Friends:

Maintain this Buddhist Wish of Noble Sympathy:

May I be happy, may I maintain my happiness and live without any trace of enmity.
May all beings be successful and happy: May they be of joyful mind, all beings that
breathe & have life, whether they are weak or strong, tiny or huge, visible or invisible,
near or far away, born or to be born, let all beings enjoy safety, content ease & bliss!
Let no one deceive another, let no one be harsh in speech, let no one by anger or hatred
wish bad for his neighbour. Even as a mother, at the risk of her life, guards and protects
her only child, so with a boundless heart of compassion, I venerate all living beings by
permeating this entire universe with sympathy, above, beneath & all around, without limit,
immeasurable and endless! Thus I cultivate an infinite goodwill toward this whole world.
Standing or walking, sitting or lying down, during all my waking hours I treasure always
this thought, knowing that this very way of caring is the Noblest in the whole wide world!
Thus shall I, by stilling pointless discussions and controversies, by acting blamelessly,
be gifted with tranquillity & true insight. Thus shall I subdue the urge for sense-pleasure,
and never again know rebirth. May this also inspire and thereby cause all other sentient
beings to fulfil the conditions leading swiftly to Nibbāna.
May all sentient beings be thus utterly liberated & completely released from suffering.
May all sentient beings thus escape the dangers of ageing, disease, and death. Yeah!

More on this blazing Friendliness (Mettā <http://What-Buddha-Said.net/library/Buddhist.Dictionary/dic3_b.htm#br...ra> ):
Sweet Sympathy Selfless <http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/Selfless_Friendship_is_Sweetest.htm>  Friendship is Sweetest, All <http://what-buddha-said.net/drops/III/All_Embracing_Kindness.htm>  Embracing Kindness, Blazing <http://what-buddha-said.net/drops/II/Blazing_Friendliness.htm>  Friendliness,
~ as universal harmony: United in <http://what-buddha-said.net/drops/II/United_in_Harmony.htm>  Harmony Goodwill Encore <http://what-buddha-said.net/drops/III/Goodwill_Encore.htm> , United_in_Harmony <http://what-buddha-said.net/drops/II/United_in_Harmony.htm> ,
~ as advantageous company: The Good Friend <http://what-buddha-said.net/drops/II/The_Good_Friend.htm> , Blazing <http://what-buddha-said.net/drops/II/Blazing_&_Bright.htm>  & Bright, Kalyanamitta <http://what-buddha-said.net/drops/II/Kalyanamitta.htm> ,
~ as mental perfection (parami): Friendliness <http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/Friendliness_Frees.htm>  Frees, Blazing_Friendliness <http://what-buddha-said.net/drops/II/Blazing_Friendliness.htm> , Blazing_ <http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/II/Blazing_&_Bright.htm> &_Bright
~ as an infinite divine state: Brahma <http://what-buddha-said.net/library/DPPN/wtb/b_f/brahma_vihaara.htm>  vihaara, Infinite_Friendliness <http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/IV/Infinite_Friendliness.htm> , Unique_Unity <http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/IV/Unique_Unity.htm>
~ as fine mental state: Good-Will_Again <http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/IV/Good-Will_Again.htm> , Bon_Benevolence <http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/IV/Bon_Benevolence.htm> , Good_Friendship <http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/II/Good_Friendship.htm> ,
~ as quality: The_Good_Friend <http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/II/The_Good_Friend.htm> , Goodwill_Encore <http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/III/Goodwill_Encore.htm> , All_Embracing_Kindness <http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/III/All_Embracing_Kindness.htm> , What_is_Wrong <http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/IV/What_is_Wrong.htm>
Universal_Friendliness <http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/IV/Universal_Friendliness.htm> , Infinite_and_Divine_Classic <http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/IV/Infinite_and_Divine_Classic.htm> , Calm_Kindness <http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/IV/Calm_Kindness.htm> , Released_by_GoodWill <http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/IV/Released_by_GoodWill.htm>
Friendly_plus_Unselfish_equals_Honourable <http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/IV/Friendly_plus_Unselfish_equals_H...> , The_Grace_of_Goodwill <http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/IV/The_Grace_of_Goodwill.htm> , Good_Friendship <http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/II/Good_Friendship.htm> ,
Unsurpassable_Radiance <http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/IV/Unsurpassable_Radiance.htm> , Safe_Medicine <http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/IV/Safe_Medicine.htm> , Metta <http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/Metta.htm> , Buddha <http://What-Buddha-Said.net/drops/The_Buddha_on_Noble_Frienship.htm>  on Noble Friendship.

Have a nice day!

 Friendship is the Greatest!
 Bhikkhu Samāhita, Sri Lanka *
 http://What-Buddha-Said.net <http://what-buddha-said.net/>

Symbiotic Sympathy!

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I have to kill the Talibans and crush mosquitoes to protect myself & others!
It is not Hate, but just necessary and justified self-defence…

Response:
Don't EVER kill or crush anything!
Why not?
Any kamma returns! It is like a mirror!
Whatever U do comes back!

Killing or crushing others (for whatever reason!) therefore CREATES
a future, where ONESELF! will be even more killed and crushed!
Revenge is thus really Bad Business IMHO! Basically Foolish!
Only a mentally blinded fool would wish to harm himself…

Only Amity (Mettā <http://what-buddha-said.net/drops/Metta.htm> ) can protect U & all other beings!

BURNING
Those absorbed in such accusations as:
"He/She/They abused, hurt, did me or us wrong "
whether right or wrong!, such foolish ones only prolong
own pain by being obsessed by their own anger.
However!!!
Those freed of these accusations:
"He/She/They abused, hurt, did me or us wrong "
noting: whether right or wrong - so what!!! -
such clever ones stop own pain by relinquishing all anger.
Dhammapada <http://what-buddha-said.net/images/Dhamma_Images/old/Dhammapada_3.jpg>  Illustration 3+4 <http://what-buddha-said.net/images/Dhamma_Images/old/Dhammapada_4.jpg>  Background <http://what-buddha-said.net/Canon/Sutta/KN/Dhammapada.Verse_3_4.story...>  Story 3+4

FUEL ON FIRE?
Not by anger is Hate ever quenched.
Only by Kindness is Hate always quenched.
This Ancient Law is an Eternal ... Truth ...
Dhammapada <http://what-buddha-said.net/images/Dhamma_Images/old/Dhammapada_5.jpg>  Illustration 5 Background <http://what-buddha-said.net/Canon/Sutta/KN/Dhammapada.Verse_5.story.htm>  Story 5

Have a nice friendly day!

 Friendship is the Greatest!
 Bhikkhu Samāhita, Sri Lanka *
 http://What-Buddha-Said.net <http://what-buddha-said.net/>

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