1:8 Loving Kindness

143. This is what should be done by one skilled in the good,
having made the breakthrough to that peaceful state:
he should be able, upright, and very upright,
amenable to advice and gentle, without arrogance. (1)

144. [He should be] content and easily supported,
of few duties and a frugal way of living;
of peaceful faculties and judicious,
courteous, without greed when among families. (2)

145. He should not do anything, however slight,
because of which other wise people might criticize him.
May all beings be happy and secure;
may they be inwardly happy! (3)

146. Whatever living beings there are
whether frail or firm, without omission,
those that are long or those that are large,
middling, short, fine, or gross; (4) [26]

147. whether they are seen or unseen,
whether they dwell far or near,
whether they have come to be or will come to be,
may all beings be inwardly happy! (5)

148. No one should deceive another,
nor despise anyone anywhere.
Because of anger and thoughts of aversion
no one should wish suffering for another. (6)

149. Just as a mother would protect her son,
her only son, with her own life,
so one should develop toward all beings
a state of mind without boundaries. (7)

150. And toward the whole world
one should develop loving-kindness,
a state of mind without boundaries —
above, below, and across —
unconfined, without enmity, without adversaries. (8)

151. Whether standing, walking, sitting,
or lying down, as long as one is not drowsy,
one should resolve on this mindfulness:
they call this a divine dwelling here. (9)

152. Not taking up any views,
possessing good behavior, endowed with vision,
having removed greed for sensual pleasures,
one never again comes back to the bed of a womb. (10) [27]

Mettasutta

143"Karaṇīyamatthakusalena,
Yantaṁ santaṁ padaṁ abhisamecca;
Sakko ujū ca suhujū ca,
Sūvaco cassa mudu anatimānī.

144 Santussako ca subharo ca,
Appakicco ca sallahukavutti;
Santindriyo ca nipako ca,
Appagabbho kulesuananugiddho.

145 Na ca khuddam sāmcare kiñci,
Yena viññū pare upavadeyyuṁ;
Sukhino va khemino hontu,
Sabbesattā bhavantu sukhitattā.

146 Ye keci pāṇabhūtatthi,
Tasā vā thāvarā vā anavasesā;
Dīghā vā ye mahantā vā,
Majjhimā rassakā aṇukathūlā.

147 Diṭṭhā vā ye va adiṭṭhā,
Ye ca dūre vasanti avidūre;
Bhūtā va sambhavesī va,
Sabbe sattā bhavantu sukhitattā.

148 Na paro paraṁ nikubbetha,
Nātimaññetha katthaci na kañci;
Byārosanā paṭighasañña,
Nāññamaññassa dukkhamiccheyya.

149 Mātā yathā niyaṁputtaṁ—​
āyusā ekaputtamanurakkhe;
Evampi sabbabhūtesu,
Mānasaṁ bhāvaye aparimāṇaṁ.

150 Mettañca sabbalokasmiṁ,
Mānasaṁ bhāvaye aparimāṇaṁ;
Uddhaṁ adho ca tiriyañca,
Asambādhaṁ averamasapattaṁ.

151 Tiṭṭhaṁ caraṁ nisinno va,
Sayāno yāvatāssa vigatamiddho;
Etaṁ satiṁ adhiṭṭheyya,
Brahmametaṁ vihāramidhamāhu.

152 Diṭṭhiñca anupaggamma,
Sīlavā dassanena sampanno;
Kāmesu vinaya gedhaṁ,
Na hi jātuggabbhaseyyaṁ punaretī"ti.

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Mettasuttaṁ aṭṭhamaṁ.