Re: Does metta-bhavana literally impact others?
Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2009 10:33 pm
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Bhikkhu_Samahita wrote:Friends:
The 11 Advantages of Infinite Friendliness:
When one cultivates regular meditation on Infinite Friendliness (Metta),
then these 11 advantages are produced, can be expected and observed:
1: One sleeps in comfort.
2: One wakes in comfort.
3: One dreams no evil dreams.
4: One is dear to human beings.
5: One is dear to non-human beings.
6: Deities guard and protect one.
7: Fire, poison and weapons cannot affect one.
8: One's mind is easily concentrated.
9: The expression of one's face is serene.
10: One dies unconfused and without panic.
11: If one penetrates no higher, then one is reborn in the Brahma-world.
These 11 advantages emerges and hold insofar as goodwill is maintained!
Vism I 312-314, AN V 342
Ah, thanks.Jechbi wrote:Take out the quote marks: ...a large number of monks
And also should I go through all my friends and family friends before moving on to some 'neutral' person.How often the person who metta is sent to, should be changed?
With regard to all that other stuff about levitating and everything, take it or leave it. The best "trick" of all is nibbana.Bhikkhu Pesala wrote:The story of Roja the Malla is also well known.
I think one needs to have strong concentration for it to have much effect. Clearly, just smiling does have some affect on others, so what if one could attain to the highest stage of metta jhāna like the Buddha?
gabrielbranbury wrote:Hello Craig,clw_uk wrote:In my opinion it only impacts others in terms of effecting your own well being which in turn effects the way you treat others and so effects their own well being, i dont think it sends out waves etc since this idea seems to fall into a kind of Idealism/solipsism
Oh heaven forbid we fall into Idealism.
While I have a great respect for discerning between the known and the unknown in order to give deference to that which is known, I think it is folly to ignore potentiality. Particularly when the recognition of that potentiality lends to being heedful.
Take Care
Gabe
clw_uk wrote:gabrielbranbury wrote:Hello Craig,clw_uk wrote:In my opinion it only impacts others in terms of effecting your own well being which in turn effects the way you treat others and so effects their own well being, i dont think it sends out waves etc since this idea seems to fall into a kind of Idealism/solipsism
Oh heaven forbid we fall into Idealism.
While I have a great respect for discerning between the known and the unknown in order to give deference to that which is known, I think it is folly to ignore potentiality. Particularly when the recognition of that potentiality lends to being heedful.
Take Care
Gabe
Ive been trying to fiqure out what your saying here but I cant, could you explain a bit more?
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