We should be Good to our fine
Friends here!
The
Buddha on the Universality of Friendliness:
I am a friend of all bipeds;
I am a friend of those with four feet,
I am
a friend of the many-footed,
I am a friend of those with no feet!
Anguttara Nikaya 4.67
As I am, so are others... As
others are, so am I...
Having thus identified self and others,
Never
harm anyone, nor hurt any being.
Sutta Nipata 3.710
Among tigers,
lions, leopards, and bears I lived in the jungle.
No one was frightened of me, nor did I fear anyone...
Uplifted by such universal friendliness, I enjoyed the forest.
Finding great solace in such sweetly silenced solitude...
Suvanna-sama Jātaka 540
With good will for the entire cosmos, cultivate a limitless
heart and mind:
Beaming above, below, and all around, unobstructed, without trace
of hostility.
Sutta Nipata I, 8
Train yourself in doing good that lasts and brings
genuine happiness.
Cultivate generosity, the life of peace,
and a mind of infinite universal love.
Itivuttaka 22
Video on Mettā Meditation on Friendliness:
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yz0nE1wRWQY
More on Friendliness (Mettā):
Metta,
Buddha on Noble Friendship,
Good_Friendship,
United_in_Harmony,
Selfless Friendship
is Sweetest,
All Embracing Kindness,
Blazing
Friendliness,
Goodwill
Encore,
The Good
Friend,
Blazing
and Bright,
Kalyanamitta,
Across_Borders,
Friendliness Frees,
Blazing_Friendliness,
Blazing_&_Bright
Brahma vihaara,
Infinite_Friendliness,
Unique_Unity
Good-Will_Again,
Bon_Benevolence,
Good_Friendship,
The_Good_Friend,
Goodwill_Encore,
What_is_Wrong,
Universal_Friendliness,
Infinite_and_Divine_Classic,
Calm_Kindness,
Released_by_GoodWill,
Friendly_plus_Unselfish_equals_Honourable,
The_Grace_of_Goodwill,
All-Embracing_Kindness,
Unsurpassable_Radiance,
Safe_Medicine,
Symbiotic_Sympathy,
The-Effective_Saw,
Blazing_Goodwill,
Genuine_Goodwill,
Evaporated_Enemy,
Release_of_Resentment,
The_11_Advantages,
Loving-Kindness,
Cosmic_Goodness,
Unbounded_Mind,
Mothers_Love,
Goodness_Galore,
Hey_Friend,
Advantageous_is_Friendship,
Friendship_is_Universal,
Goodwill_is_Genuine.
