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  1. Book search result icon Basic Themes Copyright
     … questions about this book may be addressed to Metta Forest Monastery Valley Center, CA 92082-1409 U.S.A. additional resources More Dhamma talks, books and translations by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu are available to download in digital audio and various ebook formats at dhammatalks.org. printed copy A paperback copy of this book is available free of charge. To request one, write to: Book Request … 
  2. Book search result icon Basic Themes Translator’s Preface
     … Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu Metta Forest Monastery October, 2012
  3. Book search result icon Basic Themes I. Buddhaṁ saraṇaṁ gacchāmi
     … sensuality (and of the household life). 4. Paññā-pāramī: the search for discernment. 5. Viriya-pāramī: persistence. 6. Khanti-pāramī: endurance, patience. 7. Sacca-pāramī: truthfulness. 8. Adhiṭṭhāna-pāramī: determination. 9. Mettā-pāramī: goodwill. 10. Upekkhā-pāramī: equanimity (in proper cases, i.e., in areas that are beyond one’s control). These ten perfections are the factors that enable a bodhisattva to succeed in … 
  4. Book search result icon Basic Themes Introduction
     … Phra Ajaan Lee Dhammadharo Wat Asokaram, Samut Prakaan September, 1960 ‘Buddhānussati mettā ca asubhaṁ maraṇassati: Iccimā caturārakkhā…’ (Recollection of the Buddha; goodwill; the foul; mindfulness of death: these four guardian protectors…) – Rama IV, ‘Mokkhupāya Gāthā’
  5. Book search result icon Basic Themes Summary
     … Or when casting spells, they repeat the phrase, ‘Na-mettā, mo-karuṇā, da-love me, I won’t go, you come, omasavāha’ – they say that this makes a woman really fall for a man. This sort of thing disqualifies the phrase, even though its original meaning may have been something good. But if we revere the Dhamma and make use of it through the … 
  6. Book search result icon Basic Themes Prologue
     … Nīla kasiṇa: staring at blue (or green). 9. Ākāsa kasiṇa: staring at the space in a hole or an opening. 10. Āloka kasiṇa: staring at bright light. Four sublime abidings: 1. Mettā: goodwill, benevolence, friendliness, love in the true sense. 2. Karuṇa: compassion, sympathy, pity, aspiring to find a way to be truly helpful. 3. Muditā: appreciation for the goodness of other people and … 
  7. Book search result icon Basic Themes IV. The Department of Spreading the Dhamma
     … This is termed mettā-pāramī – the perfection of goodwill. So when goodness arises within us, we can work for the welfare of others even when we sit with our eyes closed, perfectly still. But it’s the nature of ignorant people to believe that such a person is simply saving his own skin. They haven’t looked deep inside. The teachers of the past … 
  8. Book search result icon Basic Themes III. Saṅghaṁ saraṇaṁ gacchāmi
     … open – and our eyes will be open to perceiving the highest quality, the transcendent. 3. The analogy of soil rich in nutrients refers to our putting four qualities into practice – a. Mettā: goodwill, friendliness, hoping for our own happiness and well-being, and for that of all other living beings. b. Karuṇā: compassion for ourselves and others, which induces us to be helpful in … 
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