(OPRC) Lesson 39 (March 21, 2024) | Metta Sutta (Unlimited Friendliness) 8-9 | Bhante Dr. G. Chandima

 

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 vā,

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.