The Practice Which leads to Nibbana - A Buddhist Library

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 towardsand in the same way develop lovingkindness towards themuntil you reach the third jhŒna. These 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 towardsthem until you reach the third jhŒna with each. These tenpeople too 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 to search for or use one here.Only those who have enemies or people that they despise shoulddevelop lovingkindness towards them.So by practising this method of development of lovingkindnessyou should gradually be able to develop concentration up to thethird jhŒna using one group of people and when the mind has becomepliant then progress onto the next group of people until you canattain jhŒna using any group.Breaking Down The Distinctions Between Individuals(S´mŒsambheda).As you continue to develop lovingkindness up to the third jhŒnatowards the four groups mentioned above you will find that yourlovingkindness towards those you like and respect and those whoyou are particularly fond of and love a lot will become even and you