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1. Facing Aging, Illness, & Death : The Central Teaching of the Buddha Preface
    … Here at Metta, the monks at the monastery helped in preparing the manuscript, as did Addie Onsanit. Any mistakes in the book, of course, are my own responsibility. Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu (Geoffrey DeGraff) Metta Forest Monastery May, 2024
2. Facing Aging, Illness, & Death : The Central Teaching of the Buddha 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.
3. Facing Aging, Illness, & Death : The Central Teaching of the Buddha Glossary
    … Buddhism which taught that all beings should aspire to become Buddhas. Majjhima Nikāya: One of the five major collections of suttas in the Pāli Canon, containing suttas of middle (majjhima) length. Mettā: Goodwill; benevolence. One of the four brahmavihāras. Nibbāna: Literally, the “unbinding” of the mind from passion, aversion, and delusion, and from the entire round of death and rebirth. As this term also … 
4. Facing Aging, Illness, & Death : The Central Teaching of the Buddha Closing
    … As we said during the retreat, mettā or goodwill can be for anybody, but dedication of merit is specifically for those who have passed away. Basically what you’re thinking is, “I’ve done all this goodness. I’ll be happy to share this goodness with anyone else who approves of what I’ve done.” You can’t simply take the merit out of … 
5. Facing Aging, Illness, & Death : The Central Teaching of the Buddha Q&A
    … What do I do to cut this reflex? Should I use mettā in a systematic way? A: One, use mettā. And two, remind yourself of all your many lifetimes in which you probably were born uglier and sillier-looking than those people. Really. You didn’t want people to mock you when you looked like that, right? And if it so happens that you … 
6. Facing Aging, Illness, & Death : The Central Teaching of the Buddha Forgiveness & Mindfulness
    … This is one of the reasons why when we translate mettā, I prefer translating it as goodwill and not as loving-kindness, because the Buddha’s not asking you to love other beings, but you can wish them well. Ajaan Fuang tells the story of a time when a snake came into his room. Every time he entered the room, the snake would slip … 
7. Facing Aging, Illness, & Death : The Central Teaching of the Buddha Q&A
    … Develop that as a habit so that when something scary comes along, your first thought is mettā. The fact that this happens more frequently the more you meditate is normal because there’s less going on in your daily experience, which means that things inside the mind have more opportunity to come bubbling up to the surface. In any event, if you know that … 
8. Facing Aging, Illness, & Death : The Central Teaching of the Buddha Giving Care
    … Breaking it down like that gives you something to do for quite a long time as you dwell with thoughts of mettā. Another practice that’s universally good regardless of the patient’s background would be breath meditation. Another would be instructions in how to deal with pain. Now, the style of talks that you give to this person should follow the style that … 
9. Facing Aging, Illness, & Death : The Central Teaching of the Buddha Q&A
    … When I think about practicing mettā—goodwill and compassion—I have fewer thoughts, but isn’t this the tree that hides the forest? Aren’t the thoughts just being suppressed? How to skillfully use goodwill? A: When you’re developing thoughts of goodwill, there are many, many ways of using them. At the same time, when you’re trying to get the mind into … 
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