WorksheetsThe Metta Sutta
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 19mins
According to the metta sutta how should a good and kind person speak?
Loudly and proudly
Gently
Rudely
In a bossy way
Which pair of qualities are good to have?
Honest and humble
Boastful and greedy
Angry and noisy
Dishonest and tricky
What does the metta sutta say about how to be happy?
Always want more things
Be happy with what you have
Only be happy on holidays
Be happy when others are sad
What should a kind person avoid doing, so they won’t be sorry later?
Act in ways you’ll regret
Share with friends
Say thank you
Help at home
What does “live simply” mean in the metta sutta?
Take on too many things
Focus on a few things and not too many
Buy new toys every day
Travel all the time
Which wish matches the wish in the metta sutta?
Only my family should be happy
May everyone be safe and happy
May only big animals be safe
May people I like be safe
Who is included in the wish for safety and happiness?
Only people nearby
Only friends at school
Every creature, near or far
Only creatures we can see
Which action shows humility, as the passage teaches?
Talking about how great you are
Letting others go first and not boasting
Taking all the credit
Shouting to be noticed
If you want to be calm, peaceful, and wise, which choice matches the words of the metta sutta?
Start arguments
Take deep breaths and choose kind words
Grab what you want
Rush and worry
A friend wants more and more toys and feels unhappy. What advice from the passage could help?
Be happy with what you have
Get even more toys
Make others share theirs
Hide toys from others
The Buddha asked people to practise loving-kindness. The pali word for that is...
(a)
“May (a) be (b) and happy.
May every (c) , big or (d) , near or (e) , seen or unseen,
whether already born or not yet born,
be safe and happy.
According to the metta sutta, how should we treat all living beings?
Only help those we know
Ignore them
Be mean to strangers
With kindness and care
According to the metta sutta, how should we act towards people who are difficult to like?
Be kind and wish them well
Avoid them at all times
Try to compete with them
Talk about them behind their backs
Which of these actions best shows the spirit of the metta sutta?
Helping someone in need without expecting anything back
Only helping if you get a reward
Ignoring someone who is sad
Making fun of others
Whenn we practise the loving kindness meditation, we go through four stages.
Put the people in the correct stages.
Ourselves.
A good friend
someone we do not know very well
someone we are having trouble with
A friend annoys you by constantly talking over you at lunch.
Which responses below are the most full of metta?
Tell them to shut up and complain that they are annoying.
Tell your other friends how annoying they are.
Don't hold onto your anger. When you are calm, let them know how this upsets you.
See that you are annoyed and ask them about why they do it.
There is someone you don't know very well and they are sitting alone at lunchtime a lot.
How can you show metta to them?
Tell them to stop being a loner and make friends.
Invite them to join you and your friends.
Ask them how they are and if they would like to play sometime
Buy them things so that they like you and have a friend.
You keep making mistakes in class and think you are dumb.
How can you show metta to yourself?
Pretend that it doesn't happen and that you are actually awesome.
Understand that there are things you don't know yet, but if you keep trying you'll improve
Understand that calling yourself 'dumb' is hurting yourself. Find a way to learn batter.
Ask your teachers for help so that you do understand.
What is one way to practice metta in daily life?
Wish happiness for everyone you meet
Only think about yourself
Compete with others for everything
Keep your feelings to yourself
