If you enjoy walking meditation, practice walking meditation. If you enjoy sitting meditation, practice sitting meditation. The Buddha respected people’s desire to practice their own faith, so he answered the Brahman’s question in a way that encouraged him to do so. You will become happier, and everyone around you will become happier, also. They are called “immeasurable,” because if you practice them, they will grow in you every day until they embrace the whole world. The Brahmaviharas are the four elements of true love.
Equanimity is upeksha in Sanskrit and upekkha in Pali. Love in Sanskrit is maitri in Pali it is metta. One day a Brahman man asked the Buddha, “What can I do to be sure that I will be with Brahma after I die?” and the Buddha replied, “As Brahma is the source of Love, to dwell with him you must practice the Brahmaviharas-love, compassion, joy, and equanimity.”Ī vihara is an abode or a dwelling place. Every one of us can benefit from these teachings.ĭuring the lifetime of the Buddha, those of the Brahmanic faith prayed that after death they would go to Heaven to dwell eternally with Brahma, the universal God. The teachings on love given by the Buddha are clear, scientific, and applicable. There are people who understand the nature of true love and how to generate and nurture it. True love has the power to heal and transform the situation around us and bring a deep meaning to our lives. “Happiness is only possible with true love.
The following is a description of the Buddha’s teachings on the four qualities of love, from the first chapter of Teachings on Love, written by Thich Nhat Hanh… They are the four aspects of true love within ourselves and within everyone and everything.” ~ Thich Nhat Hanh “The teachings on love given by the Buddha are clear, scientific, and applicable… Love, compassion, joy, and equanimity are the very nature of an enlightened person.
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