I found this great webpage about Unconditional Love. A fascinating read. It explains that there are several untranslatable Aramaic words (the ...
"The Buddha taught that no other spiritual practice has the value of lovingkindness. He said, 'Lovingkindness, which is freedom of the heart, absorbs them...
I work on a helpdesk. I get many many phone calls every day from peope who are having problems with their computer. Some are nice, some are angry, some are...
Hi Dave, You’ll like this e-book extract (search the book for “phone” or go to page 8): Hello with love and other meditations by Bhikkhu Visuddhacara ...
Dave, What a great question! Talk about bring the path into life, and making it real! Great. I'm a member services rep for a fairly challenging population, ...
Dave, What a great question! Talk about bring the path into life, and making it real! Great. I'm a member services rep for a fairly challenging population, ...
The Baby Quail Who Could Not Fly Away [The Power of Truth, Wholesomeness and Compassion] "Once upon a time, the Enlightenment Being was born as a tiny quail. ...
Thank you both for your replies. On one hand my job is one of the most frustrating in the world, yet I often think of it as the perfect Buddhist job. Yet it ...
Buddha taught his son Rahula: "Develop the meditation of good will. For when you are developing the meditation of good will, ill-will will be abandoned. ...
"Peace is more than the absence of war. This statement runs through my mind as I think about peace and the ways to bring peace about. Wars and conflicts arise...
"I did a lot of metta when I went on my vacation to Santa Fe to visit my cousin and her husband. I would sit and do metta for a while each morning. I had...
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