This year the programme would be held on saturday, 12 th october, 20 at shri harigurugram. You may copy, reformat, reprint, republish, and redistribute this work in any medium whatsoever, provided that. Sujiva lovingkindness meditation lovingkindness meditation. This short explanation on how to practise metta bhavana or. He masters quite a few techniques in the fields of spirituality, oriental esoterism and. You can say more impersonal things like may this pain be accepted, may this pain be filled with my acceptance, if its hard to pretend the pain is sentient. Metta sutta this is what should be done by one who is skilled in goodness, and who knows the path of peace. After extensive and intensive practice in vipassanamindfulnessinsight meditation in australia and myanmar, his teacher venerable chanmyay sayadaw. In the metta sutta, the buddha discusses the conditions that must obtain for metta to arise and how to cultivate it in ones mind and heart. Nov 06, 2010 download free pdf ebooks download pdfs. Each of the four states corresponds to one of the verses of the four immeasurables. The other three are compassion, sympathetic joy, and equanimity. The satipatthana vipassana meditation free ebook on mindfulnes. Click here to view full text or download a pdf format.
This is a version for easy printing you can also read and listen along here. May they be able and upright, straightforward, of gentle speech and not proud. Karaniya metta sutta, or metta sutta as its also called. As a reading practice, it brings the discipline and techniques of meditation to the task of understanding a text and embracing the wisdom it offers.
Metta bhavana lovingkindness meditation venerable dhammarakkhita venerable dhammarakkhita is an australian buddhist monk of the myanmar th eravada tradition. Title of text 1 sadhana panchakam 24 hanuman chalisa 2 tattwa bodha 25 vakya vritti 3 atma bodha 26 advaita makaranda 4 bhaja govindam 27 kaivalya upanishad 5 manisha panchakam 28 bhagavad geeta discourse 6 forgive me 29 mundaka upanishad. The path of unlimited friendliness the karaniya metta sutta. Please use the link provided below to generate a unique link valid for 24hrs. These are mental states or qualities cultivated by buddhist practise. Metta chant theravadan, pali loving kindness imaya dhammanu by this practice dhamma patipattiya in accord with the true dhamma buddham pujemi i honour the buddha imaya dhammanu by this practice dhamma patipattiya in accord with the true dhamma dhammam pujemi i honour the dhamma.
And so they make lots of effort to try to generate some emotion, as if theyre trying very hard to wring some emotion from the heart. The practice of metta meditation is the systematic cultivation of our capacity for lovingkindness. Metta instructionsenglish from the 10 day vipassana course. Vipassana research institute these are the metta instructions given by s. As a meditation practice, it takes the process of reading as the object of contemplation for the heartmind. As you allow your eyes to gently close, tune into the body and make any minor adjustments. It can be helpful to remember our intentions of both ease and awareness.
Instructions for metta meditation and the 6rs by bhante. The practice of metta meditation is a beautiful support to other awareness. Metta sutta this is what should be done by one who is. See khema 1987, chapter 5, for an alternative translation and a very helpful discussion. It is found in the pali canons khuddakapatha and sutta nipata with the title metta sutta the discourse on friendliness. Metta meditation appears to be particularly useful for treating depression and social anxiety, both characterized by low positive affect and negative.
Karaniya metta sutta the buddhas words on lovingkindnessthe hymn of universal lovelovingkindnessthe discourse on lovingkindnessgood will. Those bhikkhus returned to the forest, chanted the metta sutta, and practised metta meditation. Humble and not conceited, contented and easily satisfied. Founded by frank ostaseski, metta institute is a catalyst for individual and cultural change. By doing so, the devas then had goodwill towards the bhikkhus and looked after them.
Metta sutta karaniya metta sutta metta loving kindness is one of the four immeasurables or four divine states of buddhism. If you wish, you may donate to help them continue offering their services. Download metta blues is a blues poetry chapbook in 28 choruses by australian poet daniel gargett. Spontaneous lines in freeverse carry the reader through a jazzinfused song of adventure, spirituality, work and life. Therefore the buddha advised them to return to the forest and taught them the metta sutta as an object of meditation, as well as for their protection.
