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Gather ’Round the Breath
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Gather ’Round the Breath
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… a single sensation or mental notion. Sanskrit form: dhyana. Kamma: Intentional act. Sanskrit form: karma. Luang Puu (Thai): Venerable Grandfather. A term of respect for a very senior and elderly monk. Metta: Goodwill; benevolence. See brahmavihara. Nibbana: Literally, the “unbinding” of the mind from passion, aversion, and delusion, and from the entire round of death and rebirth. As this term also denotes the extinguishing …
- Metta MeditationMetta Meditation September 2, 2005 “May I be happy. May all living beings be happy.” We chant that every night before we meditate. We’re advised to think thoughts of goodwill like that at the end of the meditation, too. We chant them beforehand for two reasons. One is to remind ourselves of why we’re meditating. The chant on happiness is accompanied by …
- Goodwill & Heedfulness… In other words, metta is not just a process of repeating a phrase over and over in your head. You contemplate the quality of goodwill and what it really means to have goodwill in the context of kamma, in the context of that principle of heedfulness. The same applies when you extend thoughts of goodwill to yourself. You say to yourself: “May I be …
- Artillery All Around… For instance, you may realize that you need to do some more metta practice: goodwill for yourself, goodwill for other people. That’s exerting a fabrication. You’re dealing with your directed thoughts, evaluations, and perceptions. If you’re feeling lazy, it’s good to think about death, realizing that death can come at any time. You may feel that we’re living in …
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