How to Meditate on Metta according to Karaniya Metta Sutta


We learned how to meditate on Loving Kindness (Metta) and we also learned about Karanīya Mettā Sutta and it's importance. Karanīya Mettā Sutta shows another method of practicing meditation of loving kindness. Let's learn how to meditate on loving kindness according to Karanīya Mettā Sutta.

According to the Karanīya Mettā Sutta, Lord Buddha had divided all living beings in to categories. They are;


  1. Weak beings
  2. Strong beings
  3. Beings with long bodies (i.e snakes, eels etc)
  4. Beings with Huge bodies (i.e elephants, whales etc)
  5. Beings with medium bodies (i.e horses, oxes etc)
  6. Beings with short bodies (i.e rabbits, cats etc)
  7. Beings with minute bodies (i.e insects, mosquitoes etc)
  8. Beings with round bodies (i.e turtle, sea shells etc)
  9. Beings who are visible (i.e all beings you can see through your naked eyes)
  10. Beings who are invisible (i.e gods, deities etc)
  11. Beings are far from you
  12. Beings who are close to you
  13. Beings who are born
  14. Beings who are expecting birth (i.e unborn babies in mother's womb, little birds in eggs etc)
You should radiate your loving kindness towards those categories of living beings. You can practice this meditation as follows;

May I 
be free from enmity.....
be free from animosity....
be free from jealousy....
be free from troubles....
live comfortably....
live contentedly....

May all weak beings
be free from enmity.....
be free from animosity....
be free from jealousy....
be free from troubles....
live comfortably....
live contentedly....

May all strong beings
be free from enmity.....
be free from animosity....
be free from jealousy....
be free from troubles....
live comfortably....
live contentedly....

May all beings with long bodies
be free from enmity.....
be free from animosity....
be free from jealousy....
be free from troubles....
live comfortably....
live contentedly....

May all beings with huge bodies
be free from enmity.....
be free from animosity....
be free from jealousy....
be free from troubles....
live comfortably....
live contentedly....

May all beings with medium bodies
be free from enmity.....
be free from animosity....
be free from jealousy....
be free from troubles....
live comfortably....
live contentedly....

May all beings with short bodies
be free from enmity.....
be free from animosity....
be free from jealousy....
be free from troubles....
live comfortably....
live contentedly....

May all beings with small bodies
be free from enmity.....
be free from animosity....
be free from jealousy....
be free from troubles....
live comfortably....
live contentedly....

May all beings with minute bodies
be free from enmity.....
be free from animosity....
be free from jealousy....
be free from troubles....
live comfortably....
live contentedly....

May all beings with round bodies
be free from enmity.....
be free from animosity....
be free from jealousy....
be free from troubles....
live comfortably....
live contentedly....

May all visible beings
be free from enmity.....
be free from animosity....
be free from jealousy....
be free from troubles....
live comfortably....
live contentedly....

May all invisible beings
be free from enmity.....
be free from animosity....
be free from jealousy....
be free from troubles....
live comfortably....
live contentedly....

May all beings who are far from me
be free from enmity.....
be free from animosity....
be free from jealousy....
be free from troubles....
live comfortably....
live contentedly....

May all beings who are close to me
be free from enmity.....
be free from animosity....
be free from jealousy....
be free from troubles....
live comfortably....
live contentedly....

May all beings who are born
be free from enmity.....
be free from animosity....
be free from jealousy....
be free from troubles....
live comfortably....
live contentedly....

May all beings who are expecting birth
be free from enmity.....
be free from animosity....
be free from jealousy....
be free from troubles....
live comfortably....
live contentedly....

May none deceive another
May none decry another
May none wish others harm
May none hate another

May all beings be well and secure
May all beings be happy

If you have any question please comment below the post

with metta.

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