… The Mangala Sutta is basically general
auspiciousness; with the Karaṇīya Mettā Sutta, you’re spreading
goodwill all around, and, especially with the Khandha Paritta,
goodwill for snakes and other creepy things.
There’s a story in the Canon. A monk was bitten by a snake and died.
The monks reported this to the Buddha, and he said, “Well, it’s
obvious he hadn’t …
… unlimited goodwill (mettā), unlimited compassion (karuṇā), unlimited empathetic joy (muditā), and unlimited equanimity (upekkhā).
Deva (devatā): Literally, “shining one.” A being on the subtle levels of sensuality, form, or formlessness, living either in terrestrial or heavenly realms.
Dhamma: (1) Event; action; (2) a phenomenon in and of itself; (3) mental quality; (4) doctrine, teaching; (5) nibbāna (although there are passages describing nibbāna as the …
… Buddhism which taught that all beings should aspire to become Buddhas.
Majjhima Nikāya: One of the five major collections of suttas in the Pāli Canon, containing suttas of middle (majjhima) length.
Mettā: Goodwill; benevolence. One of the four brahmavihāras.
Nibbāna: Literally, the “unbinding” of the mind from passion, aversion, and delusion, and from the entire round of death and rebirth. As this term also …
… How can I take the lessons I learned on the retreat and carry them into my life?
As the Karaṇīya Mettā Sutta says, it requires a combination of mindfulness and determination.
Otherwise, it’s all too easy, after you’ve been sitting for several days, thinking thoughts, “May all beings be happy. May all beings be happy,” but then you get in your car …
… It was while we were in Massachusetts that the land was offered here
for Wat Metta. So Ajaan Suwat went back and came up with a compromise.
The image would be brought here. As he told me afterwards, if this had
been Thailand and the temple committee over there had acted in that
way, he would have left the monastery and never come back …
… He uses the word in contexts some places where we
would use the word heart in English, like a heart of metta,
metta-citta. Sometimes it refers to the thinking side, the thoughts
you have: That’s also the citta. It’s important to see there’s no
real distinction between the two. Your thoughts have desires that go
along with them, and your …
… thoughts of revenge, and ill will. When this happens, the following methods should be used to allay such thoughts:
a. Mettā-nimitta-uggaha: Give rise to thoughts of good will, either toward specific people or to all living beings in general.
b. Mettā-bhāvanānuyoga: Be intent on developing and radiating thoughts of good will, hoping for your own happiness and that of others.
c …
… unlimited goodwill (mettā), unlimited compassion (karuṇā), unlimited empathetic joy (muditā), and unlimited equanimity (upekkhā).
Deva: Literally, “shining one.” A being on the subtle levels of sensuality, form, or formlessness, living either in terrestrial or heavenly realms.
Dhamma: (1) Event, action; (2) a phenomenon in and of itself; (3) mental quality; (4) doctrine, teaching; (5) nibbāna (although there are passages in the Canon describing nibbāna …
… Years back, I was talking to someone who worked at a meditation
retreat center back east, and I asked him if there was a difference
between the people on their metta retreats and the people on the
vipassana retreats. He said yes, two things. One was the people on the
metta retreats use a lot more honey when they fix tea for themselves,
and …
… through Homage
Sambuddhe | The Buddhas
Namo-kāra-aṭṭhakaṁ | The Homage Octet
Maṅgala Sutta | The Discourse on Blessings
Cha Ratana Paritta Gāthā | The Six Protective Verses from the Discourse on Treasures
Karaṇīya Mettā Sutta | The Discourse on Goodwill
Khandha Paritta | The Group Protection
Mora Paritta | The Peacock’s Protection
Vaṭṭaka Paritta | The Baby Quail’s Protection
Dhajagga Paritta | The Top-of-the-Banner-Staff Protection …
… And it’s the hottest time of the year at Wat
Metta. But we can take this as a good lesson: There’s lots of good we
can do even when it’s hot. It’s so easy for the mind to say, “Well,
today’s too hot, I can’t do this, I can’t do that, I can’t meditate, I
can …
Sabbe satta sada hontu, avera sukhajivino: We chant that toward the
end of every chant in the evening, in the morning. That’s spreading
goodwill.
Katam puñña-phalam mayham sabbe bhagi bhavantu te: That’s dedicating
merit.
Both of these sentiments come basically from the goodness of the heart
that wants to share its goodness. But they go about it in different
ways.
When …
… As we said during the retreat, mettā or goodwill can be for anybody, but dedication of merit is specifically for those who have passed away. Basically what you’re thinking is, “I’ve done all this goodness. I’ll be happy to share this goodness with anyone else who approves of what I’ve done.” You can’t simply take the merit out of …
Acknowledgements | Udāna
… Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu (Geoffrey DeGraff) Metta Forest Monastery Valley Center, CA 92082-1409 January, 2012
Glossary | The Karma of Mindfulness : The Buddha’s Teachings on Sati and Kamma
… unlimited goodwill (mettā), unlimited compassion (karuṇā), unlimited empathetic joy (muditā), and unlimited equanimity (upekkhā). Deva (devatā): Literally, “shining one.” A being on the subtle levels of sensuality, form, or formlessness, living either in terrestrial or heavenly realms. Dhamma: (1) Event; action; (2) a phenomenon in and of itself; (3) mental quality; (4) doctrine, teaching; (5) nibbāna (although there are passages describing nibbāna as the …
Prefacio del inglés | La mente como fuego desatado
… Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu (Geoffrey DeGraff) Metta Forest Monastery Agosto, 1993
