The Karaniya Metta Sutta ends with liberation from the wheel of samsara. But the spiritual life doesn't end there. This Tuesday, Bodhinaga explores the goal of Buddhism in terms of metta and compassionate activity. In a famous passage in the Itivutakka, the Buddha compares Metta to the radiance of the sun and moon. He says metta ‘shines and burns and blazes forth in surpassing all other acts of good’, and that ‘Whoever sets their mind to make goodwill grows Boundless’ ... or will become Enlightened. In this series, we are using another famous teaching on metta, The Karaniya Metta Sutta, to take a good look at the Metta Bhavana practice, both on the cushion and in daily life. We'll be asking, ‘Can metta really be a path to Enlightenment?’. And we will come to realise that the Buddha’s path to liberation can also be seen as Living with Kindness

Talk 7 in a series of 7 on The Dhammapada at the London Buddhist Centre. The Dhammapada, or ‘Way of Truth’, is a profound expression of ‘Basic Buddhism’. In its short, memorable verses, the Buddha challenges us to practise wholeheartedly – because ‘a tamed mind brings happiness’. The Dharma Night team unpack some of these ancient wisdom-sayings, which, as our founder has said, ‘deserve to be engraved on our hearts in letters of gold – or fire.’