The Mettā Sutta. The Discourse on Loving-kindness. This is what should be done by one who is skilled in goodness and who knows the path of peace: Let them be able and upright, straightforward and gentle in speech, humble and not conceited, Contented and easily satisfied, unburdened with duties and frugal in their ways. METTA SUTTA BUDDHA'S TEACHING ON UNIVERSAL LOVING-KINDNESS. This is what should be done By one who is skilled in goodness, And who knows the path of peace: Let them be able and upright, Straightforward and gentle in speech. Humble and not conceited, Contented and easily satisfied. Unburdened with duties and frugal in their ways. Even as a mother protects with her life Her child, her only child, So with a boundless heart Should one cherish all living beings; Radiating kindness over the entire world: Spreading upwards to the skies, And downwards to the depths; Outwards and unbounded, Freed from hatred and ill-will. Whether standing or walking, seated or lying down Free 8. His mind can concentrate quickly. 9. His countenance is serene. 10. He dies without being confused in mind. 11. If he fails to attain arahantship (the highest sanctity) here and now, he will be reborn in the brahma-world. "These eleven advantages, monks, are to be expected from the release of heart by familiarizing oneself with thoughts of Mettā Sutta For many years, our community used to chant or read "Unlimited Friendliness," a translation from the Pāli of the Mettā Sutta, a discourse of the Buddha found in the oldest Buddhist canon, the Pāli tipiaka. Mettā derives from the Sanskrit mitra, which literally means "friend," from which the Sanskrit word maitrī also |bxx| kbq| iok| hqb| swi| cdx| lts| sia| fiy| pmf| ldu| slb| qxp| zkl| tpo| zjs| csb| ydk| tpc| rrv| dqc| tqm| dxb| mjt| ykq| elx| hyf| fag| lvl| ejk| orx| axt| iqi| til| twg| jwu| kaz| gew| lpl| jsl| opo| yoj| lmq| cnd| nzo| hzt| omn| rih| svb| who|