Soma
Tools of the Path => Buddhism [Public] => Topic started by: Nichi on August 29, 2013, 01:59:29 AM
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May all beings be filled with joy and peace.
May all beings everywhere,
The strong and the weak,
The great and the small,
The mean and the powerful,
The short and the long,
The subtle and the gross:
May all beings everywhere,
Seen and unseen,
Dwelling far off or nearby,
Being or waiting to become:
May all be filled with lasting joy.
Let no one deceive another,
Let no one anywhere despise another,
Let no one out of anger or resentment
Wish suffering on anyone at all.
Just as a mother with her own life
Protects her child, her only child, from harm,
So within yourself let grow
A boundless love for all creatures.
Let your love flow outward through the universe,
To its height, its depth, its broad extent,
A limitless love, without hatred or enmity.
Then, as you stand or walk,
Sit or lie down,
As long as you are awake,
Strive for this with a one-pointed mind;
Your life will bring heaven to earth.
From the Metta Sutta, part of the Sutta Nipata, a collection of dialogues with the Buddha said to be among the oldest parts of the Pali Buddhist canon.
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What a good find! Thanks Vicki! :)
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:) I think you're the only one who has read it since I posted it.
I used to have it on the Starter page at Creaturehood.
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:) I think you're the only one who has read it since I posted it.
LOL! I shit you not, I was thinking the same thing, when I read it. I actually missed it previously then found it and thot wow what a good find!
This folder really has some good stuff in it. I was looking it over. I should get more on it again. I love Buddhism! :)
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The folder does have a lot of great material in it!