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Metta

The Philosophy and Practice of Universal Love

The Pali word metta is a multi-significant term meaning loving-kindness, friendliness, goodwill, benevolence, fellowship, amity, concord, inoffensiveness and non-violence. The Pali commentators define metta as the strong wish for the welfare and happiness of others (parahita-parasukha-kamana). Essentially metta is an altruistic attitude of love and friendliness as distinguished from mere amiability based on self-interest. Through metta one refuses to be offensive and renounces bitterness, resentment and animosity of every kind, developing instead a mind of friendliness, accommodativeness and benevolence which seeks the well-being and happiness of others. True metta is devoid of self-interest. It evokes within a warm-hearted feeling of fellowship, sympathy and love, which grows boundless with practice and overcomes all social, religious, racial, political and economic barriers. Metta is indeed a universal, unselfish and all-embracing love.

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Love Making

Love Making. (Everything) Because I fall in love with everything. Playing with the wonder of if I'll ever see it again. Not addicted to the thing, bringing yourself back to that feeling. Waving goodbye and watching it fade into smallness. I love laying next to it at night. Breathing. Can you feel it breathe with you? Breathing next to you. Slow and steady in sleep. Love; that connectedness to something. Love is making you better, stronger, more grounded. It makes you work harder, because you're in love. Surrounded by the love you're making. Love making. And it loves you for being who you are, where you are. Right now. Radiating Love. Pulsing, vibrating Love. Growing surrounded by the Love.

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