nine nights of spring

Buddha compares Dharma to a boat, that ferries individuals  across currents of life and death — to the banks of  nippana or moksha.

Buddha says that each one has to build one's own boat - with twelve raw materials.

Ariya astanga marga or noble eight-fold path. And Brahma Vihara or four divine qualities of Karuna, Maitri, Mudita and Upeksha - friendliness, compassion, joy and equanimity.

- The Speaking Tree, Bengaluru, April 3, 2016.
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Adweshta Sarva Bhutanam, Maitraha, Karuna eva ca . . . . Yo madbhakta ha sa mey priya ha

One who hates not any life-form, who is friendly, compassionate, . ..  such a devotee,  is dear to me.
 - Chapter 12,  Verse 13