Amistad - Mettā Pāramī - Bhikkhu Samahita
Dhamma al Español
[{'start': '1.769', 'end': '4.350', 'text': "Then there's the ninth,\nit's friendliness, mettā paramī."}, {'start': '5.791', 'end': '6.940', 'text': 'Difficult not to smile.'}, {'start': '7.652', 'end': '10.328', 'text': 'Mettā paramī means\ngoodwill, friendliness,'}, {'start': '12.065', 'end': '16.065', 'text': 'that you are gentle towards,\nor friendly disposed,'}, {'start': '16.185', 'end': '17.785', 'text': 'even to your enemy.'}, {'start': '19.690', 'end': '23.500', 'text': "The Buddha's perfection\nto the third degree of that one..."}, {'start': '23.554', 'end': '25.674', 'text': 'was once\nhe was a king'}, {'start': '26.200', 'end': '30.337', 'text': 'In a small–there was a lot of kingdoms\n–like in Europe also–in India at that time.'}, {'start': '31.086', 'end': '32.897', 'text': 'And so they were\nalways in war...'}, {'start': '33.011', 'end': '36.643', 'text': "and invading each other's kingdom\nto get the other neighbor's kingdom also."}, {'start': '37.567', 'end': '38.687', 'text': 'Was more\ncity kingdoms,'}, {'start': '38.740', 'end': '41.380', 'text': 'have one city and then\nsome villages around it.'}, {'start': '42.108', 'end': '42.986', 'text': 'Not very big.'}, {'start': '43.648', 'end': '46.256', 'text': 'So he was invaded\nby another king.'}, {'start': '47.009', 'end': '50.884', 'text': 'And then he was hanged upside down\nfirst, together with his son.'}, {'start': '51.790', 'end': '53.933', 'text': 'And then afterwards\nthey were digged down...'}, {'start': '54.153', 'end': '57.759', 'text': 'in the earth with only their head\nabove the earth.'}, {'start': '58.459', 'end': '62.225', 'text': 'It was his own\ncastle yard...'}, {'start': '62.259', 'end': '63.466', 'text': '(in which)\nhe was digged down.'}, {'start': '64.139', 'end': '67.620', 'text': 'The meaning was that he was to be\ntrampled down by an elephant.'}, {'start': '67.766', 'end': '71.756', 'text': 'They would push an elephant\nto walk over them,'}, {'start': '71.797', 'end': '73.610', 'text': 'and then they\nwould be smashed,'}, {'start': '73.923', 'end': '76.550', 'text': 'their head would be smashed\nwith an elephant walking on them.'}, {'start': '77.328', 'end': '79.995', 'text': 'So, a very brutal\nform of execution.'}, {'start': '82.725', 'end': '84.346', 'text': 'The rats are running\naround on the roof.'}, {'start': '84.947', 'end': '87.521', 'text': "Nevertheless,\nthe Buddha didn't–"}, {'start': '89.895', 'end': '92.428', 'text': 'he was not angry\nwith the other king.'}, {'start': '93.113', 'end': '96.352', 'text': 'He stayed friendly\ntowards the other king.'}, {'start': '97.497', 'end': '99.171', 'text': 'And he stayed so friendly\ntowards the other king,'}, {'start': '99.238', 'end': '102.011', 'text': 'even though he was digged down\n together with his son.'}, {'start': '102.414', 'end': '108.260', 'text': 'And he was within an hour\nor two of being executed.'}, {'start': '110.297', 'end': '112.477', 'text': 'The other king became\nso impressed about it'}, {'start': '112.591', 'end': '114.271', 'text': 'that he was\nnot angry,'}, {'start': '115.738', 'end': '117.137', 'text': 'that he asked him\nabout it.'}, {'start': '117.442', 'end': '119.705', 'text': "And then the Buddha answered\nthat it wouldn't help..."}, {'start': '119.865', 'end': '121.957', 'text': 'to be angry\nin this situation.'}, {'start': '123.344', 'end': '125.531', 'text': "On the other hand,\nit'll only make it worse."