Thread 41072968

Loving kindness can heal many wounds. Send love tonight to your friends and even your enemies that they can know peace and unbotheredness.

>>41072968 (OP)
"But to you who are listening I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.
If someone slaps you on one cheek, turn to them the other also. If someone takes your coat, do not withhold your shirt from them.
Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what belongs to you, do not demand it back.
Do to others as you would have them do to you."

“If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners love those who love them.
And if you do good to those who are good to you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners do that.
And if you lend to those from whom you expect repayment, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, expecting to be repaid in full.
But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them without expecting to get anything back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High, because he is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.
Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful."

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>>41072968 (OP)
Yes metta Is basically love thy neighbor

>>41073125
Yeah sometimes christianity is a little strange because if someone takes your coat you don't have to hate them or hold a grudge for it but you should probably just run away and not give them your shirt unless it looks like they really need it more than you and are homeless or something. Also the whole "doing good to those who do good to you= little/no credit" is pretty strange too, of course it is okay to do good to those who do good to you and its not any less admirable than doing good to the evil only. overall the whole love thy neighbor part is okay though.

Based thread and bless you all

>>41074502
Bless you too anon whatever happens just take it easy. Recently I had some fucked up things happen to me and people I care for and the way I see it is how the buddha explained it; everything changes, therefore bad things can come and good things can go at any time (other way around too of course which creates happiness when good things come and bad things go), and this can create suffering if you weren't expecting it to happen (which if you knew about the nature of reality it shouldn't be surprising because everything changes). Therefore since everything is impermanent and therefore everything has the capacity to cause suffering due to its impermanence, everything should be regarded as non-self, not really mine, on account of the fact that things that cause suffering shouldn't be considered as something you own because why would you want to own something that is so volatile and fickle. Basically picrel which was buddha second sermon. Blessing to you again

Loving kindness may heal wounds but it won't stop people in your life from repeatedly tearing those wounds open so they never heal.

>>41075164
I forgive their violence anon

>>41072968 (OP)
Based

>>41072968 (OP)
<3 Is this the thread? <3

>>41076783
Yes desu.

>>41072968 (OP)
Meh, All meditation is good, but i don't believe Metta is much better than the rest or can make your life better besides of placebo feeling, everyone should still do it though, like any other meditation technique

>>41077193
Placebo feeling is real enough though

>>41077217
I am not against Metta either, eh whatever, good thread, sorry if i seemed negative

>>41077227
Its NOT okay bro.
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LOL imagine? Nah, its okay bro.

A dumb question, but can it effect the way in which other people treat me for better?

>>41077267
I am tired of my boss and some family members being a*sholes to me

>>41077267
It can yes with practice, never forget the love within, prayer also helps

>>41077267
>>41077277
#4 on the list bro. manussānaṁ piyo hoti, amanussānaṁ piyo hoti. Translation: Humans love you, Non-humans love you.
Think about it in a logical and not religious or magical way: if you are nice to people they will be nice back. Its only natural as humans/ mammals in general mirror each other's behaviours. Even if they are psychopathic and/or lack empathy it is a good idea to be nice and spread love if only for your own peace of mind that you have nothing but good intentions and can die peacefully knowing you were never conciously harmful of anyone since learning harm's uselessness.

>>41077307
I guess i am looking at it from a selfish perspective

>>41077323
How so?

>>41077349
me just wanting to do the meditate so it can improve the way in which ppl treat me instead of doing the meditation to benefit others by spreading good vibes

>>41077355
Listen bro you should understand that in the subtlest forms, there is no difference between "you" and "others" and anything that benefits you benefits others and vice versa. As long as it is a wholesome benefit of course such as a nice sunset or a cup of tea or something similarly benign. What i mean to say is, it is perfectly fine to not want people to be assholes to you, that doesn't make you selfish. Do not let modern culture in its binaryness make you think it must be all one or the other, that you must be all selfish or all selfless, like a heartless killer vs a martyr saint. At the end of the day we can examine and change our own actions the best and all we have are our actions to stand on, which is why I stand firm in that the best way to get your coworkers and family to treat you better is to spread loving kindness to them. Don't get me wrong, I don't mean to say to kowtow or grovel, stand your ground on what you feel is important. However you must see that anyone who is an asshole to others can only be that way because they are an asshole to themselves first. This is why I like buddhism so much, because it is very logical and direct about how to find peace without any need for worshipping or faulty logic.

>>41072968 (OP)
Thanks,Anon, I needed that. Love to you all frens

>>41078177
No problem bro
Past lives are real and we have been brothers and sisters in infinite past lives