Mindfulness in Plain English by Bhante Gunaratna
The most damaging psychic irritant arising in the mind, particularly at the time when the mind is quiet, is resentment.
You may experience indignation remembering some incident that caused you psychological and physical pain.
This experience can cause you uneasiness, tension, agitation, and worry.
You might not be able to go on sitting experiencing this state of mind.
Therefore, we strongly recommend that you should start your meditation with generating universal loving friendliness.
You may wonder how we can wish :
"May my enemies be well, happy, and peaceful ; may not difficulties come to them; may no problem come to them; may they always meet with success.
May they also have patience, courage, understanding, and determination to meet and overcome inevitable difficulties, problems, and failures in life."
You must remember that you practice loving friendliness for the purification of your own mind, just as you practice meditation for your own attainment of peace and liberation from pain and suffering.
As you practice loving friendliness within yourself, you can behave in a most friendly without biases, prejudices, discrimination, or hate.
Your noble behavior enables you to help others in a most practical manner to reduce their pain and suffering.
From - Mindfulness in Plain English by Bhante Gunaratna
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