The Practice Which leads to Nibbana - A Buddhist Library

w 92of lovingkindness. Also in each of these 12 types you shouldradiate lovingkindness in 4 ways:1. May all beings be free from danger2. May all beings be free from mental pain3. May all beings be free from physical pain4. May all beings be well and happy.Thus you will be radiating lovingkindness in a total of12 x 4 = 48 ways.As you radiate lovingkindness in this way you must develop eachway of radiating lovingkindness until you reach the third jhŒna beforeyou move on to the next way. Also the beings who are theobject of the lovingkindness jhŒna should be clearly visible with thelight of your concentration and understanding. When you are successfulin radiating lovingkindness in these 4 ways to all beings,then move on to the next type, all breathing things, and radiatelovingkindness to this type in the same 4 ways. In this way youshould progressively radiate lovingkindness to the first 5 types ofbeings.When you move onto the next 7 types of specified pervasion ifyou are radiating lovingkindness to all women you should be able tosee in your light all the women within the area that you have determinedto radiate lovingkindness to. In the same way when youradiate lovingkindness towards all men, devas, beings in lowerrealms etc., you should be able to see all the men, devas, beings inlower realms etc., in the area you have determined to radiatelovingkindness in. You should then develop and practise in thisway until you become proficient in the radiating of lovingkindnessin these 48 ways.When you can do this you then proceed to expand the area inwhich you are radiating lovingkindness to include the whole mon-