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Chant of Metta Bhavana

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Metta/Maitri is usually translated as loving kindness. Synonyms might be agape, amour, simpatico, kindness, amity, empathy, and good will. We can also define it in terms of opposites. The far opposite of metta/maitri is byapada, translated as ill wiil, enmity, antipathy, antagonism, etcetera; while a 'near opposite' of metta would be kama {lust, erotic love}.

Metta Bhavana is a practice to cultivate loving kindness. This is often done as a guided silent meditation, but chanting can be very effective too. What follows is very calming, heart warming chant, to generate radiating waves of the Buddha's loving kindness.

Chant of Metta by Imee Ooi ... ms4.ram (requires real player) ... Video (requires Macromedia Flash Player )

Metta is a Pali word meaning loving-kindness. Metta chanting is the radiation of loving-kindness towards all beings: May they all be happy and peaceful. Imee Ooi chants the Pali beautifully. Metta chanting is soothing, uplifting, joyful and a great healing for the world - pervading it with waves of love. Truly, may all beings be happy. May they live always in peace and harmony.

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The Chant of Metta Text

Aham avero homi .............................. -- abyapajjho homi ........................... -- anigha homi
May I be free from enmity and danger -- May I be free from mental suffering --May I be free from physical suffering

sukhi attanam pariharami .......... -- Mama matapitu . -- acariya ca natimitta ca
May I take care of myself happily -- May my parents -- teacher relatives and friends

sabrahma carino ca ... -- avera hontu ............................. -- abyapajjha hontu
fellow Dhamma farers -- be free from enmity and danger -- be free from mental suffering

anigha hontu ......................... -- sukhi attanam pariharantu ....................... -- Imasmim arame sabbe yogino
be free from physical suffering -- may they take care of themselves happily -- May all meditators in this compound

avera hontu ............................. -- abyapajjha hontu ................ -- anigha hontu
be free from enmity and danger -- be free from mental suffering -- be free from physical suffering

sukhi attanam pariharantu ..................... -- Imasmim arame sabbe bhikkhu .. -- samanera ca
May they take care of themselves happily -- May all monks in this compound -- novice monks

upasaka upasikaya ca ................ -- avera hontu ........................... -- abyapajjha hontu
laymen and laywomen disciples -- be free from enmity and danger -- be free from mental suffering

anigha hontu ........................... -- sukhi attanam pariharantu
be free from physical suffering -- May they take care of themselves happily

Amhakam catupaccaya dayaka
May our donors of the four supports: clothing, food, medicine and lodging

avera hontu ........................... -- abyapajjha hontu ................. -- anigha hontu
be free from enmity and danger -- be free from mental suffering -- be free from physical suffering

sukhi attanam pariharantu ..................... -- Amhakam arakkha devata -- Ismasmim vihare -- Ismasmim avase
May they take care of themselves happily -- May our guardian devas -- in this monastery -- in this dwelling

Ismasmim arame -- arakkha devata -- avera hontu -- abyapajjha hontu
in this compound -- May the guardian devas -- be free from enmity and danger -- be free from mental suffering

anigha hontu -- sukhi attanam pariharantu -- Sabbe satta -- sabbe pana
be free from physical suffering --may they take care of themselves happily --May all beings -- all breathing things

sabbe bhutt -- asabbe puggala -- sabbe attabhava pariyapanna
all creatures -- all individuals (all beings) -- all personalities (all beings with mind and body)

sabbe itthoyo -- sabbe purisa -- sabbe ariya -- sabbe anariya
may all females -- all males -- all noble ones (saints) -- all worldlings (those yet to attain sainthood)

sabbe deva -- sabbe manussa -- sabbe vinipatika -- avera hontu
all devas (deities) -- all humans -- all those in the four woeful planes --be free from enmity and dangers

abyapajjha hontu -- anigha hontu -- sukhi attanam pariharantu
be free from mental suffering -- be free from physical suffering -- may they take care of themselves happily

Dukkha muccantu -- Yattha-laddha sampattito mavigacchantu
May all being be free from suffering -- May whatever they have gained not be lost

Kammassaka -- Purathimaya disaya -- pacchimaya disaya
All beings are owners of their own Kamma -- in the eastern direction -- in the western direction

uttara disaya -- dakkhinaya disaya -- purathimaya anudisaya
in the northern direction -- in the southern direction -- in the southeast direction

pacchimaya anudisaya -- uttara anudisaya -- dakkhinaya anudisaya
in the northwest direction -- in the northeast direction -- in the southwest direction

hetthimaya disaya -- uparimaya disaya
in the direction below -- in the direction above

Sabbe satta -- sabbe pana -- sabbe bhutta -- sabbe puggala -- sabbe attabhava pariyapanna
May all beings -- all breathing things -- all creatures -- all beings -- all personalities

sabbe itthoyo -- sabbe purisa -- sabbe ariya == sabbe anariya -- sabbe deva
may all females -- all males -- all saints -- those yet to attain sainthood -- all devas (deities)

sabbe manussa -- sabbe vinipatika -- avera hontu
all humans -- all those in the 4 woeful planes -- be free from enmity and dangers

abyapajjha hontu -- anigha hontu -- sukhi attanam pariharantu -- Dukkha muccantu
be free from mental suffering -- be free from physical suffering -- may they take care of themselves happily -- May all beings be free from suffering

Yattha-laddha-sampattito mavigacchantu -- Kammassaka -- Uddham yava bhavagga ca
May whatever they have gained not be lost -- All beings are owners of their own kamma -- As far as the highest plane of existence

adho yava aviccito -- samanta cakkavalesu -- ye satta pathavicara
to as far down as the lowest plane -- in the entire universe -- whatever beings that move on earth

abyapajjha nivera ca -- nidukkha ca nupaddava -- Uddham yava bhavagga ca
may they are free of mental suffering and enmity -- and from physical suffering and danger -- As far as the highest plane of existence

adho yava aviccito -- samanta cakkavalesu -- ye satta udakecara
to as far down as the lowest plane -- in the entire universe -- whatever beings that move on water

abyapajjha nivera ca -- nidukkha ca nupaddava -- Uddham yava bhavagga ca
may they are free of mental suffering and enmity -- and from physical suffering and danger -- As far as the highest plane of existence

adho yava aviccito -- samanta cakkavalesu -- ye satta akasecara
to as far down as the lowest plane -- in the entire universe -- whatever beings that move in air

abyapajjha nivera ca -- nidukkha ca nupaddava
may they are free of mental suffering and enmity -- and from physical suffering and danger.

imee ooi
The Chant Of Metta

ARTIST: IMEE OOI
ALBUM: CHANT OF METTA
LABEL: IMM RECORDS

The Chant of Metta (Pali / English Narration)

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Chanting the Metta Sutta

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