Learning the chanting of Karanīya Mettā Sutta (Discourse On Loving-Kindness) in Pāli & English. Further meanings (pls. rely on your own investigation):- This sutta provides practical & comprehensive instructions of practice for one's self-cultivation, self-protection & self-purification. It is basically divided into 3 parts:- 1. SELF-RESTRAINT (1) He who is skilled in doing good, and who wishes to attain that state of calm (i.e. Nibbāna) should act thus: (2) He should be able, upright, perfectly upright, obedient, gentle and humble. (3) Contented, easily supportable, with few duties, simple in livelihood, (4) controlled in senses, discreet, not impudent; not greedily attached to families. (5) He should not commit any slight wrong so that other wise men might find fault in him. 2. UNCONDITIONAL LOVE (1) May all beings, without exception, be happy and safe. Whatsoever living beings that exist; without exception, weak, or strong, long, stout or medium, short, small or large. Those seen (visible) or unseen (not visible) and those dwelling far or near, those who are born and those who are to be born. May all beings, without exception, be happy minded. (2) Let no one deceive another nor despise anyone anywhere. In anger or ill will, let them not wish each other harm. Just as a mother would protect her only child at the risk of her own life, even so towards all beings let him cultivate boundless mind. (3) Let thoughts of boundless love pervade the whole world; above, below and across without any obstruction, without any hatred, without any enmity. 3. MINDFULNESS (1) Whether he stands, walks, sits or lies down, as long as he is awake, he should develop this mindfulness. This they say is the Highest conduct here. (2) Not falling into wrong views, (3) virtuous and (4) endowed with insight, (5) he discards attachment to sensuous desires. (6) Truly, he does not come again; to be conceived in a womb. For source of chanting, pls. go to: http://vipassanasangha.free.fr/=chants2/03_Metta_suttam.mp3 [An acknowledgement of appreciation and thanks to Venerable Sayadaw U Jnanapuñik for the chanting & basicbuddhism.org for the text available online.] "The power of truth protects the follower of the truth" Dhammo Have Rakkahati Dhamma Carim

• published: 17 Jan 2014
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