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Living with Kindness
The Buddha's teaching on metta
by Sangharakshita
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as a mother would protect her only child at the risk of her
own life … let
thoughts of boundless love pervade the whole world
from the Karaniya Metta Sutta
Kindness is one of the most basic qualities we can possess, and one of the
most powerful. In Buddhism it is called metta – an opening of the heart
to all that we meet. Any friendly feeling contains the kernel of metta. It
is a seed
that is waiting to be developed, right here amidst the conditions of our
daily life.
Living with Kindness is a pithy commentary on the Buddha's teaching of metta
in the Karaniya metta sutta. In it, Sangharakshita, a teacher of Buddhism
for over fifty years, shows us how to cultivate many of the facets of kindness
in ordinary, everyday life. Outlining the nurturing conditions the seed of
kindness
needs to grow, he encourages us to follow the path that leads to a warm and
expansive heart — and beyond. And with that heart, we can be happier
and more fulfilled in ourselves and empathise with the joys and sufferings
of all living beings.
Paperback: 160 pages
Publisher: Windhorse Publications
ISBN: 1899579648
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Believe nothing merely because you have been told it... Do not believe what your teacher tells you merely out of respect for the teacher. But whatsoever, after due examination and analysis, you find to be kind, conducive to the good, the benefit, the welfare of all beings - that doctrine believe and cling to and take it as your guide.
The Buddha