}, {'start': '127.268', 'end': '129.348', 'text': 'So, the first king,\nhe decided,'}, {'start': '129.442', 'end': '132.808', 'text': 'he was so\nshocked by this,'}, {'start': '132.868', 'end': '136.076', 'text': 'that he could see that the Buddha,\nhe spoke the truth.'}, {'start': '136.574', 'end': '137.978', 'text': 'The Gautama\nBodhisattva,'}, {'start': '138.632', 'end': '139.363', 'text': 'in his former life.'}, {'start': '139.513', 'end': '142.063', 'text': 'So he digged him up\nand gave him his kingdom back'}, {'start': '142.257', 'end': '145.393', 'text': 'and apologized and went back\nto his own kingdom.'}, {'start': '148.940', 'end': '150.119', 'text': 'Became his friend.'}, {'start': '152.142', 'end': '154.662', 'text': 'So this is a very\nimportant thing.'}, {'start': '154.964', 'end': '156.273', 'text': 'Those who,\nsaid the Buddha,'}, {'start': '156.365', 'end': '159.138', 'text': '–he says in\nDhammapada (3, 4)–'}, {'start': '159.186', 'end': '163.860', 'text': 'that those who say, ah,\nthe others say, they beat us, they–'}, {'start': '163.996', 'end': '166.707', 'text': "It's important to remember this\nin these terrorist times."}, {'start': '167.147', 'end': '169.524', 'text': '"The others, they beat us,\nthey shoot us, everything,'}, {'start': '169.609', 'end': '172.191', 'text': 'so we are entitled to do\nevil towards them."'}, {'start': '172.291', 'end': '174.325', 'text': 'No, no, no, no, no, no, no.'}, {'start': '174.673', 'end': '178.267', 'text': 'You can only overcome\nevil, with good.'}, {'start': '179.136', 'end': '182.379', 'text': 'You can only overcome,\nwin over...'}, {'start': '182.513', 'end': '185.152', 'text': 'hate\nwith love,'}, {'start': '185.226', 'end': '187.426', 'text': 'with friendliness,\nwith goodwill.'}, {'start': '187.903', 'end': '189.064', 'text': "There's no other way."}, {'start': '190.085', 'end': '193.909', 'text': 'If one reacts adversely\ntowards hate,'}, {'start': '194.090', 'end': '196.949', 'text': 'then it grows\ninto a big fire'}, {'start': '197.357', 'end': '200.254', 'text': 'of hate, of conflict,\nkilling and maiming.'}, {'start': '200.758', 'end': '202.706', 'text': 'And if you succeed\nkilling somebody else,'}, {'start': '202.873', 'end': '204.617', 'text': 'then there will be revenge'}, {'start': '204.737', 'end': '207.737', 'text': 'and revenge and revenge\nand revenge, revenge, revenge, revenge.'}, {'start': '208.141', 'end': '210.592', 'text': "So it'll be like a vendetta"}, {'start': '210.879', 'end': '212.959', 'text': 'in Sicilian,\nin mafioso language,'}, {'start': '213.005', 'end': '214.185', 'text': 'a vendetta.'}, {'start': '214.526', 'end': '218.125', 'text': "Where it's tit\nfor tat killing."}, {'start': '219.405', 'end': '222.157', 'text': "That's very detrimental,\nvery disadvantageous."}, {'start': '222.406', 'end': '224.379', 'text': 'One should stay\nwith this goodwill.'}, {'start': '224.981', 'end': '228.300', 'text': "It's better to let\nthe other people kill you and stay..."}, {'start': '228.987', 'end': '231.653', 'text': 'with the flowers\nin your hand'}, {'start': '232.221', 'end': '235.087', 'text': 'than becoming angry\nand taking up the gun.'}, {'start': '235.840', 'end': '236.874', 'text': 'No guns.'}, {'start': '237.160', 'end': '238.541', 'text': 'Stay with the flower.'}, {'start': '240.082', 'end': '241.391', 'text': 'Flower power.'}, {'start': '243.163', 'end': '244.146', 'text': 'Very forceful.'}, {'start': '244.424', 'end': '245.499', 'text': 'Very forceful.'