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May you be happy, may you be well, may you be safe, may you be peaceful and at ease.

Möge ich alles, was schadet, erkennen und loslassen.
Möge das Gute in mir wachsen.
Möge ich Gutes in die Welt tragen.
Möge mein Geist rein und friedvoll sein.

May I recognize and let go of all that is harmful.
May the good grow within me.
May I bring the good into the world.
May my mind be pure and peaceful.

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Atme.
Spüre.

Alles vergeht.
Nichts ist ich.
Nichts ist mein.

Alles ist.

Breathe.
Feel.

Everything passes away.
Nothing is me.
Nothing is mine.

Everything is.

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Auch dieser Zustand ist bedingt entstanden.
Durch Kontakt, durch Gefühl, durch Verlangen.
Nichts bleibt.
Nichts muss festgehalten werden.
Es ist, was es ist — und vergeht.

This state, too, has arisen conditionally.
Through contact, through feeling, through desire.
Nothing remains.
Nothing needs to be held on to.
It is what it is—and it passes away.

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BDG feature: Insight Dialogue: Bringing Meditation into the Heart of Human Connection

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New entry of AI-generated #comics and #jokes added to our #website:

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#Compassion (#karuṇā) and loving-kindness (#mettā) are central in #Buddhism, seen not just as emotions but as cultivated dispositions rooted in the doctrines of non-self (#anatta) and #interdependence. Their practice bridges ethical conduct and meditative insight, forming the foundation for both personal transformation and social action. In this post, we explore their philosophical underpinnings and practical implications in the Buddhist tradition:

🌍 https://www.fabriziomusacchio.com/weekend_stories/told/2025/2025-06-01-compassion/

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Standing bodhisattva, Gandhara (present-day Pakistan), 2nd - 3rd century CE, schist. This Gandharan sculpture represents a bodhisattva — an enlightened being in Mahayana Buddhism who embodies the ideal of compassion by forgoing personal liberation to assist others. The figure’s youthful features, adorned garments, and meditative expression reflect both worldly refinement and spiritual aspiration. Elements such as the uṣṇīṣa (topknot), ūrṇā (dot on the forehead), and halo signal its symbolic role in visualizing the path of compassionate engagement within Buddhist traditions. Exhibited at the Humboldt Forum in Berlin, 2023.

Benefitting Others

Today we explore the fourth chapter of five of the 19th-century Soto Zen the Shushōgi (修証義, “Meaning of Practice and Verification”), which I introduced here. Chapter four delves into the importance of helping others as a fundamental Buddhist practice, and the "Bodhi Mind". Also some rando LoTR memes. #Buddhism #Zen #Metta #LoTR

http://nembutsu.cc/2025/05/29/benefitting-others/

Metta Sandiford-Artest was shocked by 2004 Team USA snub: “I would’ve been a ballboy. I would’ve gotten all the guys water” https://www.rawchili.com/nba/40664/ #200304NBASeason #2004AthensOlympics #Artest #Basketball #Indiana #IndianaPacers #IndianaPacers #KevinGarnett #LeBronJames #LosAngelesLakers #Metta #MettaSandifordArtest #MostValuablePlayer #NBA #Pacers #PrestigiousAward #TeamUSA

Review of "Mindfulness in Plain English" (5 stars): A Classic Meditation Manual, not just for Beginners

https://bookrastinating.com/user/Sasu/review/782189

Henepola Gunaratana: Mindfulness in Plain English (1996)

May all beings everywhere, with whom we are inseparably interconnected and who want and need the same as we do,
May all be liberated, healed, fulfilled and free.
May there be peace in this world and throughout all possible universes, an end to war, violence, poverty, injustice and oppression, and may we all together complete our journey of enlightenment. - #LamaSuryaDas
#Dharma #Buddhism #Metta #Ceasefire #Fascism #MAGA #WhiteSupremacy #ChristianNationalism #USPol @dharma @buddhism @metta

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Ven Canda: "The Radically Inclusive Nature of Love" 🙏🏼💗

https://youtu.be/F8rfDEGy8tQ?feature=shared #metta #bhikkhuni #dhamma #Buddhist #DhammaTalk #Theravada #Buddhism #LovingKindness

Gently, Kindly: A 30-Minute Guided Buddhist Meditation for Mindfulness & Loving-Kindness - Ayya Brahmavara 🙏🏼💗

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May you be happy.

