Metta Sutta
Verse 8
Mettañ ca sabba lokasmim
Mānasam bhāvaye aparimānam
Uddham adho ca tiriyañ ca
Asambādham averam asapattam
Mānasam bhāvaye aparimānam
Uddham adho ca tiriyañ ca
Asambādham averam asapattam
Let him cultivate boundless thoughts
of loving kindness towards the whole world —
above, below and all around,
unobstructed, free from hatred and enmity.
of loving kindness towards the whole world —
above, below and all around,
unobstructed, free from hatred and enmity.
| Meaning | |
| Mettañ ca | (With) loving kindness (towards) |
| sabba | all (beings) |
| lokasmim | in the world |
| Mānasam | thoughts |
| bhāvaye | maintain |
| aparimānam | unbounded |
| Uddham | above |
| adho | below |
| tiriyañ [ca] | [and] all around, in the middle |
| Asambādham | without barriers, unobstructed |
| averam | free from anger and malice |
| asapattam | free from enmity, without enemies |