Learning sutta about the development of loving-kindness

The Buddha's words dutiyabhavasuttaṃ from Tipitaka Pali Reader Photo by Nikolett Emmert on Unsplash Then Ven. Ānanda approached the Blessed One… and Ven. Ānanda said this to the Blessed One: "Existence, existence, bhante, is spoken of. To what extent, bhante, does existence come to be?" "Ānanda, if kamma ripening in the kāmadhātu were not to exist, would there then be a discernible kāma-existence?" "No, bhante." "Thus, Ānanda, kamma is the field, consciousness is the seed, an

The Buddha's words Photo by Nick Collins on Unsplash Then Venerable Ānanda went up to the Buddha, bowed, sat down to one side, and said to him: “Sir, they speak of this thing called ‘continued existence’. How is continued existence defined?” “If, Ānanda, there were no deeds to result in the sensual realm, would continued existence in the sensual realm still come about?” “No, sir.” “So, Ānanda, deeds are the field, consciousness is the seed, and craving is the moisture. The co

The Buddha's words Paṭhamagilānasutta SN 35.74 https://suttacentral.net/sn35.74 Photo by Grant Durr on Unsplash At Savatthi. Then a certain bhikkhu approached the Blessed One, paid homage to him, sat down to one side, and said to him: “Venerable sir, in such and such a dwelling there is a certain newly ordained bhikkhu, not well known, who is sick, afflicted, gravely ill. It would be good, venerable sir, if the Blessed One would approach that bhikkhu out of compassion.” Then,