Mahaaraahulovaadasutta, space, brahmavihaaras, etc.
Mahaaraahulovaadasutta, space, brahmavihaaras, etc.

aakaasa-sama.m, Raahula, bhaavana.m bhaavehi.
space-like / Rahula / mental development / cultivate
Rahula, cultivate the mental development that is like space.

aakaasasama~nhi te, raahula, bhaavana.m bhaavayato
space-like / for you / Rahula / mental development / is cultivating
Rahula, for you who are cultivating the mental development that is
like space,

uppannaa manaapaamanaapaa phassaa citta.m na pariyaadaaya .thassanti.
arisen / pleasant and unpleasant / impressions / mind / not / having
overcome / will persist
pleasant and unpleasant impressions that have arisen will not persistently
overwhelm the mind.

seyyathaapi, raahula, aakaaso na katthaci pati.t.thito,
just as/ rahula,/ space/ not somewhere/established
Just as, rahula, space does not settle anywhere,

evameva kho tva.m, raahula, aakaasasama.m bhaavana.m bhaavehi.
likewise / indeed / you / Rahula / space-like / mental development /
cultivate/
likewise, Rahula, should you cultivate the mental development that is
like space.

aakaasasama~nhi te, raahula, bhaavana.m bhaavayato
space-like / for you / Rahula / mental development / is cultivating /
Rahula, for you who are cultivating the mental development that is
like space,

uppannaa manaapaamanaapaa phassaa citta.m na pariyaadaaya .thassanti.
arisen / pleasant and unpleasant / impressions / mind / not / having
overcome / will persist
pleasant and unpleasant impressions that have arisen will not persistently
overwhelm the mind.

words: katthaci :somewhere
pati.t.thito: established, settled.

English:

"Rahula, cultivate the mental development that is like space.
Rahula, for you who are cultivating the mental development that is
like space, pleasant and unpleasant impressions that have arisen will not
persistently overwhelm the mind.
Just as, rahula, space does not settle anywhere, likewise, Rahula, should
you cultivate the mental development that is like space.
Rahula, for you who are cultivating the mental development that is
like space, pleasant and unpleasant impressions that have arisen will not
persistently overwhelm the mind.

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words:
mettaa (f): loving-kindness
byaapaada (m): malevolence
pajahati: renounce, abandon.
pahiiyissati: future passive of pajahati.
karu.naa (f): compassion
vihesaa (f) : harming, vexation, injury
muditaa (f) : sympathetic (altruistic) joy.
arati (f) : dislike, discontent, non-attachment.
upekkhaa (f): equanimity
pa.tigha (m): anger, sensory reaction.
asubha : foul
raaga (m): attachment.
anicca : impermanent
maana (m): conceit
asmi: I am.
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``metta.m, raahula, bhaavana.m bhaavehi.
loving kindness/rahula/mental development/ cultivate/
Cultivate, Rahula, the mental development of loving kindness.

metta~nhi te, raahula, bhaavana.m bhaavayato
loving kindness/for you/rahula/mental development/is cultivating/
For you who are cultivating the mental development of loving kindness,

yo byaapaado so pahiiyissati.
what/malevolence/will be abandoned
that which is malevolence will be abandoned.

karu.na.m, raahula, bhaavana.m bhaavehi.
compassion/rahula/mental development/ cultivate/
Cultivate, Rahula, the mental development of compassion.

karu.na~nhi te, raahula, bhaavana.m bhaavayato
compassion/for you/rahula/mental development/ is cultivating/
For you who are cultivating the mental development of compassion,

yaa vihesaa saa pahiiyissati.
what/harming/that/will be abandoned
that which is harming will be abandoned.

mudita.m, raahula, bhaavana.m bhaavehi.
sympathetic joy/rahula/mental development/ cultivate/
Cultivate, Rahula, the mental development of sympathetic joy.

mudita~nhi te, raahula, bhaavana.m bhaavayato
sympathetic joy /for you/rahula/mental development/ is cultivating/
For you who are cultivating the mental development of sympathetic joy,

yaa arati saa pahiiyissati.
what/dislike/that/will be abandoned
that which is dislike will be abandoned.

upekkha.m, raahula, bhaavana.m bhaavehi.
equanimity/rahula/mental development/ cultivate/
Cultivate, Rahula, the mental development of equanimity.

upekkha~nhi te, raahula, bhaavana.m bhaavayato
equanimity/for you/rahula/mental development/is cultivating
For you who are cultivating the mental development of equanimity,

yo pa.tigho so pahiiyissati.
which/anger/that/will be abandoned.
that which is anger will be abandoned.

asubha.m, raahula, bhaavana.m bhaavehi.
foulness/Rahula/mental development/ cultivate/
Cultivate, Rahula, the mental development of foulness.

asubha~nhi te, raahula, bhaavana.m bhaavayato
foulness/for you/rahula/mental development/is cultivating
For you who are cultivating the mental development of foulness,

yo raago so pahiiyissati.
which/attachment/that/will be abandoned.
that which is attachment will be abandoned.

aniccasa~n~na.m, raahula, bhaavana.m bhaavehi.
perception of impermanence/Rahula/mental development/ cultivate/
Cultivate, Rahula, the mental development that is the perception of
impermanence.

aniccasa~n~na~nhi te, raahula, bhaavana.m bhaavayato
perception of impermanence/for you/Rahula/mental development/is cultivating
For you who are cultivating the mental development that is the perception of
impermanence,

yo asmimaano so pahiiyissati.
what/conceit of ³I am²/that/will be abandoned.
that which is the conceit of ³I am²will be abandoned.

English:

Cultivate, Rahula, the mental development of loving kindness.
For you who are cultivating the mental development of loving kindness,
that which is malevolence will be abandoned.
Cultivate, Rahula, the mental development of compassion.
For you who are cultivating the mental development of compassion,
that which is harming will be abandoned.
Cultivate, Rahula, the mental development of sympathetic joy.
For you who are cultivating the mental development of sympathetic joy,
that which is dislike will be abandoned.
Cultivate, Rahula, the mental development of equanimity.
For you who are cultivating the mental development of equanimity,
that which is anger will be abandoned.

Cultivate, Rahula, the mental development of foulness. For you who are
cultivating the mental development of foulness, that which is attachment
will be abandoned.
Cultivate, Rahula, the mental development that is the perception of
impermanence. For you who are cultivating the mental development that is the
perception of impermanence, that which is the conceit of ³I am²will be
abandoned.

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