Baru ditinggalin beberapa hari, kenapa milis ini bisa jadi seromantis ini yach?
Hoii.. emangnya 'cinta' itu apa yach?! --- In ppiindia@yahoogroups.com, "RM Danardono HADINOTO" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In ppiindia@yahoogroups.com, "Listy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > Jangan pernah katakan cinta > > Jika kamu tidak pernah peduli > > ------------- > > > > DH: The best of all kind of love, is the universal love, or metta: > > One loves all beings: > > (a) by the non-harassment of all beings and thus avoids harassment; > (b) by being inoffensive (to all beings) and thus avoids > offensiveness; > > (c) by not torturing (all beings) and thus avoids torturing; > > (d) by the non-destruction (of all life) and thus avoids > destructiveness; > > (e) by being non-vexing (to all beings) and thus avoids vexing; > > (f) by projecting the thought, "May all beings be friendly and not > hostile"; > > (g) by projecting the thought," May all beings be happy and not > unhappy"; > > (h) by projecting the thought, "May all beings enjoy well-being and > not be distressed." > > In these eight ways one loves all beings; therefore, it is called > universal love. And since one conceives (within) this quality (of > love), it is of the mind. And since this mind is free from all > thoughts of ill-will, the aggregate of love, mind and freedom is > defined as universal love leading to freedom of mind. > > From the above passage it will be seen that metta implies > the "outgrowing" of negative traits by actively putting into practice > the correlative positive virtues. > > It is only when one actively practices non-harassment towards all > beings that one can outgrow the tendency to harass others. Similarly, > it is with the other qualities of inoffensiveness, non-tormenting, > non-destroying and non-vexing in deed, word and thought that one can > outgrow the negative traits of being offensive, of tormenting others, > of destructiveness and of vexatiousness. > > Over and above such positive conduct and principled way of life, one > further cultivates the mind through that specific technique of > meditation called metta-bhavana, which generates powerful thoughts of > spiritualized love that grow boundless, making consciousness itself > infinite and universal. > > Thoughts that wish all beings to be friendly and never hostile, happy > and never unhappy, to enjoy well-being and never be distressed, imply > not only sublimity and boundlessness, but also utter freedom of mind. > Hence the appropriateness of the expression "universal love leading > to freedom of mind." > > As for the meanings of the five aspects opposed by metta, harassment > is the desire to oppress or damage; offensiveness is the tendency to > hurt or injure; torturing is a synonym of the sadistic tendency to > torment, subjecting others to pain or misery; destructiveness is to > put an end to or to finish, the trait of the extremist and the > iconoclast; vexing is to tax, trouble or cause others worry and > strain. Each of these tendencies is rooted in antipathy and > malevolence, and provides a contrast with metta, both as a mode of > conduct and as a psychological state or attitude of mind. > > -------- > The real love doesn't ask for itself. > > And it is the strongest power in our universe. > > > Salam dalam dharma > > danardono ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Give underprivileged students the materials they need to learn. Bring education to life by funding a specific classroom project. http://us.click.yahoo.com/4F6XtA/_WnJAA/E2hLAA/BRUplB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> *************************************************************************** Berdikusi dg Santun & Elegan, dg Semangat Persahabatan. Menuju Indonesia yg Lebih Baik, in Commonality & Shared Destiny. www.ppi-india.org *************************************************************************** __________________________________________________________________________ Mohon Perhatian: 1. Harap tdk. memposting/reply yg menyinggung SARA (kecuali sbg otokritik) 2. Pesan yg akan direply harap dihapus, kecuali yg akan dikomentari. 3. Lihat arsip sebelumnya, www.ppi-india.da.ru; 4. Satu email perhari: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 5. No-email/web only: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 6. kembali menerima email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ppiindia/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
