Metta The Philosophy and Practice of Universal Love

There is no large and difficult task that can’t be divided into little easy tasks.

Buddhist Saying

Metta The Philosophy and Practice of Universal Love

by Acharya Buddharakkhita

Contents
• 1. Introduction
• 1. The Karaniya Metta Sutta
• 2. The Bac

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DailyOm – When Pain Comes Our Way + The Gift Inside + The Heart Of Humanity + Doing Our Best Work + Fulfilling Energetic Investments + If Only + Letting Nature Work + The Direction Of Happiness

DailyOm – When Pain Comes Our Way

December 24, 2010
When Pain Comes Our Way

Honoring All Experiences

 

 

Honoring the experiences we have in our lives is an invaluable way to communicate with life, our greatest teacher.

Honoring the experiences we h

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Blissing Out: 10 Relaxation Techniques To Reduce Stress On-the-Spot

 

Blissing Out: 10 Relaxation Techniques To Reduce Stress On-the-Spot

If your hectic lifestyle has got you down, experts say relaxation techniques can bring you back into balance -- some in five minutes or less.

 

By Jenny Stamos Kovacs
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The Experience of Change uproots Egoism

Friends:

The Experience of Change uproots Egoism!

At Savatthi the blessed Buddha said:

Bhikkhus, when the perception of impermanence is developed & cultivated, then it eliminates all sense desire, it eliminates all lust for becoming into something e

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Shed all that is not worth Keeping

Friends:

Shed all that is not worth Keeping!

He who can curb his anger as soon as it arises,
as a timel y medicine will check the snake's venom
that so quickl y spreads, such a monk gives up both
the here and the be y ond, just as a snake sheds
its

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Relinquishing what is Not Ownable produces Calmed Ease

Friends:

Relinquishing what is Not Ownable produces Calmed Ease!

The Blessed Buddha once explained:

Bhikkhus, leave whatever is not yours, give it up! Having left it, relinquished it and in every respect released it, that will lead to your lasting w

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Non-Control makes U into a Monkey-Robot

Friends:

Non-Control makes U into a Monkey-Robot!

Buddha once asked: How, Bhikkhus and friends, is there non-control?

Seeing a form with the eye, one becomes attracted by the pleasing form, while repelled by the displeasing form. Having heard a s

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''Disapparance of The Buddha's True Dhamma

''Disapparance of The Buddha's True Dhamma.htm

 

 

''Disapparance of The Buddha's True Dhamma.htm

 

 

Lord Buddha (a Tathagatha, Exalted One, Arahant, the Fully Enlightened One) is The Incomparable Teacher of Human And Gods (Deities/Devas) "Namo Tas

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Aware and Composed Dwelling

Friends:
Aware and Composed Dwelling:

The Blessed Buddha once said:

Monks, a Noble should dwell Aware and Composed…
This is our instruction to you!

And how does a monk dwell Aware?

Herein a friend dwells contemplating any body as a void frame only; a

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Imperturbable is one not Opposing any Pain!

Friends:
Imperturbable is one not Opposing any Pain!

The Blessed Buddha once said to some deadly sick bhikkhus:

Any Bhikkhu should await his time aware and clearly comprehending...

This is our instruction to you! While a bhikkhu lives in this way, a

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The Tibetan Yogas of Dream and Sleep

The Tibetan Yogas of Dream and Sleep
Geshe Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche

 

We sleep one third of our lifetime, an average of 20 - 25 years. Centuries ago, Tibetan yogis developed spiritual practices that use dream and sleep as a spiritual path. Dream is a

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THIS WILL TRULY LIFT YOU UP SPIRITUALLY. ENJOY & BELIEVE

 

I firmly believe what Romans 8:17 says...being fellow "heirs" with Christ, we have the authority to make demands on our Father's heavenly resources...

 

But it also means we have to share in his pain, forgiveness, sacrifices, gifts and offerings to

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Sensing is a Representation and not a Reality!

Friends:

Sensing is a Representation and not a Reality!

The need to control and master the senses is obvious, since it is this ability to sense that enables both all pleasant & painful experiences of this world.

However, paradoxically, it is exactly

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Control starts with Guarding the 6 Doors of the Senses!!

Friends:

Control starts with Guarding the 6 Doors of the Senses!!

The Buddha once explained
Bhikkhus by possessing three qualities, one lives in this very life full of ease, pleasure & joy! Furthermore, one has thereby prepared the elimination of
t

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Heroes die without Identification or Agitation!

Friends:

Heroes die without Identification or Agitation!

On this occasion Ven. Sariputta & Ven. Upasena were staying at Rajagaha in the Cool Grove, in the Snake's Hood Grotto. There a young viper fell on the Venerable Upasena's back & bite him badly

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RETALIATION DOES NOT LEAD TO PEACE

Sakyamuni Sambuddha Vihara
Buddhist Vihara Victoria Inc (ABN: 35 437 197 725)
VIHARA NEWS & EVENTS #3
29 MARCH 2012
YAMAKA VAGGA1 - The Twin Verses

Taken from The Dhammapada
Translated by Venerable K. Sri Dhammananda

RETALIATION DOES NOT LEAD TO PE

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Buddha Images for the Seven Days of the Week

Buddha Images for the Seven Days of the Week

Certain events in the Life of the Buddha are thought to have occurred on certain days. The Buddha Images representing these events, are thus also associated with the days on which they occurred.

People

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The Mummified Monk in Samui

The Mummified Monk in Samui

Posted on January 27, 2012 by Richard Barrow

 

 

 

Samui is a popular destination for foreign tourists who go there for the sun, sea and surf. But, there is also something there that reminds us that we are not permanent f

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Aung San Suu Kyi says Burma 'on the Verge of a Breakthrough to Democracy'

Video: Aung San Suu Kyi says Burma 'on the Verge of a Breakthrough to Democracy'January 11th, 2012 by Dan Washburn

Aung San Suu Kyi. (Drn/Getty Images)

Burmese democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi was awarded the Global Vision Award at the Asia Society

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The Fresh Fish (Inspirational Story)

The Fresh Fish (Inspirational Story) Fish.jpg

The Japanese have always loved fresh fish. But the waters close to Japan have not held many fish for decades. So to feed the Japanese population, Fishing boats got bigger and went farther than ever.

 

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