}, {'start': '246.224', 'end': '248.727', 'text': 'It takes force to stand there\nwith your flower.'}, {'start': '250.386', 'end': '254.560', 'text': 'It reminds me\nof Mahatma Gandhi.'}, {'start': '255.383', 'end': '256.976', 'text': 'The great person of India,'}, {'start': '257.657', 'end': '262.461', 'text': 'he made his –one of his first scoops\nwas to make a salt march.'}, {'start': '263.673', 'end': '268.065', 'text': 'The English, they had\na monopoly on selling salt,'}, {'start': '268.746', 'end': '270.546', 'text': 'which was made\nby the sea.'}, {'start': '271.276', 'end': '275.277', 'text': 'And so they earn money,\nthe colonialists earn money on that.'}, {'start': '275.517', 'end': '277.858', 'text': "Then Gandhi, he said,\nthat's too bad,"}, {'start': '278.038', 'end': '279.245', 'text': "it's India's salt."}, {'start': '279.499', 'end': '283.030', 'text': 'How can English people\nmake money on our salt?'}, {'start': '283.550', 'end': '285.793', 'text': 'So he started walking\ntowards the sea'}, {'start': '286.220', 'end': '289.233', 'text': 'to make a\nprotest for that.'}, {'start': '289.842', 'end': '293.033', 'text': 'And millions\nor thousands of people,'}, {'start': '293.114', 'end': '295.447', 'text': 'they joined this march.'}, {'start': '296.020', 'end': '300.999', 'text': 'And actually, I think there was many\nthousands when they arrived at the sea,'}, {'start': '301.548', 'end': '303.195', 'text': 'at the salt marshes,'}, {'start': '303.422', 'end': '305.915', 'text': 'where the English soldiers,\nthey were protecting it.'}, {'start': '306.720', 'end': '309.357', 'text': 'Then they went up to the English soldiers,'}, {'start': '309.478', 'end': '312.981', 'text': 'and the English soldiers decided\nto beat them down with sticks.'}, {'start': '313.173', 'end': '316.263', 'text': "Then Mahatma Gandhi said, it's OK,\nthey can beat us down with sticks,"}, {'start': '316.531', 'end': '318.264', 'text': "but we don't\ngive up anyway."}, {'start': '318.373', 'end': '319.664', 'text': 'We just come again.'}, {'start': '319.955', 'end': '321.890', 'text': 'So they make\na long row of people.'}, {'start': '322.671', 'end': '326.653', 'text': 'Three at a time, it came up,\nand 24 hours they...'}, {'start': '327.365', 'end': '328.910', 'text': 'they had to beat them\ndown with sticks.'}, {'start': '329.059', 'end': '332.449', 'text': 'They get one stick that was bleeding their head\nand they go back into the queue'}, {'start': '332.577', 'end': '337.817', 'text': 'to get another\nstick in the head...'}, {'start': '338.761', 'end': '340.281', 'text': 'to be beaten down.'}, {'start': '340.663', 'end': '341.426', 'text': "They didn't give up."}, {'start': '341.543', 'end': '342.592', 'text': 'They never protest.'}, {'start': '342.724', 'end': '343.612', 'text': 'They never fight.'}, {'start': '345.045', 'end': '349.464', 'text': 'Eventually, after some days,\nthe English gave up.'}, {'start': '351.206', 'end': '357.986', 'text': 'There were photographers there from the press arriving after several days.'}, {'start': '358.493', 'end': '361.420', 'text': "They couldn't start\nshooting the protesters."}, {'start': '361.776', 'end': '363.479', 'text': 'And the protesters\njust kept coming.'}, {'start': '363.837', 'end': '368.762', 'text': 'There was an endless row\nof Indians that wanted salt.'}, {'start': '370.003', 'end': '372.485', 'text': 'As little as that.'}, {'start': '372.986', 'end': '375.376', 'text': 'Salt for your eggs,\nsalt for your food.'