If you Metta The Buddha On The Road

Sunday, June 22, 2025

I’m dealing with some betrayal by colleagues some of whom were good friends. A lot of plain old fashioned lying going on, to distract from a multitude of other sins.

Part of me is determined to argue my way to resolution. But a smarter part of me realizes that those who oppose me aren’t interested in resolution. The current chaos and drama serves their needs.

So I turn to a practice I’ve used before when difficult people enter my mind. I do a Buddhist metta practice. Very simplified, and in part it takes its shape from an app I downloaded. Anyway the gist is, when I think of, let’s say someone named Brad, as a random hypothetical person, instead of rehashing an argument I think “May Brad be well. May Brad find peace. May Brad know happiness.”

This may seem terribly noble of me. It’s not. It’s not ignoble but its purpose is for me to see this person in a different light. Brad is suffering. His suffering is the source of his behavior. Until he finds peace or happiness, he will continue as he is. So ultimately I’m wishing for him to address his shit, or he will not find peace. And that may be painful, especially the longer he ignores it. Ultimately he can recover his path. And I hope he and the others do.