<p>Metta is practitioner's consciousness that thinking to <strong>make happy consciousness</strong> arise in <strong>the other lives</strong>. (sukhī attānaṃ pariharantu)</p>

<p>Fictional charcters never have happy <strong>consciousness arising</strong>.</p>

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2017-07-23T04:34:29.127Z
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Bonn
<p>If anger arises while you watching a movie or playing a computer game, it is a good idea that you are aware of your mental state. </p>

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2017-07-22T22:51:35.910Z
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SarathW
<p>It could actually be unskillful as you are strengthening your ignorance to think that such characters are real.</p>

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Sankha Kulathantille
<p>Is there a point sending metta to fictional characters like in a movie or a computer game ?</p>

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2017-07-24T16:56:33.410Z
Buddhism, practicing the dharma, or even only thinking about it (seriously), is not a game of putting together words. "A game" is what comes up in my mind when I only read your sentence. (-1) Any serious approach to get familiar to that what was the concern of the Buddha would easily have detected that the concern of the Buddha was the living people.
Gottfried Helms
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Sending metta to fictional charcters ?
# Sending metta to fictional charcters ?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-07-22)

Is there a point sending metta to fictional characters like in a movie or a computer game ?

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Buddhism, practicing the dharma, or even only thinking about it (seriously), is not a game of putting together words. "A game" is what comes up in my mind when I only read your sentence. (-1) Any serious approach to get familiar to that what was the concern of the Buddha would easily have detected that the concern of the Buddha was the living people.  

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## 3 answers

### Answer by username_4 on 2017-07-22. Score: 5

It could actually be unskillful as you are strengthening your ignorance to think that such characters are real.


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### Answer by username_2 on 2017-07-23. Score: 3

Metta is practitioner's consciousness that thinking to **make happy consciousness** arise in **the other lives**. (sukhī attānaṃ pariharantu)

Fictional charcters never have happy **consciousness arising**.


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### Answer by username_3 on 2017-07-22. Score: 0

If anger arises while you watching a movie or playing a computer game, it is a good idea that you are aware of your mental state.


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