Visuddhimagga IX-1

9. Brahmavihāraniddeso

[PTS 295] 第九 说梵住品

CHAPTER IX - THE DIVINE ABIDINGS

Mettābhāvanākathā

（一）慈的修习

[(1) LOVINGKINDNESS]

240. Anussatikammaṭṭhānānantaraṃ uddiṭṭhesu pana mettā, karuṇā, muditā, upekkhāti imesu catūsu brahmavihāresu mettaṃ bhāvetukāmena tāva ādikammikena yogāvacarena upacchinnapalibodhena gahitakammaṭṭhānena bhattakiccaṃ katvā bhattasammadaṃ paṭivinodetvā vivitte padese supaññatte āsane sukhanisinnena ādito tāva dose ādīnavo, khantiyañca ānisaṃso paccavekkhitabbo.

在随念业处之后所提示的慈悲喜舍四梵住中，先说欲修慈的初学瑜伽行者，断了（十种的）障碍，受持了业处，食事既毕，除去食后的懒睡，在远离的地方善敷座位，安坐下来，最先当观察瞋恚的过患及忍辱的功德。

Ñ(IX,1): [295] The four divine abidings were mentioned next to the recollections as meditation subjects (Ch. IE, §105). They are lovingkindness, compassion, gladness and equanimity. A meditator who wants to develop firstly lovingkindness among these, if he is a beginner, should sever the impediments and learn the meditation subject. Then, when he has done the work connected with the meal and got rid of any dizziness due to it, he should seat himself comfortably on a well-prepared seat in a secluded place. To start with, he should review the danger in hate and the advantage in patience.