}, {'start': '375.728', 'end': '376.682', 'text': 'Necessary, huh?'}, {'start': '377.916', 'end': '381.337', 'text': 'Because of this non-violence\n–ahimsa– principle'}, {'start': '381.551', 'end': '386.710', 'text': 'that Mahatma Gandhi,\na lawyer, he applied there,'}, {'start': '386.764', 'end': '390.354', 'text': "there's some goodwill\nin this non-violence principle."}, {'start': '391.419', 'end': '394.510', 'text': 'And this civil obedience\nsit down protest,'}, {'start': '394.637', 'end': '397.381', 'text': 'not violent,\nnot yelling, sit down;'}, {'start': '398.561', 'end': '404.202', 'text': 'that he actually overcame\nthe English colonialists,'}, {'start': '404.310', 'end': '405.902', 'text': 'even though they had guns.'}, {'start': '406.215', 'end': '409.982', 'text': 'Because they were too–\nthey were overpowered by his goodness'}, {'start': '410.310', 'end': '413.235', 'text': 'and by the determination\nof his followers,'}, {'start': '413.789', 'end': '417.437', 'text': 'which again was dependent\nupon his goodwill.'}, {'start': '418.238', 'end': '421.220', 'text': 'He was not angry\nwith the English soldiers.'}, {'start': '421.639', 'end': '424.708', 'text': 'He just had this opinion\nthat was true:'}, {'start': '425.000', 'end': '426.734', 'text': 'this was\nthe Indian salt,'}, {'start': '427.040', 'end': '428.713', 'text': 'it was not\nthe English salt.'}, {'start': '429.681', 'end': '433.047', 'text': 'So the Indian people\nshould have free access to it.'}, {'start': '433.562', 'end': '434.807', 'text': 'Came from the sea.'}, {'start': '436.678', 'end': '439.887', 'text': 'So he won a war\nby goodwill,'}, {'start': '440.181', 'end': '443.109', 'text': 'the salt war,\nthe great salt march.'}, {'start': '444.381', 'end': '446.219', 'text': 'And this example\nwe should take.'}, {'start': '446.319', 'end': '447.839', 'text': 'Is a good example.'}, {'start': '448.202', 'end': '449.576', 'text': "Don't give up\non goodwill."}, {'start': '449.868', 'end': '451.891', 'text': 'Then you lose\nthe whole thing.'}, {'start': '452.084', 'end': '453.348', 'text': "It's running down you."}, {'start': '453.724', 'end': '455.465', 'text': "You're throwing\nthe baby away."}, {'start': '456.045', 'end': '457.302', 'text': 'It has to be there.'}, {'start': '457.806', 'end': '458.962', 'text': 'It has to be there.'}, {'start': '463.050', 'end': '466.377', 'text': 'One should be outmost\ngentle, kind, benevolent,'}, {'start': '467.430', 'end': '470.417', 'text': 'and teach and\nserve others that.'}, {'start': '472.537', 'end': '473.788', 'text': "That's important."}, {'start': '477.461', 'end': '480.668', 'text': 'Just as water refreshes\nand cleanses...'}, {'start': '481.029', 'end': '484.303', 'text': 'unjust persons\nwithout discrimination,'}, {'start': '484.649', 'end': '490.616', 'text': 'so does the perfection of friendliness\ninclude both friends and foes alike'}, {'start': '491.050', 'end': '495.674', 'text': "and doesn't display any distinction,\nfavoritism or partiality."}, {'start': '497.016', 'end': '498.903', 'text': 'So one is friendly\nwith everybody.'}, {'start': '500.682', 'end': '502.326', 'text': 'How to practice\non the pillow?'}, {'start': '502.527', 'end': '504.666', 'text': 'One starts\nto be friendly...'}, {'start': '506.633', 'end': '511.477', 'text': 'with those you are\nwell disposed towards.'}, {'start': '511.917', 'end': '514.397', 'text': 'Your friends,\nyour children,'}, {'start': '515.830', 'end': '517.870', 'text': 'whoever you love,\nyour spouse,'}, {'start': '518.923', 'end': '520.043', 'text': 'your parents.'