This metta meditation script will help you open yourself to love and spread it. Karaniya metta sutta the buddhas discourse on lovingkindness karaniya metta sutta discourse on lovingkindness. Number five in a series from a 12 day meditation retreat on metta as a path to insight from may 2015. The files may be copied and given to others privately provided that no fee is charged for them. When practised diligently y whether one stands, walks, sits, or lies down y its intrinsic power enriches and empowers oneself so as to overcome daytoday problems in life. Ways of cultivating metta introduction sometimes when people are beginning to learn lovingkindness meditation they think that lovingkindness is something thats to be manufactured. Nyanaponika thera four sublime states of mind have been taught by the buddha. For publication as books they were divided up into 5 volumes, called the the book of the secrets volume 1 5 16 discourses each. Free guided metta meditation script pdf file included. Here is the karaniya metta sutta the buddhas words on lovingkindness in pali an ancient indian language for which im afraid ive lost some of the diacritics, followed by an english translation by ratnaprabha. October 1, 2018 better audio format following are recordings of three popular sutta by a venerable thero and the corresponding pali texts. Goenka in english on the morning of day 10 of a tenday vipassana meditation course. This page was created from the metta sutta pages by andy olendzki that were formerly at the bcbs web site. The above is a rerendering of the karaniya metta sutta, based on the pali text, a number of english translations, and various commentaries.
Inspired by buddhist tradition, they offer educational programs integrating the spiritual dimensions of living, dying and transformation. Metta is for helping the meditator so it will help you no matter who or what the meditation object is. It describes the state of realization from different standpoints, using various comparisons. Loving kindness meditation was given as a threeday week end retreat at dhammodaya meditation. The most optimal way to prepare for a guided metta meditation is to adjust this session to the time you have available. This is the first part of the brahmavihara practice or what he calls twim or. S ince the last two years, we all have been participating in the collective chanting of shri aniruddha chalisa at shri harigurugram. The following pdf ebooks are available for free download courtesy of pariyatti, a nonprofit organisation. Oct 22, 2010 download free pdf ebooks download pdfs.
You could, for instance, help someone without their. And so they make lots of effort to try to generate some emotion, as if theyre trying very hard to. Free ebook downloads dhamma books vipassana meditation. Metta meditation script by o n e mi n d dh a r ma find a comfortable position in which to sit for this period. Sandeepanys vedanta ourse list of all the course texts in chronological sequence. You will recall that last year this event coincided with the period when param pujya bapu was performing his upasana tapascharya at shri aniruddha gurukshetram. Sangharakshita in seminar the karaniya metta sutta seminar second transcriptions edition ld on. The following meditation audios are created to help uplift your spirit and promote your connection with source. Meditating together with wisdom texts dharma contemplation is both a reading practice and a meditation practice. Mar, 2018 here, bhante describes the instructions of the metta meditation and practice of the 6rs to eliminate hindrances. A practical, barebones guide to lovingkindness meditation pmtkyfudk od. Pali suttas karaniya metta sutta buddhist elibrary.
Sangharakshita in seminar the karaniya metta sutta seminar. Let them be able and upright, straightforward and gentle in speech. Vigyan bhairav tantra, vol 2 the book of the secrets. Erinnere dich an eine zeit, als du glucklich warst. The karaniya metta sutta in pali and english pdf version. Metta bhavana is one of the 40 themes for samatha bhavana listed in the path of purification visuddhimagga. A new commentary, the original series of 80 discourses were simply called vigyan bhairav tantra. Osho is known around the world for his pioneering contribution to meditation the science of inner transformation with the unique approach of his. The practice of lovingkindness introduction the word love one of the most compelling in the english language is commonly used for purposes so widely separated, so gross and so rarefied, as to render it sometimes nearly meaningless. This means that you shouldnt feel like youre in a hurry.
Also known as simply the metta sutta, although there is another text with that name, the karaniya metta sutta is one of the best known paritta texts which were and still are chanted for protection against harm. Here, bhante describes the instructions of the metta meditation and practice of the 6rs to eliminate hindrances. It is found in the sutta nipata which is considered to be amongst the earliest layers of the composition of the canon. Metta instructionsenglish from the 10 day vipassana. The metta sutra the buddhas words on kindness the metta sutra this is the work for those who are skilled and peaceful, who seek the good. Download the bible, the holy quran, the mahabharata and thousands of free pdf ebooks on buddhism, meditation etc. Soaking ourselves in the words of the buddha written by gregory kramer as interest in buddhist teachings becomes more mainstream, many people are beginning to feel a yearning for encounters with the dhamma that are as close as possible to the source, possibly less colored by contemporary interpretations or emphases. Metta sutta this is what should be done by one who is skilled.