Far and Near Enemies of the Brahma Viharas

This is for Sandy:

According to the Buddha there are four Divine Emotions (Brahma Viharas). What did he mean by this? "Divine" was later often translated as "wholesome". They are "high" or "noble" emotions. These emotions should be cherrished and developed further:

Metta (Loving-Kindness)
Karuna (Compassion)
Mudita (Sympathetic Joy)
Upekkha (Equanimity)

The  Buddha identified at least one far enemy and one near enemy of each Brahma Vihara:
The far enemy of Metta is painful ill-will, the near enemy is selfish affection.
The far enemy of Karuna is cruelty, the near enemy is pity.
The far enemy of Mudita is resentment, the near enemy is exuberance.
The far enemy of Upekkha is craving; clinging, the near enemy is indifference.

The Buddha was a lover of lists.
And a lover of ordering things out of chaos.
This analysis of the four Brahma Viharas is a small example of his precise way of thinking.