After this I will be staying at Mahapajapati Monastery in Pioneertown for a little while so you are also welcome to visit me there (but let me know up-front!).
Ayya I always assumed metta as being associated with the emotion of love but recently I read its actually just an attitude of goodwill. Love is just an another entanglement. Can you clarify? Thanks.
@Ocean - There has already been written a lot about the feeling of Mettā on this forum and I think it is best explained by the master himself, Ven. Mahachatchai. There is a big difference between worldly love and the loving-kindness that is mettā. It is basically a feeling that you can develop within yourself but that is also different from the word ‘love’ as it is used in an attached way in normal life.
… cultivating mettā demonstrates a clear focus and purpose, which is love, support, and gentleness for all sentient beings, in particular ourselves.
