Someone reminded me the other day that today is going to be the 33rd
anniversary of the founding of Wat Metta. It’s good to reflect on the
fact that we have this opportunity to practice here because of the
work of a lot of people over many years. Have some gratitude for all
that, because without the work of other people, where would …
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Guided breath and metta meditations with 5 to 10 minute pauses for experimenting with the instructions.
Full set zip
4mMetta
40mBreath
40mBreath (with steps for leaving meditation)
12mBreath (short version)
30mBreath (older version)
… Here at Metta, the monks at the monastery helped in preparing the manuscript, as did Michael Barber, Linda Harter, Addie Onsanit, and Isabella Trauttmansdorff. Any mistakes in the book, of course, are my own responsibility.
Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu
(Geoffrey DeGraff)
Metta Forest Monastery
October, 2015
… Here at Metta, the monks at the monastery helped in preparing the manuscript, as did Addie Onsanit. Any mistakes in the book, of course, are my own responsibility.
Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu
(Geoffrey DeGraff)
Metta Forest Monastery
May, 2024
… The bhikkhus here at Metta Forest Monastery also provided valuable feedback on the many drafts leading to this revision. Any errors remaining in the book, of course, are my own responsibility. If you spot them, please let me know so that they can be corrected in future editions.
I ask to dedicate this volume to the memory of Ajaan Suwat Suvaco, in gratitude not …
Acknowledgements
I would like to thank those who read earlier drafts of this book and made many valuable suggestions for its improvement. These people include Vijjākaro Bhikkhu, Ñāṇaggo Bhikkhu, Andrea Kessler, Virginia Lawrence, Barbara Matthews, Addie Onsanit, Lee Robbins, Dale Schultz, and Joel Stegall.
Any mistakes that remain, of course, are my own responsibility.
Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu
(Geoffrey DeGraff)
Metta Forest Monastery
August, 2022
… So he switched and said, “Metta means ‘I accept you.’”
But metta means more than acceptance. It’s an active wish for people’s
happiness. After all, that’s what inspired the Buddha to teach. It
wasn’t just that he accepted people. If he just accepted people, he
would have stayed home, let them do what they want. But he bothered
them, bothered …
Acknowledgements
I would like to thank those who read earlier drafts of this book and made many valuable suggestions for its improvement. In addition to the monks here at the monastery, these people include Andrea Kessler, Addie Onsanit, Lee Robbins, Dale Schultz, and Ravi Smith.
Any mistakes that remain, of course, are my own responsibility.
Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu
(Geoffrey DeGraff)
Metta Forest Monastery
December, 2022
… This understanding of mettā is borne out in the passages where the Buddha recommends phrases to hold in mind when developing thoughts of mettā. These phrases provide his clearest guide not only to the emotional quality that underlies mettā, but also to the understanding of happiness that explains why it’s wise and realistic to develop mettā for all.
The first set of phrases …
… If you have trouble memorizing the extended formula, you can reduce it to:
“Mettā”—thoughts of good will
“Karuṇā”—thoughts of compassion
“Muditā”—thoughts of appreciation
“Upekkhā”—thoughts of equanimity
Or if you want, you can simply express these thoughts in your own words.
Contents
Titlepage
Contents
Cover
Copyright
Acknowledgements
Beyond All Directions
Readings
Lost in Quotation
An All-around Eye
Metta Means Goodwill
On Denying Defilement
Virtue Without Attachment
The Limits of the Unlimited Attitudes
The Essence of the Dhamma
The Middles of the Middle Way
Two Types of Middle
The Middles of Moderation
Moderation & Concentration
Discernment & Moderation
The Middles of Appropriate Attention
Questions of Becoming
Two …
… Here at Metta, the monks at the monastery helped in preparing the manuscript, as did Addie Onsanit, Nathaniel Osgood, and Isabella Trauttmansdorff. Any mistakes in the book, of course, are my own responsibility.
Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu
(Geoffrey DeGraff)
Metta Forest Monastery
October, 2017
… The Abbot, Metta Forest Monastery, PO Box 1409, Valley Center, CA 92082, E.E.U.U.
recursos adicionales
Se pueden encontrar más recursos de Dhamma en varios formatos, y algunos en español, en dhammatalks.org.
… questions about this book may be addressed to
Metta Forest Monastery
Valley Center, CA 92082-1409
U.S.A.
additional resources
More Dhamma talks, books and translations by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu are available to download in digital audio and various ebook formats at dhammatalks.org.
… Ratanaṁ purato āsi
Dakkhiṇe Metta-suttakaṁ.
Dhajaggaṁ pacchato āsi
Vāme Aṅgulimālakaṁ.
Khandha-Mora-parittañca
Āṭānāṭiya-suttakaṁ
Ākāse chadanaṁ āsi
Sesā pākāra-saṇṭhitā.
The Ratana Sutta is in front, the Metta Sutta to the right. The Dhajagga Sutta is behind, the Aṅgulimāla Paritta to the left. The Khandha & Mora Parittas and the Āṭānāṭiya Sutta are a roof in space. The remaining suttas are established as …
… questions about this book may be addressed to
Metta Forest Monastery
Valley Center, CA 92082-1409
U.S.A.
additional resources
More Dhamma talks, books and translations by Thanissaro Bhikkhu are available to download in digital audio and various ebook formats at dhammatalks.org.
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Zion National Park (East Side), Utah
… unlimited goodwill (mettā), unlimited compassion (karuṇā), unlimited empathetic joy (muditā), and unlimited equanimity (upekkhā).
Chedi (Thai): A spired monument, usually containing relics of the Buddha or other arahants.
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 …
Contents | Sublime Determinations
Contents Titlepage Contents Cover Copyright Pre-Retreat Reading The Karaṇīya Mettā Sutta Wednesday — Introduction Thursday — Goodwill Friday — Compassion & Empathetic Joy Saturday — Equanimity Sunday Morning — Closing
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