Friends:
Anger, Aversion, Irritation & Opposition are all diluted Hate:
How to cure these painful derivatives of Hate:
1: Review the Danger in Hate like this:
'Ooh this can bring me to a bad destination, the downfall, to pain, even
to hell!'
2: Know the outlet is
Patience, Tolerance and Forbearance:
The Buddha once said: The greatest praxis is patience...
3: Begin and Cultivate meditation on
Infinite Friendliness:
Sit down a silent & empty place with closed eye and beam from this the
heart:
'May I be successful & happy, calmed & freed from all hostility & anger!'
then:
'May my friends be successful & happy, calmed & freed from all hostility &
anger!'
'May my enemies be successful & happy, calmed & freed from all hostility &
anger!'
'May all in this village be successful & happy, calmed & freed from all
hostility & anger!'
'May all in this town be successful & happy, calmed & freed from all
hostility & anger!'
'May all in this city be successful & happy, calmed & freed from all
hostility & anger!'
'May all in this country be successful & happy, calmed & freed from all
hostility & anger!'
'May all in this earth be successful & happy, calmed & freed from all
hostility & anger!'
'May all in this galaxy be successful & happy, calmed & freed from all
hostility & anger!'
'May all in this universe be successful & happy, calmed & freed from all
hostility & anger!'
so gradually expanding up to and beyond the limitations of space and into
the infinitude!!!
4: Note the acute elation & Joy
of the mind so cultivated
by infinite goodness
as the 'sign'!
Whenever aversion, anger or irritation reappears, then immediately
redirect mind to this
remembered sign=nimitta of the mind released into
infinite good-will. Please indeed note
that the anger instantly evaporates and an ability to smile of ones' own
foolish temper can
begin to shine outward.
5: Know that this training on
Infinite Friendliness can induce the first
jhāna absorption,
and therefore can lead to a high rebirth as a
divinely fine material brahma deva.
6: Keep on doing that 15-45 min every day. Note the
difference in mentality during the day!
May all beings be free from suffering, pain and
frustration. May all beings live happily.
May all beings be free from hate, anger, aversion, irritation, opposition
& stubbornness!
|
Let no one deceive another
or despise anyone anywhere,
or through anger or irritation
wish for another to suffer.
Khuddakapatha 9 |
Slay anger and you will be happy,
slay anger and you will not sorrow.
For the slaying of anger in all its forms
with its poisoned root and sweet sting
that is the slaying the nobles praise;
with anger slain one weeps no more.
Samyutta Nikaya I, 161 |
Not by anger is Hate ever quenched.
Only by Kindness is Hate always quenched.
This Ancient Law is an Eternal ... Truth ...
Dhammapada 5 |
see also:
The Elimination of Anger,
Slaying
Anger
Updated:
04 Jun 2008
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