May you be at ease, healthy, and free from suffering.

May you live in peace, rejoicing in the well-being of others.

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May all beings have happiness and the causes of happiness.
May all beings be free from suffering and the causes of suffering.
May all beings rejoice in the well-being of others.
May all beings live in peace, free from greed and hatred.

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Guy – dhammazaadjes – Identificeer je nooit met haat

Op verschillende plaatsen in de Pali-canon (o.m. in de Dhammapada) wijst de Boeddha erop dat haat (P. dosa, vyapada) nooit door haat kan gestild worden. Enkel liefde stilt haat. Slechts wie haat loslaat verwerft innerlijke vrede. Niet-haat (P. adosa) ligt ten grondslag aan het heilzame. Liefde en mededogen vormen de basis voor geluk (P. sukha). Voor innerlijke vrede (P. shanti).

Wie zich mordicus vastklampt (P. upadana) aan wat zich ooit heeft voorgedaan, aan een geleden onrecht, pookt zijn verlangen op om wraak te nemen. Hoe méér hij/zij deze onheilzame gedachte koestert, hoe méér zijn/haar wrok en wraakzucht stijgt. Hoe groter zijn/haar intentie om anderen pijn te doen groeit.

Haat leidt tot verbittering. Haat is het geestesvuur dat alle deugdzame daden blokkeert. Haat is één van de Vijf hindernissen (P. panca nivarana) die het spiritueel proces belemmeren. Wie het vuur van haat brandstof geeft, zal zich nooit bevrijden van haat. Zal nooit het vuur doven.

Haat is geworteld in onwetendheid (P. avijja). Het is een geestesgesteldheid die ontstaat wanneer het inzicht ontbreekt dat alles élk moment verandert, futiel is en volkomen onstabiel. Dat er geen permanent ‘ik’ bestaat.

Zulke gemoedstoestand heeft onheilzaam spreken en onheilzaam gedrag tot gevolg. Onheilzaam spreken en onheilzaam gedrag zijn slechts de veruitwendigingen van het probleem. Het echte probleem is onwetendheid. Het niet (kunnen/willen/durven) begrijpen wat de ware aard van de dingen is. Yatha-bhuta.

Identificeer je nooit met haat. Heul niet met haatdragers. Ook niet met structuren die haat faciliteren. Observeer aandachtig dit dorre parcours. Overdenk dit dode spoor. Zie de perfide aspiratie die aan haat ten grondslag ligt. Maak je geest vrij van haat. Huil niet met de wolven in het bos.

Laat metta jouw antwoord zijn. Vul je hart met wijsheid en mededogen. Met panna en karuna. Dit is het pad van de Boeddha. Dit is het Middenpad.

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May all beings everywhere, with whom we are inseparably interconnected and who want and need the same as we do,
May all be liberated, healed, fulfilled and free.
May there be peace and harmony in this world and throughout all possible universes, an end to war, violence, poverty, injustice and oppression, and may we all together fulfill the promise of this journey of awakening, all together one beloved community, natural confection, how sweet it is! #SuryaDas #Dharma #Metta #Bodhisattva @metta

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May you be filled with lovingkindness.
May you be safe from inner and outer dangers.
May you be well in body, heart, and mind.
May you be at ease and happy.

From #RecoveryDharma Metta Meditation page: https://recoverydharma.org/resources/meditations/metta-meditation/
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Recovery Dharma circle sectioned into eight different parts and represents the Eightfold Path. Just like us, it’s imperfect, perhaps a bit wonky. Section colors include shades of blue, shades of green, white, and orange. It symbolizes our ongoing journey on this path and how we continue to grow and recognize areas of our practice that could use some more attention and care. The circle, with its many colors and varying internal shapes, can also represent the diversity that our global sangha contains and how, without that diversity, we would not be whole. https://recoverydharma.org/resources/rd-icons/

"The True Meaning of Loving Kindness #Metta | #AjahnAmaro" #Study #Buddhism https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8k-z53CanA

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