Hello All,
I know this is the meditation sub-forum but I was hoping to get suggestions for any books dealing with the actual technique (patipatti) rather than theory (pariyatti) of metta bhavana. Any and all suggestions would be welcome. Be well!
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To avoid all evil, to cultivate good, and to cleanse one's mind — this is the teaching of the Buddhas.
-Dhp. 183
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-Dhp. 183
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Re: Metta Meditation
Try this thread
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Blog, Suttas, Aj Chah, Facebook.
He who knows only his own side of the case knows little of that. His reasons may be good, and no one may have been able to refute them.
But if he is equally unable to refute the reasons on the opposite side, if he does not so much as know what they are, he has no ground for preferring either opinion …
...
He must be able to hear them from persons who actually believe them … he must know them in their most plausible and persuasive form.
John Stuart Mill
He who knows only his own side of the case knows little of that. His reasons may be good, and no one may have been able to refute them.
But if he is equally unable to refute the reasons on the opposite side, if he does not so much as know what they are, he has no ground for preferring either opinion …
...
He must be able to hear them from persons who actually believe them … he must know them in their most plausible and persuasive form.
John Stuart Mill
Re: Metta Meditation
http://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/auth ... 5.html#ch6" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
"To reach beyond fear and danger we must sharpen and widen our vision. We have to pierce through the deceptions that lull us into a comfortable complacency, to take a straight look down into the depths of our existence, without turning away uneasily or running after distractions." -- Bhikkhu Bodhi
"No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it's not the same river and he's not the same man." -- Heraclitus
"No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it's not the same river and he's not the same man." -- Heraclitus
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Re: Metta Meditation
Manapa & Tex,
Thank you both. Be well!
Mike
Thank you both. Be well!
Mike
To avoid all evil, to cultivate good, and to cleanse one's mind — this is the teaching of the Buddhas.
-Dhp. 183
The Stoic Buddhist: https://www.quora.com/q/dwxmcndlgmobmeu ... pOR2p0uAdH
My Practice Blog:
http://khalilbodhi.wordpress.com
-Dhp. 183
The Stoic Buddhist: https://www.quora.com/q/dwxmcndlgmobmeu ... pOR2p0uAdH
My Practice Blog:
http://khalilbodhi.wordpress.com
Re: Metta Meditation
Hi KB,
In terms of books, Sharon Salzberg's Loving Kindness is a classic, and inexpensive too:
http://www.bookdepository.com/book/9781 ... ngkindness" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Metta
Mike
In terms of books, Sharon Salzberg's Loving Kindness is a classic, and inexpensive too:
http://www.bookdepository.com/book/9781 ... ngkindness" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Metta
Mike
Re: Metta Meditation
Hello Khalil Bodhi,
You can't go wrong at:
http://www.dhammasukha.org/Study/metta.htm
With Metta.
Frank
You can't go wrong at:
http://www.dhammasukha.org/Study/metta.htm
With Metta.
Frank
The 2nd Recollection: The Dhamma is well expounded by the Blessed One, directly visible, immediate, inviting one to come and see, worthy of application, to be personally experienced by the wise. (AN 6:10; III 284-88)
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Thanks FrankT! Looks like an excellent resource. Metta!
To avoid all evil, to cultivate good, and to cleanse one's mind — this is the teaching of the Buddhas.
-Dhp. 183
The Stoic Buddhist: https://www.quora.com/q/dwxmcndlgmobmeu ... pOR2p0uAdH
My Practice Blog:
http://khalilbodhi.wordpress.com
-Dhp. 183
The Stoic Buddhist: https://www.quora.com/q/dwxmcndlgmobmeu ... pOR2p0uAdH
My Practice Blog:
http://khalilbodhi.wordpress.com
Re: Metta Meditation
I wouldnt get too hung up on technique in the case of Metta meditations Khalil Bodhi
It could be written in a paragraph but is the work of a lifetime to actualise..
It could be written in a paragraph but is the work of a lifetime to actualise..
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thanks. it's always good to be reminded of that fact. Metta!PeterB wrote:I wouldnt get too hung up on technique in the case of Metta meditations Khalil Bodhi
It could be written in a paragraph but is the work of a lifetime to actualise..
To avoid all evil, to cultivate good, and to cleanse one's mind — this is the teaching of the Buddhas.
-Dhp. 183
The Stoic Buddhist: https://www.quora.com/q/dwxmcndlgmobmeu ... pOR2p0uAdH
My Practice Blog:
http://khalilbodhi.wordpress.com
-Dhp. 183
The Stoic Buddhist: https://www.quora.com/q/dwxmcndlgmobmeu ... pOR2p0uAdH
My Practice Blog:
http://khalilbodhi.wordpress.com
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Re: Metta Meditation
Greetings,
I like the Visuddhimagga's instructions on metta.
Metta,
Retro.
I like the Visuddhimagga's instructions on metta.
Metta,
Retro.
"Whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things."
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Agreed.retrofuturist wrote:Greetings,
I like the Visuddhimagga's instructions on metta.
Metta,
Retro.
Bhante Gunaratana gives an excellent overview of how to practice Metta in his new book Beyond Mindfulness in Plain English. Highly recommend.
Liberation is the inevitable fruit of the path and is bound to blossom forth when there is steady and persistent practice. The only requirements for reaching the final goal are two: to start and to continue. If these requirements are met there is no doubt the goal will be attained. This is the Dhamma, the undeviating law.
- BB
- BB