Mettā in Zen Buddhism

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Ivan A
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Mettā in Zen Buddhism

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Is the practice of Metta (Maitrī) applicable in Zen Buddhism, in addition to Zazen?
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I believe it is.

We regularly chanted the Metta Sutta at the Seon (Korean Zen) Centre events which I attended 2003-2017.
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Thank you very much for your answer! This is very important to me!
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At the Korean Zen center I went to years ago, we would chant verses from Shantideva’s “Bodhisattva’s Way of Life” to end our sits.
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At my Soto Zen temple, we chant both the Metta Sutta and Maylie Scott's Metta Prayer. Dogen also wrote extensively about kindness.
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Oh, this is so interesting! Thank you so much for your response and this wonderful prayer!🙏
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