བཏང་སྙོམས། | Glossary of Terms

The antidote to attachment and aversion; a mental state free from bias toward sentient beings and experiences. One of the thirty-seven dharmas on the side of awakening, one of the four practices of spiritual practitioners, and one of the four immeasurables (the others being loving-kindness or love, compassion, and sympathetic joy).

Fourth of the four immeasurable aspirations.

The antidote to attachment and aversion; a mental state free from bias toward sentient beings.

One of the factors of awakening and one of the abodes of Brahmā, the other being: loving kindness or love, joy, and compassion.

One of the four immeasurables and the seven limbs of awakening.

The antidote to attachment and aversion; a mental state free from bias toward sentient beings.

The fourth of the four immeasurables, an unbiased attitude of equal regard for all sentient beings without discriminating between enemies, friends, or neutral people.

An unbiased attitude of equal regard for all sentient beings without discriminating between enemies, friends, or neutral people (Rigzin 147).

The antidote to attachment and aversion; a mental state free from bias toward sentient beings and experiences. One of the thirty-seven dharmas on the side of awakening, one of the four practices of spiritual practitioners, and one of the four immeasurables (the others being loving-kindness or love, compassion, and sympathetic joy).

An even state of mind characterized by the lack of disturbance and pleasure, where one wishes neither to be separated from nor to approach the object.