Post by teknix on Mar 16, 2011 9:43:46 GMT -5
This is a term that I have just became aware of, when I was asking about Heart Bliss, from a nice man named Sifu Barry Smale.
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Mettâ (Pâli; Devanagari: मेत्ता) or maitrî (मैत्री) (Sanskrit) is loving-kindness,[1][2] friendliness,[3][4][5] benevolence,[2][4] amity,[3] friendship,[4] good will,[4] kindness,[6] love,[3] sympathy,[3] close mental union (on same mental wavelength),[4] and active interest in others.[3] It is one of the ten pâramîs of the Theravâda school of Buddhism, and the first of the four sublime states (Brahmavihâras). This is love without clinging (upâdâna).
The cultivation of loving-kindness (mettâ bhâvanâ) is a popular form of meditation in Buddhism. In the Theravadin Buddhist tradition, this practice begins with the meditator cultivating loving-kindness towards themself,[7] then their loved ones, friends, teachers, strangers, enemies, and finally towards all sentient beings. In the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, this practice is associated with tonglen (cf.), whereby one breathes out ("sends") happiness and breathes in ("receives") suffering.[8] Tibetan Buddhists also practice contemplation of the four immeasurables, which they sometimes call 'compassion meditation'[9]
"Compassion meditation" is a contemporary scientific field that demonstrates the efficacy of metta and related meditative practices.
You can read more here, or google it ^.^
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mett%C4%81
Some here may be interested in this
Mettâ (Pâli; Devanagari: मेत्ता) or maitrî (मैत्री) (Sanskrit) is loving-kindness,[1][2] friendliness,[3][4][5] benevolence,[2][4] amity,[3] friendship,[4] good will,[4] kindness,[6] love,[3] sympathy,[3] close mental union (on same mental wavelength),[4] and active interest in others.[3] It is one of the ten pâramîs of the Theravâda school of Buddhism, and the first of the four sublime states (Brahmavihâras). This is love without clinging (upâdâna).
The cultivation of loving-kindness (mettâ bhâvanâ) is a popular form of meditation in Buddhism. In the Theravadin Buddhist tradition, this practice begins with the meditator cultivating loving-kindness towards themself,[7] then their loved ones, friends, teachers, strangers, enemies, and finally towards all sentient beings. In the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, this practice is associated with tonglen (cf.), whereby one breathes out ("sends") happiness and breathes in ("receives") suffering.[8] Tibetan Buddhists also practice contemplation of the four immeasurables, which they sometimes call 'compassion meditation'[9]
"Compassion meditation" is a contemporary scientific field that demonstrates the efficacy of metta and related meditative practices.
You can read more here, or google it ^.^
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mett%C4%81
