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    This document summarizes the Brahma Viharas, which are four Buddhist virtues of goodwill: 1) Metta (lovingkindness) involves wishing safety, health, happiness, and ease for oneself, a benefactor, friend, neutral person, difficult person, and all beings. 2) Karuna (compassion) involves wishing freedom from suffering for oneself, a benefactor, friend, neutral person, difficult person, and all beings. 3) Mudita (empathetic joy) involves wishing continued good fortune and happiness for a friend or benefactor. 4) Upekkha (equanimity) involves accepting one's own and others' happiness and un

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    This document summarizes the Brahma Viharas, which are four Buddhist virtues of goodwill: 1) Metta (lovingkindness) involves wishing safety, health, happiness, and ease for oneself, a benefactor, friend, neutral person, difficult person, and all beings. 2) Karuna (compassion) involves wishing freedom from suffering for oneself, a benefactor, friend, neutral person, difficult person, and all beings. 3) Mudita (empathetic joy) involves wishing continued good fortune and happiness for a friend or benefactor. 4) Upekkha (equanimity) involves accepting one's own and others' happiness and un

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    This document summarizes the Brahma Viharas, which are four Buddhist virtues of goodwill: 1) Metta (lovingkindness) involves wishing safety, health, happiness, and ease for oneself, a benefactor, friend, neutral person, difficult person, and all beings. 2) Karuna (compassion) involves wishing freedom from suffering for oneself, a benefactor, friend, neutral person, difficult person, and all beings. 3) Mudita (empathetic joy) involves wishing continued good fortune and happiness for a friend or benefactor. 4) Upekkha (equanimity) involves accepting one's own and others' happiness and un

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    Brama Viharas Summary

    Brama Vihara Traditional Phrases Alternate Phrases Sequence of beings Proximate Near Enemy Far Enemy
    Cause
    Metta—  May I be free from  May I (you) be safe Self The Attachment, Hatred,
    Lovingkindness danger  May I (you)be healthy Benefactor goodness desire, anger,
     May I be free from  May I (you)be happy Friend in someone possessive aversion
    mental pain  May I (you)live with ease Neutral person love Self-hatred,
     May I be free from  May (you) I be liberated Difficult person self-
    physical pain All beings judgment,
     May I be well and guilt
    happy
    Karuna—  May this good  May you / I be free from your Suffering person Someone’s Pity, Cruelty,
    compassion person be freed from suffering. Self suffering righteous enjoyment of
    suffering  I care about your pain. Benefactor anger, fear someone’s
     May you / I find peace. Friend suffering
     May you / I open to this pain with Neutral person
    tenderness. Difficult person
     May you / I find a way to be ok All beings
    with this pain / let go of this pain.
    Mudita—  May this good  May your good fortune continue. Friend (person who is Someone’s Comparing, Envy or
    empathetic joy person continue to May it increase and never wane. easy to be happy for) happiness insincerity in jealousy
    be happy and  May your happiness not diminish. Benefactor or good our good
    content  I am happy for your happiness. Neutral person fortune wishes,
    Difficult person grasping for
    All beings the pleasant
    (Not done for self; if for
    self, is gratitude
    practice)
    Upekkha—  Their / my / our  I wish for your wellbeing, but Neutral person Seeing Indifference Resentment,
    Equanimity happiness and can not keep you from suffering. Benefactor things as greed,
    unhappiness depend  May I experience peace, despite Friend they are, anxiety about
    on their / my / our my inability to understand this. Difficult person trusting in the
    thoughts and actions,  May I trust in a larger perspective Self an uncontrollabi
    not on their / my / our beyond my personal view. All beings optimizing lity of
    wishes.  My happiness and unhappiness force, phenomena
     All beings are heirs to depend on my thoughts and
    their karma. actions, not on my wishes.
    Tina Rasmussen & Stephen Snyder www.AwakeningDharma.com

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