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Metta Sutta


Karaniya mattha kusalena
Yantam santam padam abhi-samecca
Sakko uju ca suju ca
Suvaco cassa mudu anatimăni


Santussako ca subharo ca
Appa-kicco ca sallahuka-vutti
Santindriyo ca nipako ca
Appa-gabbho kulesu ananu giddho

Naca khuddham samăcare kinci
Yena vińńu pare upava-deyyum
Sukhino vă khemino hontu
Sabbe sattă bhavantu sukhi-tattă

Ye keci păna bhu-tatthi
Tasăvă thăvară vă anava sesă
Dighă vă ye mahantă vă
Majjhimă-rassa-kănuka thulă

Ditthă vă yeva additthă
Ye ca dure vasanti avidure
Bhută vă sambhavesi vă
Sabbe sattă bhavantu sukhi-tattă


Na paro param nikubbetha
Năti-mańńetha katthaci nam kanci
Byăro-sană patigha-sańńă
Năńńa-mańńassa dukkha-miccheyya

Mătă yathă niyam puttam
Ăyusă eka-putta-manu rakkhe
Evampi sabba bhutesu
Manasam-bhăvaye apari-mănam

Mettanca sabba lőkasmin
Mănasam-bhăvaye apari-mănam
Uddham adhő ca tiriyanca
Asam-bădham averam asa-pattam

Tittham caram nisinno vă
Sayăno vă yăva tassa vigata middho
Etam satim adhittheyya
Brahma metam vihăram idha-măhu

Ditthińca anupa gamma silavă
Dassa-nena sampanno
Kămesu vineyya gedham
Nahi jătu gabbha seyyam punaretiti


Etena sacca vajjena
Sotthi me hotu sabbadă
 
He who is skilled in doing good and
who wishes to attain that state of calm
(i.e. Nibbana) should act thus.
He should be able, upright, perfectly upright, obedient, gentle and humble.

Contented, easily looked after,
with few duties, simple in livelihood.
Controlled in senses, discreet, not impudent; not greedily attached
to families.

He should not commit any slight wrong,
so that other wise men might find fault in him.
May all beings be happy and safe,
may their hearts be wholesome.

Whatsoever living beings there are;
feeble or strong, long, stout or medium,
short, small or large,
seen or unseen.

Those dwelling far or near,
those who are born and those
who are to be born.
May all beings, without exception,
be happy minded.

Let not one deceive another nor despise any person whatsoever in any place.
In anger or ill-will,
let him not wish any harm to another.

Just as a mother would protect her
only child at the risk of her own life,
even so let him cultivate a boundless
 heart towards all beings.

Let thoughts of boundless love pervade the
whole world; above, below and across
without any obstruction,
without any hatred, without any enmity.

Whether he stands, walks, sits or lies down, as long as he is awake,
he should develop this mindfulness.
This, they say is the Highest conduct here.

Not falling into error,
virtuous and endowed with insight,
he discards attachment to sensuous desires.
Truly, he does not come again;
to be conceived in a womb.

By firm determination of this truth
May I ever be well.

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