Update : April 2, 2020

Four Byamaso Taya

• Metta
  Unbounded Love / Loving Kindness
• Karuna
  Compassion
• Mudita
  Altruistic Joy or Sympathetic Joy
• Uppekkha
  Equanimity

Metta

• Pali term
  Written in Burmese as Myitta
• Rendered as
  Unbounded Love
  Loving Kindness
• One of the four Bhamaso Taya or Bhama Vihara (along with Karuna, Mudita, and Uppekha)
  
• Practiced as a form of meditation
• U Silananda‘s book on Protective Verses has a section on how to practice Loving Kindness Meditation.
• Tipitaka Mingun Sayadawgyi recited the Two Methods of sending Metta.
  As mentioned in Metta Sutta
  Alternative: 528 “Metta” (13 x 4 x 12)
  They can be found on YouTube and CDs.
  
• “Metta Sutta” is one of the eleven Suttas in “Paritta Pali” (Protective Verses).
  Also known as Karaniya Metta Sutta
  Chanted at most Buddhist ceremonies.
• Myitta is covered along with Thitsar (Truth) in Dr. Min Tin Mon‘s book “Myitta and Thitsar“
• U Thu Kha wrote a book on Metta Sutta.
• U Jotalankara‘s book explains the 528 Metta.
  
• A Physics teacher said, “Myitta So Dar Ah Hlyar Ah Nan Ma Shee Bay Mei Ah Thwar Ah Pyan Shee Bar Thay Dae.”

• Metta is also used as a name or part of a name.
• Metta is a Myanmar comedian.
• Mettananda Vihara is a monastery in Northern California.
  Moved from Central Avenue, Fremont to Castro Valley.
• Metta Vihari is an association that performs Chanting, and also offers food dana at selected gatherings.

Practicing Metta

By Way of LOCATION:

• May I be well, happy and peaceful.
• May all beings in this house be well, happy and peaceful.
• May all beings in this area be well, happy and peaceful.
• May all beings in this city be well, happy and peaceful.
• May all beings in this country be well, happy and peaceful.
• May all beings in this world be well, happy and peaceful.
• May all beings in this universe be well, happy and peaceful.
• May all beings be well, happy and peaceful.

By Way of PERSONS:

• May I be well, happy and peaceful.
• May my teachers be well, happy and peaceful.
• May my parents be well, happy and peaceful.
• May my relatives be well, happy and peaceful.
• May my friends be well, happy and peaceful.
• May the indifferent persons be well, happy and peaceful.
• May the unfriendly persons be well, happy and peaceful.
• May all meditators be well, happy and peaceful.
• May all beings be well, happy and peaceful.

Mettq Sutta

• Third sutta in “Paritta Pali”
• also referred to as Karaniya Metta Sutta
• Desirable qualities of a Practitioner
• Loving Kindness Meditation

• Formal
  Translation from Pali into Burmese/Myanmar and English
• Informal
  Books by Saya U Thu Kha and Saya Dr. Mehm Tin Mon

Chanting

Two ways (as per Mingun Tipitaka Sayadawgyi)

• Referred in Metta Sutta
• 528 “Metta” (13 x 4 x 12)

Karuna

• Pali term
• Rendered as Compassion
• One of the four Bhamaso Taya

• Buddha is called “The Compassionate One”
• Mahayana Buddhists emphasize the importance of Compassion

• Sayadaw U Sobhana (GBNF) had four Indonesian siblings as his students.
  Named one of them Karuna.
  She was present at Sayadaw’s Last Journey.

• U Moe Myint (M76) and several alumni are members of the “Karuna Ah Thinn” in Singapore.
  One activitiy is to help the needy for the Last Journey of their loved one.

• We saw an outpouring of Karuna in the relief efforts for Disaster Recovery (e.g. Cyclone Nargis)

Mudita

• Pali term.
• Rendered as Altruistic Joy or Sympathetic Joy
• One of the four Bhamaso Taya
• One should feel joyful when one hears good news about others.

Practicing Karuna

• May suffering ones be suffering-free
• And the fear-struck fearless be
• May the grieving shed all grief
• And all beings find relief

Myanmar Mudita Sar Saung

• Saya U Nyunt Htay (Met73) is Chief Editor
• Contributor : Tekkatho Moe War (U Moe Aung)
  

Upekkha

• Pali term
• Rendered as Neutral [Feeling]
• Also translated as Equanimity
• One of the four Bhamaso Taya

In a loose usage in Burmese, “Upekkha Shu” means “ignore”. It is not representative of the importance of Upekkha, which provides a balance of life and avoids the two extremes stated in the Dhammacakka Sutta

It is non-trivial to sense Upekkha while practicing Vipassana (Insight) Meditation.

Feelings may be be categorized as

• Pleasant Feeling
• Unpleasant Feeling
• Non-Pleasant and Non-Unpleasant Feeling

Upekkha is synonymous with “Non-Pleasant and Non-Unpleasant Feeling”.