Metta

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Hi Alton,

 

I "Googled" the word "metta" and found this.

 

Sounds good.

 

Peace be.

 

Love and Light, Janet

 

 

 

"Metta means loving kindness. In metta the heart opens unconditionally,

encompassing all that is, with acceptance, awareness, and good will."

 

 

The Buddha's Words on Kindness (Metta Sutta)

This is what should be doneBy 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.Peaceful and calm, and wise and skillful,Not proud and demanding in nature.Let them not do the slightest thingThat the wise would later reprove.Wishing: In gladness and in saftey,May all beings be at ease.Whatever living beings there may be;Whether they are weak or strong, omitting none,The great or the mighty, medium, short or small,The seen and the unseen,Those living near and far away,Those born and to-be-born,May all beings be at ease!

Let none deceive another,Or despise any being in any state.Let none through anger or ill-willWish harm upon another.Even as a mother protects with her lifeHer child, her only child,So with a boundless heartShould one cherish all living beings:Radiating kindness over the entire worldSpreading 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 downFree from drowsiness,One should sustain this recollection.This is said to be the sublime abiding.By not holding to fixed views,The pure-hearted one, having clarity of vision,Being freed from all sense desires,Is not born again into this world.

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[Guest guest]

Thnaks much Janet:

I'll repost this on other groups.

Metta,

Alton

 

 

Realization , " Janet Kennedy "

<janetkennedy@b...> wrote:

>

>

> Hi Alton,

>

> I " Googled " the word " metta " and found this.

>

> Sounds good.

>

> Peace be.

>

> Love and Light, Janet

>

>

>

> " Metta means loving kindness. In metta the heart opens

unconditionally,

> encompassing all that is, with acceptance, awareness, and good

will. "

>

> The Buddha's Words on Kindness (Metta Sutta)

> 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.

> Peaceful and calm, and wise and skillful,

> Not proud and demanding in nature.

> Let them not do the slightest thing

> That the wise would later reprove.

> Wishing: In gladness and in saftey,

> May all beings be at ease.

> Whatever living beings there may be;

> Whether they are weak or strong, omitting none,

> The great or the mighty, medium, short or small,

> The seen and the unseen,

> Those living near and far away,

> Those born and to-be-born,

> May all beings be at ease!

>

> Let none deceive another,

> Or despise any being in any state.

> Let none through anger or ill-will

> Wish harm upon another.

> 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 from drowsiness,

> One should sustain this recollection.

> This is said to be the sublime abiding.

> By not holding to fixed views,

> The pure-hearted one, having clarity of vision,

> Being freed from all sense desires,

> Is not born again into this world.

>

>

> *********

>

>

>

>

>

> Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 266.3.0 - Release Date:

21/02/2005