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  Khuddakapāṭha 9 (Minor Texts) Metta Sutta (Unlimited Friendliness ) 10.  Diṭṭhiñ ca anupagamma  sīlavā  , Without going back to wrong views,  virtuous,  Dassanena sampanno; and endowed with true insight, Kāmesu vineyya gedhaṁ, having removed all greed for sense pleasures,  Na hi jātu gabbhaseyyam punaretī ti. he will never come to lie in a womb again.

1.Is getting popularity important? 2. Why is it important for lay people to have a good reputation? 3. How does a layperson develop a good reputation? 4. If expecting a good reputation is considered harmful, why did the Buddha declare that it is a wish? 5. Why does a layperson want a good reputation for his or her family and teachers? 6. Are there any more places where the Buddha discussed how to earn reputation?

  Please see the Sutta's text and translation, as well as laypeople's first wish. https://patisota.blogspot.com/2023/12/pattakamma-sutta-word-to-word-translation-patisota.html 1. What's the difference between wealth and money? 2. The significance of gaining wealth in righteous ways. 3. What are the righteous jobs? 4. Is it easy or difficult to work with ethical works? If not, how should we perceive ethical jobs? 5.Does Buddhism teach against money? 6. Where is the problem? Is it the total avoidance of using wealth? or prudent use of wealth?

  Khuddakapāṭha 9 (Minor Texts) Metta Sutta (Unlimited Friendliness ) 8. Mettañca sabba lokasmim, With mettā for the whole world, Mānasaṁ bhāvaye aparimāṇaṁ; unfold a boundless heart: Uddhaṁ adho ca tiriyañca, above, below, all round, Asambādhaṁ averam asapattaṁ. unconstricted, without enemy or foe. 9.Tiṭṭhaṁ caraṁ nisinno v ā , When standing, walking, sitting, Sayāno  vā  yāvatāssa vigatamiddho; or lying down while yet unweary, Etaṁ satiṁ adhiṭṭheyya, keep this ever in awareness; Brahma metaṁ vihāram idhamāhu. for this, they say, is the highest form of living (attitude) in this life.

  Khuddakapāṭha 9 (Minor Texts) Metta Sutta (Unlimited Friendliness ) 7. Mātā yathā niyaṁ puttam Just as a mother at the risk of life Āyusā ekaputtamanurakkhe; loves and protects her child, her only child, Evampi sabbabhūtesu, so too for all beings Mānasaṁ bhāvaye aparimāṇaṁ. (One should) unfold a boundless heart.

  Day 22 An Overview of the Sabbāsava Sutta Day 23 First Method: Seeing Day 24 Wise Attention as First Method of Seeing  Day 25 Second Method: Sensory Restraint  Day 26 Third Method: Wise Attention of Needs Day 27 Fourth Method: Tolerance  Day 28 Fifth Method: Avoidance  Day 29 Sixth Method: Destroying Day 30: Seventh Method: Developing

  Unwise attention leads to not developing. 1. What is Bhāvanā? 2. Why is Bhāvanā? 3. Why is the meaning of the word Bhāvanā so ambiguous in context? 4. Why is the practice of seven awakening factors referred to as Bhāvanā rather than specific meditations? 5. Why should the seven awakening components under Bhāvanā be practiced in the context of vivekanissitaṃ, virāganissitaṃ, nirodhanissitaṃ, and vossaggapariṇāmiṃ ? 5. If Bhāvanā is merely one technique to deal with particular akusalas , how can we understand contemporary meditation concepts?