Ven. Acharya Buddharakkhita
The Pali word metta is a multi-significant term meaning loving-kindness, friendliness, goodwill, benevolence, fellowship, amity, concord, inoffensiveness and non-violence. The Pali commentators define metta as the strong wish for the welfare and happiness of others (parahitáparasukhákamana). Essentially metta is an altruistic attitude of love and friendliness as distinguished from mere amiability based on self-interest. True metta is devoid of self-interest. It evokes within a warm-hearted feeling of fellowship, sympathy and love, which grows boundless with practice and overcomes all social, religious, racial, political and economic barriers.
Metta is indeed a universal, unselfish and all-embracing love. Metta makes one a pure font of well-being and safety for others.
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