--- In [email protected], mike brown <uerusuboyo@...> wrote:
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[ED] I do not at all discount metta states, although their ultimate
benefit to self or other is not clear. [MIKE] Practicing metta
opens our heart to compassion for ourselves and every other sentient
being. I think the benefit of that would be obvious. [ED] I know that
metta states make the experiencer feel good. Is there any other benefit
to anyone?
[MIKE] Yes, it does make the experiencer "feel good", but it's not just
limited to that. The benefits to others are very real. [ED] Is not
Bill Gates, who is allegedly autistic and so may not 'experience' metta,
still a very caring person for dedicating his immense wealth toward
alleviating suffering in the world? Web definitions for metta
* Metta (Pâli) or maitri (Sanskrit) has been translated as
"loving-kindness,"...
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* en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mettâ
<http://www.google.com/url?url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mett%25C4%25\
81&rct=j&sa=X&ei=5MTjTbzKI-nTiALJsImWBg&ved=0CCwQngkwAA&q=Metta%27s&usg=\
AFQjCNFffPHATMHd1F3qXU9iua6wA1amYw>
* metta - (Maitri) Loving kindness. A pure love which is neither
grasping nor possessive.
www.thebuddhistsociety.org/resources/Glossary.html
<http://www.thebuddhistsociety.org/resources/Glossary.html>
* metta - Loving-kindness, one of the four sublime emotions
(brahma-vihara)
www.vipassana.com/meditation/khema/hereandnow/glossary.ph
<http://www.vipassana.com/meditation/khema/hereandnow/glossary.ph
>
* metta - In Buddhism, the Pali word for "lovingkindness." The
practice of metta was first taught by the Buddha himself two thousand
five hundred years ago as a supremely rich and powerful way of
cultivating a generous heart. "Without a generous heart," the Buddha
said, "there can be no true spiritual life."
www.tantricjoy.com/terms.html <http://www.tantricjoy.com/terms.html>
* metta - (Pâli) or Maitrî (Sanskrit) means unconditional and
unattached loving kindness. It is one of the ten pâramitâs of the
Theravâda school of Buddhism, and the first of the four
Brahmavihâras. The mettâ bhâvanâ (cultivation of mettâ)
is a popular form of meditation in Buddhism.
india.smashits.com/wikipedia/Metta
<http://www.google.com/url?url=http://india.smashits.com/wikipedia/Metta\
&rct=j&sa=X&ei=5MTjTbzKI-nTiALJsImWBg&ved=0CDQQngkwAA&q=Metta%27s&usg=AF\
QjCNGZECiPtXhwvq5HUKrE3c50gqchhA>
* metta - Loving-kindness: the sincere wish for being to be happy and
safe.
www.ccmphome.org/
<http://www.google.com/url?url=http://www.ccmphome.org/%3Fpage_id%3D5&rc\
t=j&sa=X&ei=5MTjTbzKI-nTiALJsImWBg&ved=0CDYQngkwAA&q=Metta%27s&usg=AFQjC\
NFLotVFWTcQ-hqQcin0lyq6ztxaVg>
