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When a man from Nibong Tebal arrived at a convention with a mini coffin which he said was meant for DAP deputy secretary-general Chong Eng,
most probably there was no Mettā in his act. Mettā or maitrī is a term often found in Buddhist Literature. Call it loving-kindness, friendliness, benevolence, amity, friendship, good will, kindness or love, this is one of the ten pāramīs of the Theravāda school of Buddhism and is most probably very important. The 2,500-year old Pali Canon regularly recommends Metta meditation and it advises radiating metta to whatever beings there may be. In mettā bhāvanā or the cultivation of loving kindness, a person cultivates loving-kindness towards himself, his loved ones, friends, teachers, strangers, enemies, and finally towards all sentient beings. I suppose this has to do with some verses that I have heard being recited: Sabbe sattā,averā abyāpajjā anīghā.sukhī attānaṃ pariharantu. May all beings be free from enmity, affliction and anxiety and live happily. For an instance, this recitation and all the recitations of kindness and love in the world for that matter seem so much like lip service.
When a man from Nibong Tebal arrived at a convention with a mini coffin which he said was meant for DAP deputy secretary-general Chong Eng, most probably there was no Mettā in his act. Mettā or maitrī is a term often found in Buddhist Literature. Call it loving-kindness, friendliness, benevolence, amity, friendship, good will, kindness or love, this is one of the ten pāramīs of the Theravāda school of Buddhism and is most probably very important. The 2,500-year old Pali Canon regularly recommends Metta meditation and it advises radiating metta to whatever beings there may be. In mettā bhāvanā or the cultivation of loving kindness, a person cultivates loving-kindness towards himself, his loved ones, friends, teachers, strangers, enemies, and finally towards all sentient beings. I suppose this has to do with some verses that I have heard being recited: Sabbe sattā,averā abyāpajjā anīghā.sukhī attānaṃ pariharantu. May all beings be free from enmity, affliction and anxiety and live happily. For an instance, this recitation and all the recitations of kindness and love in the world for that matter seem so much like lip service.
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