The Blessed Buddha once
explained:
How is the release of mind by infinite mutual joy
(Muditā)
achieved?
What does this liberation have as its destination, what is
its culmination,
what is its sweet fruit, and what is the ultimate goal
of
mental release
by universally mutual, unselfish, altruistic, appreciative
and rejoicing joy?
Here, Bhikkhus, a Bhikkhu dwells pervading the frontal quadrant
with a
mind imbued with infinite mutual joy, so the 2nd, 3rd and 4th quadrant.
As above, so below, across,
and everywhere to all beings, as for himself,
he dwells pervading
the entire cosmos with a mind fully saturated with
unlimited mutual joy,
immense, exalted, measureless, without hostility,
without any enmity,
without any trace of ill will, jealousy or envy...
Thus prepared and mentally quite expanded, he then develops:
1:
The Awareness
Link to Awakening joined with limitless mutual joy.
2:
The
Investigation Link to Awakening fused with such mutual joy.
3:
The Energy
Link to Awakening together with infinite mutual joy.
4:
The Joy Link
to Awakening accompanied with absolute mutual joy.
5:
The Tranquillity Link to Awakening linked with noble mutual joy.
6:
The Concentration Link to Awakening associated with mutual joy.
7:
The
Equanimity Link to Awakening joined with endless mutual joy.
Based upon seclusion, disillusion, ceasing, and culminating in release...
If he then wishes:
May I dwell experiencing repulsion by any attractive
and tempting
object,
then he can dwell experiencing repulsiveness therein. If he wishes:
May I
dwell experiencing the unrepulsive in any disgusting and repulsive object,
then he experiences pleasing beauty in whatever disgusting
and ugly thing!
If he wishes: Avoiding both the repulsive
and the unrepulsive, may I
dwell
in equanimity,
just aware and clearly comprehending, then he experiences
equanimity,
just aware and clearly comprehending! When meditating he
can
completely transcend the realm of
infinitude of space, only aware
that consciousness is infinite, he can enter and dwell in the sphere of
the
infinitude of
consciousness.. I tell you Bhikkhus for a quite wise
Bhikkhu
here, who has not yet penetrated to an even more superior
mental release,
the mental release by infinite, altruistic and mutual joy
has the sphere of
the
infinitude of
consciousness as its culmination!
Comments: Are you
Discontent? Here is Why! :-)
Mutual joy is
indeed the sole proximate
cause of contentment.
Consequentially: Lack of mutual joy produces frustrated
discontent!
Mutual joy also eliminates jealousy and envy! Absence of mutual joy
therefore induces the acid like mental pain called envy and jealousy!
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