-Practice loving kindness to overcome anger. Loving kindness has the capacity to bring happiness to others without demanding anything in return.
-Practice compassion to overcome cruelty. Compassion has the capacity to remove the suffering of others without expecting anything in return.
-Practice sympathetic joy to overcome hatred. Sympathetic joy arises when one rejoices over the happiness of others and wishes others well-being and success.
-Practice non-attachment to overcome prejudice. Non-attachment is the way of looking at all things openly and equally. This is because that is. Myself and others are not separate.
-Do not reject one thing only to chase after another.
-Do not reject one thing only to chase after another.
I call these the four immeasurables. Practice them and you will become a refreshing source of vitality and happiness for others.
Important points for quiet contemplation. Thanks Surjit!!
ReplyDeleteQuite a simple set of instructions and, once followed religiously, can lead us to the true goal of life.....
ReplyDeleteThanks Water Learner.
ReplyDeleteThanks Vishwanath Seshadri for your words of appreciation.
ReplyDeleteSounds simple indeed..
ReplyDeleteTrue test lies in putting it
to practice in our everyday life/
It requires a lot of sustained
effort to achieve results.
Ye, I agree.We need sustained efforts to put these noble principals to practice in our life.
ReplyDeleteThanks Latha Nair for sharing your views.
God bless.
Beautiful words, Surjit. Thanks a lot for sharing.
ReplyDeleteThanks Ayesha Parveen for your words of appreciation.
ReplyDeleteGod bless.