The metta practice rests on the basis of loving oneself, or at least liking oneself. Without this step, no further progress is possible, either in the metta practice or in the practice of any of the Brahma Viharas (the Divine Abidings). And with the English — the men at least — this first step was proving very difficult, if not impossible…
‘One thing I teach, dukkha and release from dukkha.’
The Buddha
Some inspiring favourites from past posts and tweets from all at Buddhism Now and Buddhist Publishing Group.
The fact is that however many tricks a student may have in his repertoire, he will not be able to do any of them, because he has no balance…
Contemplate your own goodness. In England sometimes, we don’t dare do that because it sounds like boasting. Or we may be afraid of inflating our egos…
The Chinese character for ‘Dharma’ is written with the components for ‘water’ and ‘to leave’. This implies that water flows from a high place to a low place.
Sometimes we persist in a course of action although it ought to be perfectly clear that it will lead to a disaster…
As Buddhism moves into the western world, the question is asked, ‘Is monasticism necessary? Do we really need monks and nuns? Maybe that old stuff worked in Asia but is no longer profitable?’…
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