The Practice Which leads to Nibbana - A Buddhist Library
The Practice Which leads to Nibbana - A Buddhist Library
The Practice Which leads to Nibbana - A Buddhist Library
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w 88same sex that you like and respect. Try doing this with about tenpeople of the same sex that you like and respect until you can reachthe third jhŒna using any of them. At this stage you can also includepeople of the same sex, who are alive and you are particularly fondof and love a lot (atippiyasahŒyaka).After that then take about ten people who you are neutral <strong>to</strong>wardsand in the same way develop lovingkindness <strong>to</strong>wards themuntil you reach the third jhŒna. <strong>The</strong>se ten people must also be of thesame sex and living.After that then do the same thing with about ten people who areyour enemies or who you dislike and develop lovingkindness <strong>to</strong>wardsthem until you reach the third jhŒna with each. <strong>The</strong>se tenpeople <strong>to</strong>o must also be of the same sex and living. If you are thetype of Great Being like the Bodhisatta when he was Nandiya, themonkey king, who never thought of anyone who harmed them asan enemy and you really have no enemies and do not dislike ordespise anyone, then you do not need <strong>to</strong> search for or use one here.Only those who have enemies or people that they despise shoulddevelop lovingkindness <strong>to</strong>wards them.So by practising this method of development of lovingkindnessyou should gradually be able <strong>to</strong> develop concentration up <strong>to</strong> thethird jhŒna using one group of people and when the mind has becomepliant then progress on<strong>to</strong> the next group of people until you canattain jhŒna using any group.Breaking Down <strong>The</strong> Distinctions Between Individuals(S´mŒsambheda).As you continue <strong>to</strong> develop lovingkindness up <strong>to</strong> the third jhŒna<strong>to</strong>wards the four groups mentioned above you will find that yourlovingkindness <strong>to</strong>wards those you like and respect and those whoyou are particularly fond of and love a lot will become even and you