The Discourse on Loving-Kindness
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Karaṇīyamatthakusalena,
yantaṃ
santaṃ
padaṃ
abhisamecca;
Sakko
ujū
ca
suhujū
ca,
suvaco
cassa
mudu
anatimānī.
Santussako
ca
subharo
ca,
appakicco
ca
sallahukavutti;
Santindriyo
ca
nipako
ca,
appagabbho
kulesvananugiddho.
Na
ca
khuddamācare
kiñci,
yena
viññū
pare
upavadeyyuṃ;
Sukhino
va
khemino
hontu,
sabbasattā
bhavantu
sukhitattā.
Ye
keci
pāṇabhūtatthi,
tasā
vā
thāvarā
vā
anavasesā;
Dīghā
vā
ye
va
mahantā,
majjhimā
rassakā
aṇukathūlā.
Diṭṭhā
vā
ye
va
adiṭṭhā,
ye
va
dūre
vasanti
avidūre;
Bhūtā
va
sambhavesī
va,
sabbasattā
bhavantu
sukhitattā.
Na
paro
paraṃ
nikubbetha,
nātimaññetha
katthaci
na
kañci;
Byārosanā
paṭighasaññā,
nāññamaññassa
dukkhamiccheyya.
Mātā
yathā
niyaṃ
puttamāyusā
ekaputtamanurakkhe;
Evampi
sabbabhūtesu,
mānasaṃ
bhāvaye
aparimāṇaṃ.
Mettañca
sabbalokasmi,
mānasaṃ
bhāvaye
aparimāṇaṃ;
Uddhaṃ
adho
ca
tiriyañca,
asambādhaṃ
averamasapattaṃ.
Tiṭṭhaṃ
caraṃ
nisinno
va,
sayāno
yāvatāssa
vitamiddho;
Etaṃ
satiṃ
adhiṭṭheyya,
brahmametaṃ
vihāramidhamāhu.
Diṭṭhiñca
anupaggamma,
sīlavā
dassanena
sampanno;
Kāmesu
vinaya
gedhaṃ,
na
hi
jātuggabbhaseyya
punaretīti.
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