“If there is love, there is hope that one may have real families, real brotherhood, real equanimity, real peace. If the love within your mind is lost and you see other beings as enemies, then no matter how much knowledge or education or material comfort you have, only suffering and confusion will ensue.”
- H.H. Dalai Lama
Metta meditation is a foundational practice in some Buddhist traditions. The word Metta is referenced in several different Suttas or discourses; it is often associated with the Pali Canon of Theravada Buddhism. Metta is considered one of the Four Immeasurables or Brahma Viharas which include: Loving-kindness, Compassion, Sympathetic Joy and Equanimity. It is said to help facilitate awakening, open-heartedness and the spirit of generosity as well as support the development of meditative concentration.
Read the rest of Beth’s introduction to Metta Meditation here.
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Or Follow Beth’s guided Metta Meditation here.
(Source: lazyyogi, via buddhistintraining)
The greatest worth is self-mastery.
The greatest quality is seeking to serve others.
The greatest precept is continual awareness.
The greatest medicine is the emptiness of everything.
The greatest action is not conforming with the worlds ways.
The greatest magic is transmuting the passions.
The greatest generosity is non-attachment.
The greatest goodness is a peaceful mind.
The greatest patience is humility.
The greatest effort is not concerned with results.
The greatest meditation is a mind that lets go.
The greatest wisdom is seeing through appearances."
Atisha
Perhaps selfishness and selfish acts are what cause the world’s misery. Perhaps selflessness will heal it.
(via mercybell)
The mind may be said to be of two kinds, Pure and Impure. Driven by the senses it becomes impure; but with the senses under control, the mind becomes pure.
It is the mind that frees us or enslaves. Driven by the senses we become bound; master of the senses we become free. Those who seek freedom must first master their senses.
When the mind is detached from the senses one reaches the summit of consciousness.
Mastery of the mind leads to wisdom. Practice meditation. Stop all vain talk.
The highest state is beyond the reach of thought, for it lies beyond duality.
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(Source: myheadisweak, via thisisthepeacetrain-deactivated)
(Source: myheadisweak, via thisisthepeacetrain-deactivated)
