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THE PATH OF NIRVANA OR LIBERATION
Buddha Charya pa. 186 M. N. 2. 1. 2. Mahâ Râhula-vâda sutta (1) Rahula! meditate upon friendship; by such friendly feelings enmity will be destroyed. (2) Rahula! meditate upon compassion; by compassionate feelings, injurious thoughts will be destroyed. (3) Rahula! meditate upon delight, by delightful thoughts you will remove dissatisfaction. (4) Rahula! meditate upon indifference, by which your thought of enmity will be destroyed.
The Jain scriptures also declare that these should be meditated upon by every saint and layman
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(1) Tattvârtha sutra by Umaswami says:मैarप्रमोदकारुण्य माध्यस्थानि च सत्त्वगुणाधिक क्लिश्यमाना विनयेषु ॥ ११-७॥
Maitri-pramoda kârunyamadyas-thani cha sativa gunâdhika kliśyamânâ vinayeshu. 11/7
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'Friendship towards all the beings, delight towards those great in qualifications, compassion towards the afflicted and indifference towards those who are perversely inclined."
(2) Samâyika path by Amitagati says:सत्वेषु मैत्री गुणिषु प्रमोदं क्लिष्टेषु जीवेषु कृपापरत्त्वं । माध्यस्थ भावं विपरीतवृत्तौ सदा ममात्मा विदधातु देवः ॥ १ ॥ Sattvesu maitri gunisu pramodam, Klitesu Jivesu Kripa parattvam.
Madhyastha bhâvam viparita vrittau sada mamatme vida dhâtu deva: 1
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