Sinchan | Created on Thursday, 09 October 2003 21:04 |
The Four Boundless States |
The Boundless sates are considered friends on the way to Nirvana. They help in dissolving the idea of a seperate self. The near enemy is a quality that can masquerade as the original. The far enemy is the clearly opposite quality - the boundless state serves as an antidote for the quality mentioned as the far enemy. Loving-kindness
the near enemy to this is caring and the far enemy is hatred Compassio the near enemy to this is pity and the far enemy is coldhearted Symphatetic Joy the near enemy is also pity and the far enemy is rudeness Equanimity the near enemy is tranquil the far enemy is impatience |