}, {'start': '521.474', 'end': '523.459', 'text': 'Then some\nneutral persons,'}, {'start': '523.573', 'end': '525.399', 'text': 'could be\nat workplace.'}, {'start': '527.513', 'end': '529.532', 'text': "Then when you're\nskilled at that,"}, {'start': '531.305', 'end': '533.418', 'text': 'you take up\nthe difficult object.'}, {'start': '533.934', 'end': '538.484', 'text': "It's to be friendly towards those\nwho are hostile towards you."}, {'start': '539.747', 'end': '541.247', 'text': 'The terrorists,'}, {'start': '543.033', 'end': '544.717', 'text': 'the evil boss,'}, {'start': '547.070', 'end': '548.764', 'text': 'the angry spouse,'}, {'start': '549.224', 'end': '552.480', 'text': 'the irritating children,\nthe naughty children,'}, {'start': '553.520', 'end': '554.520', 'text': 'whoever.'}, {'start': '554.941', 'end': '559.127', 'text': 'The opposite party, political party,\nthan your political party.'}, {'start': '561.824', 'end': '563.241', 'text': 'The other team,'}, {'start': '564.148', 'end': '567.048', 'text': 'the other football team,\nor whoever it can be.'}, {'start': '567.553', 'end': '570.554', 'text': 'The other religious–those who are\nfrom the other religions,'}, {'start': '570.801', 'end': '572.515', 'text': 'for example,\nthe Muslim religion.'}, {'start': '575.049', 'end': '577.351', 'text': 'Goodwill, goodwill,\ngoodwill, goodwill.'}, {'start': '577.591', 'end': '578.871', 'text': '"I\'ll ride with you."'}, {'start': '579.130', 'end': '580.738', 'text': 'What is as an example.'}, {'start': '581.941', 'end': '583.976', 'text': '"I\'ll ride with you"\nwas this hashtag'}, {'start': '584.130', 'end': '587.483', 'text': 'that somebody in Australia,\nright after...'}, {'start': '587.790', 'end': '592.016', 'text': 'she seen a Muslim woman\n–she was afraid to go into a train.'}, {'start': '592.738', 'end': '596.761', 'text': 'And then one other woman saw her\non the train station and said...'}, {'start': '596.841', 'end': '597.988', 'text': '"  don\'t be afraid.'}, {'start': '598.220', 'end': '599.521', 'text': "We know\nyou're not a terrorist."}, {'start': '599.661', 'end': '601.021', 'text': 'I\'ll ride with you."'}, {'start': '601.931', 'end': '605.716', 'text': 'And so she went into the train\nwith this Muslim woman'}, {'start': '605.842', 'end': '608.536', 'text': "and protected her\nagainst others' opinion,"}, {'start': '608.856', 'end': '610.116', 'text': 'against\nthis discrimination.'}, {'start': '610.274', 'end': '611.363', 'text': 'Because of course,'}, {'start': '611.464', 'end': '614.637', 'text': "it's a very small minority\nof Muslim people who are terrorists."}, {'start': '615.056', 'end': '615.937', 'text': 'Very small.'}, {'start': '616.096', 'end': '617.296', 'text': 'The rest\nare not terrorists.'}, {'start': '618.757', 'end': '624.000', 'text': 'So one should have good will towards\nthese persons, then it will fade away.'}, {'start': '624.232', 'end': '629.528', 'text': 'If one starts to fight, push\n–even in your mind, even in your heart,'}, {'start': '630.588', 'end': '632.268', 'text': 'The whole thing is lost.'}, {'start': '632.785', 'end': '634.295', 'text': "It's an important issue."}, {'start': '637.027', 'end': '640.053', 'text': 'Conflict dies right there\nwith this goodwill.'}, {'start': '640.489', 'end': '643.380', 'text': "How can somebody else fight you\nif you don't fight?"}, {'start': '643.734', 'end': '645.873', 'text': 'if you smile\nwith your flower?'}]