The Buddha's Words on Kindness (and Happy New Year from me!)

[Vince Cullen]

The Buddha's Words on Kindness (Metta Sutta)

    This is what should be done
    By one who is skilled in goodness,
    And who knows the path of peace:
    Let them be able and upright,
    Straightforward and gentle in speech.
    Humble and not conceited,
    Contented and easily satisfied.
    Unburdened with duties and frugal in their ways.
    Peaceful and calm, and wise and skillful,
    Not proud and demanding in nature.
    Let them not do the slightest thing
    That the wise would later reprove.
    Wishing: In gladness and in saftey,
    May all beings be at ease.
    Whatever living beings there may be;
    Whether they are weak or strong, omitting none,
    The great or the mighty, medium, short or small,
    The seen and the unseen,
    Those living near and far away,
    Those born and to-be-born,
    May all beings be at ease!

    Let none deceive another,
    Or despise any being in any state.
    Let none through anger or ill-will
    Wish harm upon another.
    Even as a mother protects with her life
    Her child, her only child,
    So with a boundless heart
    Should one cherish all living beings:
    Radiating kindness over the entire world
    Spreading upwards to the skies,
    And downwards to the depths;
    Outwards and unbounded,
    Freed from hatred and ill-will.
    Whether standing or walking, seated or lying down
    Free from drowsiness,
    One should sustain this recollection.
    This is said to be the sublime abiding.
    By not holding to fixed views,
    The pure-hearted one, having clarity of vision,
    Being freed from all sense desires,
    Is not born again into this world.

( http://dharma.ncf.ca/introduction/sutras/metta-sutra.html )


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Happy New Year to Everyone
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Be well and kind regards to all,

Vince
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337
Torrential rains can destroy crops.
Mara can destroy you.
Thus I implore you –
dig up the roots of all craving.
I give you my blessing
for this work.
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[peter & Maree]

Vince,

I always read your posts,

You have no idea how much I love you,

Happy new year.

Warrior Pete

 

[Vince Cullen]

Hi Pete and All,

It's not always the easiest of paths, there are lots of challenges whether you are in recovery or not, but I feel it's the right path even though there's a long way to go yet (in this lifetime, if not the next and the next...). 

It's good to have some supportive company and share the path with you all.

Best wishes to you and yours for a (true) Happy New Year.

Vince
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338
If the roots are not removed
weeds grow again and again;
suffering returns to us
so long as craving remains.

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2009/12/31 peter & Maree <ecc...@bigpond.net.au>

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[Stuart B]

Happy New Year to all.
Stuart

On Dec 31 2009, 7:06 pm, Vince Cullen <vince.cul...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Pete and All,
>
> It's not always the easiest of paths, there are lots of challenges whether
> you are in recovery or not, but I feel it's the right path even though
> there's a long way to go yet (in this lifetime, if not the next and the
> next...).
>
> It's good to have some supportive company and share the path with you all.
>
> Best wishes to you and yours for a (true) Happy New Year.
>
> Vince
> __________________________________
> 338
> If the roots are not removed
> weeds grow again and again;
> suffering returns to us
> so long as craving remains.
> __________________________________

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> 2009/12/31 peter & Maree <eccs...@bigpond.net.au>

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>
>
> >  Vince,
>
> > I always read your posts,
>
> > You have no idea how much I love you,
>
> > Happy new year.
>
> > Warrior Pete
>
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[John Cox]

yeah happy new year everyone, lets hope we no one else ever needs to join this group and we can turn it into a discussion group on football or gardening lol Stu might loose his job but i'm sure he'd be happy to if it meant no one else ever became an addict. You could take up that career as a porn star you've always hankered after mate :-)

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[Stuart B]

:-)

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[metalface from kent]

...yes Vince,that just about sums it up!..Nuff said :)
Once again,HNY and Best Wishes to you ALL.
Mfk.

On Dec 31 2009, 5:18 pm, Vince Cullen <vince.cul...@tara-detox.org>
wrote:
> *The Buddha's Words on Kindness (Metta Sutta)*

> *
> Happy New Year to Everyone*

> __________________________________
>
> Be well and kind regards to all,
>
> Vince
> __________________________________
> 337
> Torrential rains can destroy crops.
> Mara can destroy you.
> Thus I implore you –
> dig up the roots of all craving.
> I give you my blessing
> for this work.
> __________________________________

> A DHAMMAPADA for CONTEMPLATIONhttp://aruno.org//index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=241&Itemi...