Just as one would be good
to one’s dear only child,
one should be good to all creatures
everywhere.1
Just as one would be good
to one’s dear only child,
one should be good to all creatures
everywhere.1
Notes
1. Notice how this image differs from a similar image in Sn 1:8:
As a mother would risk her life
to protect her child, her only child,
even so should one cultivate the heart limitlessly
with regard to all beings.
Whereas the image here draws a parallel between being good to one’s child and being good to others, the image in Sn 1:8 draws a parallel between protecting one’s child and protecting one’s limitless attitude of goodwill to all beings.
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