Friday, January 9, 2009

CONTEMPLATIONS

Dear Friends here some daily contemplations which we use every morning and at the end of our meditations, we hope you like this texts and will try to contemplate on them regularly.
Bhante Devamitta

CONTEMPLATION ON THE DIVINE ABIDINGS.

METTA – LOVING - KINDNESS

SABBE SATTÃ -----------ALL BEINGS
AVERÃ HONTU ----------MAY THEY BE FREE OF ENMITY,
ABYAPAJJHÃ HONTU--- MAY THEY BE FREE OF ILL-TREATMENT,
ANIGHÃ HONTU --------MAY THEY BE FREE OF TROUBLES (OF BODY AND MIND),
SUKHI ATTÃNAM PARIHARANTU----- MAY THEY PROTECT THEIR OWN HAPPYNESS.

KARUNA – COMPASSION

SABBE SATTÃ------ALL BEINGS
DUKKHÃ PAMUCCANTU------ MAY THEY BE FREED FROM SUFFERING.

MUDITA – SYMPATHETIC JOY

SABBE SATTÃ------ ALL BEINGS
MA LADDHASAMPATTITO VIGACCHANTU----- MAY THEY NOT BE PARTED FROM THE FORTUNE OBTAINED BY THEM.

UPEKKHÃ – EQUANIMITY

SABBE SATTÃ -----ALL BEINGS
KAMMASSAKA -----ARE OWNERS OF THEIR KAMMA*
KAMMADÃYÃDÃ----- HEIRS TO THEIR KAMMA
KAMMAYONI ---------BORN OF THEIR KAMMA
KAMMABANDHU -----RELATED TO THEIR KAMMA
KAMMAPATISARANÃ----- ABIDE SUPPORTED BY THEIR KAMMA
YAM KAMMAM KARISSANTI -----WHATEVER KAMMA THEY WILL DO,
KALIYÃNAM VÃ PÃPAKAM VÃ------ FOR GOOD OR FOR EVIL
TASSA DÃYÃDA BHAVISSANTI----- OF THAT THEY WILL BE THE HEIRS !

* KAMMA here is used in the context of action as well as reaction.






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