Metta Sutta Explained By Bhante G (Gunarathena ) Dhamma talk

Описание: Why Practice Metta?
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"Metta" is a Pali word that can be translated into English as "embracing the qualities of benevolence, loving-friendliness, amity, and good will." The Sanskrit word for Metta is
"Maitri."
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According to Buddhist literature, if someone wishes to attain enlightenment, they must fulfill ten perfections. Metta is one of these ten and therefore practicing Metta is essential for our spiritual development.
The Metta Sutta is the Buddha's discourse on developing and sustaining loving-kindness. It is a fundamental Buddhist teaching and is often used as an introduction to the spiritual practice.
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In teaching the Metta Sutta, the Buddha did not intend for his words to be recited as a mere ritual. He wanted to guide his followers in using loving -kindness in their everyday
lives.
In the Buddha's teaching, we learn about brahmavihara, a term that refers to the four virtues and meditative practices. It comes from the Pali words brahma, meaning "divine" and vihara, which means "abode." The brahmaviharas are also known as "the four sublime states." These four qualities are Metta (loving-friendliness), Karna (compassion), Mudita (sympathetic joy), and Upekkha (equanimity). In order to one day eliminate all of one's defilements and attain enlightenment, we establish all of these brahmavihara qualities within us.
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All human beings have four ambitions, according to the Dhammapada. They are 5 9061 explained in this way: "The greatest gain is health. The greatest wealth is happiness. The greatest kinship is confidence. The greatest comfort is enlightenment." All are unique to human beings, and together they provide liberation from samsara. We practice achieving all these goals, and Metta is part of this practice. Without developing our 1° Metta, we cannot get any of these four ambitions fulfilled.
Metta is a wish for true happiness, for ourselves and everyone else. The highest level of Metta we can attain is just like a mother's love for her child. Through the regular Practice of Metta, we become able to wish happiness for the entire universe, as a mother has unconditional love for her child.
We practice generosity, meditation and observe the precepts. According to the Noble Eight-Fold path, generosity belongs to right intention, which in turn has three areas: giving away without any intention (Nekkamma), compassion (Avyapada) and being free from cruelty (Avihimsa). Generosity develops the four qualities within person that we call the four brahmaviharas. We can gain thoughts of loving friendliness through practicing
generosity.
The Buddha's recommends directing Metta toward each of the10 directions: north, south, east, west, northeast, southeast, northwest and southwest, as well as above and
below.
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Generally, when practicing Metta, people follow five stages:
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First - contemplating loving friendliness for yourself Isinamsbriut sai
Second - for your family members and close friends
Third - for neutral persons, such as those you might greet in a store or other public place, but with whom you have no relationship.
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Fourth -for people in your life with whom you have some difficulty.
Fifth - for all beings, everywhere, without exception
The meaning of "may I be well extends beyond the wish to be healthy and free from illness. It has a deeper meaning - to be free from the five hindrance, free from the ten tendencies, and free from the three fermentations.
According to the Mettanisansa Sutta, practicing Metta produces many benefits. "Bhikkus There are eleven benefits from the practice of loving friendliness that arise from the emancipation of the heart, if repeated, developed, made much of, made a habit of, made a basis, experienced, practiced, well undertaken, eleven benefits are expected." We can improve our concentration, develop unconditional love, sleep well, and wake up happy, without having bad dreams. We can more easily maintain our happiness and we become more attractive to others. We will not be vulnerable to poison or fire. Metta protects us from danger in both our inner and outer circumstances in life. I E
Metta is one of four kinds of protective meditations. These are loving-kindness (Metta), death awareness, contemplation on the impurity of the body and recollecting the qualities of the Buddha. These four techniques help protect our mind from defilements.
They help prevent greed, hatred and delusion from arising in us.

As a serious meditator, its good to practice Malta per the far of a recion I helos us feel content and aids our concentration. If someone is having difficulty with their meditation practice, Metta is a solution.

May you all be well, happy and peaceful....
Having seen that all beings,
Like oneself, have a desire for happiness.
One should methodically develop.
Loving-friendliness towards all beings.