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    … Other people deserve our mettā, either because of their own innate goodness or because we are all one. Misunderstanding # 6: The brahmavihāras are purely heart qualities, needing no input from the analytical mind. Misunderstanding # 7: The brahmavihāras are, in themselves, a complete path to awakening. Readings 1. Mettā Defined 2. Prayer vs. Resolve 3. Mettā in Words & Deeds 4. The Nature of the Heart … 
3. Beyond All Directions Metta Means Goodwill
    … Now, there are lots of places out in the woods where you can live without the uneasiness of living with me.” And as he sat there spreading thoughts of metta to the snake, the snake left. When Ajaan Fuang first told me this story, it made me stop and reconsider my understanding of what metta is. Metta is a wish for happiness—true happiness … 
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4. Sutta Nipāta Sn Bibliography
    … A Translation. Sixth edition, revised. Valley Center, CA: Metta Forest Monastery, 2012. ____________, trans. Itivuttaka: This Was Said by the Buddha. Second edition, revised. Valley Center, CA: Metta Forest Monastery, 2013. ____________, trans. Poems of the Elders: An Anthology from the Theragātha & Therigāthā. Valley Center, CA: Metta Forest Monastery, 2015. ____________, trans. Udāna: Exclamations. Valley Center, CA: Metta Forest Monastery, 2012. Warder, A. K. Indian Kāvya Literature … 
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5. Play AudioMetta Isn’t Love
   I read a Dhamma talk by someone saying that metta shouldn’t be translated as “loving-kindness,” because loving-kindness is too weak. It should be translated as “love.” Part of the reason, he said, was that nobody writes songs about loving-kindness, but everybody writes songs about love. I didn’t know that we were in the business of taking love songs as … 
6. Play AudioMetta Amulets
7. Play AudioTough Metta
8. Play AudioMetta in Action
9. Play AudioMetta Starts Here
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11. Play AudioHigh Level Metta
     … So you work on that to be a good example—and to be more secure in yourself, because there are times when metta requires a little of what they call “tough love,” which is maybe an unfortunate way of putting it. In Thailand, they have a better phrase. They call it “high level metta.” You want to do what’s actually best for other … 
12. Play AudioMetta Can Hurt
     … Ajaan Fuang commented that* mettā* needs upekkhā or equanimity if it’s not going to turn into a source of suffering. This is why the brahma-vihāras* *come in a set. Mettā keeps upekkhā from becoming cold and heartless. You go through the first three before you get to the fourth one. The equanimity is where you can go when you look at the … 
13. Play AudioMetta Is a Call to Action
     … Years back, I wrote a piece on how metta doesn’t mean love or loving kindness. It means goodwill. I made the mistake of sending it to a magazine that was basically Tibetan, and their attitude was: What right does a Theravadan have to say what metta means? So they billed the article as: “For those of you who can’t manage love for … 
14. Fistful of Sand & The Light of Discernment
    In 1989 Ajaan Suwat, the founder of Metta Forest Monastery, guided a meditation retreat for Westerners at Insight Meditation Society in Barre, MA. Fistful of Sand contains the translations of the Dhamma talks and question and answer sessions from that retreat. The Light of Discernment is a collection of translations of Dhamma talks by Luang Pu Suwat given at Metta Forest Monastery.
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15. Play AudioAppreciating the State of Peace
     … the Karaniya Metta sutta. Most often we focus on the metta—the goodwill. And it’s easy to see why, because so much of the sutta is composed of expressions of goodwill. But the “karaniya” is also important: “What is to be done?” In other words, the practice of metta is not floating without context. It has a context of actions. And the actions … 
16. Play AudioHigh-level Metta
     … In Thailand they talk about some of the teachers having high-level metta, which means that they’re willing to say things that may not sound pleasant but are actually for your own good. They’re willing to put themselves out in that way. It’s a lot easier just to say the pleasant thing and let people go. And it’s the same … 
17. Play AudioMetta Means Goodwill
    Every morning, every night here at the monastery, we repeat a metta chant, expressing goodwill, limitless goodwill, for ourselves and all other beings. And there’s a reason why we do it so often. It’s part of the motivation for why we practice. We want to find true happiness. We want to make sure that we act on the intention not to harm … 
18. Mettā Luang Chant
     … How to chant the Metta Luang chant: Starting with “sattā,” living beings, state the first direction, “Sabbe puratthimāya disāya,” “All in the east,” followed by “sattā,” and then the complete statement of goodwill: “sukhitā hontu, averā hontu, abyāpajjhā hontu, anighā hontu, sukhī attānaṁ pariharantu,” “May they be happy, free from animosity, free from oppression, free from trouble, and may they look after themselves with … 
19. The Divine Mantra (Ajaan Fuang Version) 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 are available at dhammatalks.org. Printed copy A paperback copy of this book is available free of charge. To request one, write to: Book Request, Metta Forest Monastery, PO Box 1409, Valley Center, CA 92082 USA.
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20. The Divine Mantra 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 are available at dhammatalks.org. Printed copy A paperback copy of this book is available free of charge. To request one, write to: Book Request, Metta Forest Monastery, PO Box 1409, Valley Center, CA 92082 USA.
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