Karaniya Metta Sutta – Metta Bhavana

…appropriately translated in most current English translations. 1. First of all, the actual name of the sutta is Karaniyamattha Sutta. It comes from “karaniyama” meaning “essential to do” (කල යුතුම…

Essence of Buddhism – In the First Sutta

…is the same way that “na āgami” becomes “Anāgāmi” (“na āgami” means “not coming back”; but in the context of Anāgāmi, it means “not coming back to kāma lōka or…

Reply To: The Six Sextets

Please download the PDF file MN 148 Six By Six – Chachakkasutta to have a better understanding of the attā and anattā used in the sutta. QUESTION: “Contact” seems to…