The thesis on “The Way in Application of the Four Sublime States of Mind (Brahma-vihara) for the Nursing Profession” have three main objectives: (1) to study the performance and ethics for nurses (2) to study the four sublime states of mind (Brahma-vihara) of Buddhism and (3) to propose the application of the four sublime states of mind (Brahma-vihara) for the nursing profession.                                        The result of research found that the nursing is profession which must use a guideline for performing duties for patients. The nurses must have these issues ;            1) performance and six professional ethics; (1) conduct themselves and perform professional activities in accordance with the law, (2) adhere to moral and professional ethics, (3) behave as a good model in profession and characteristics,            (4) pursuing knowledge, developing concepts broadly and accept the changing,             (5) carrying out activities with professionalism, willingness and fullness (6) perform            the duties with intelligence, confidence and good judgment, 2) the four sublime states of mind in Theravada Buddhism are Mettā, Karuñā, Muditā, Upekkhā.             3) the application of the four sublime states of mind namely:  (1) Kindness (Mettā) is the love of the patient (2) Mercy (Karuñā) please help patients from suffering                 (3) Sympathetic joy (Muditā) glad healed the sick, and (4) Equanimity (Upekkhā) trust when patients are not neutral.                                                               The role of the nurse has to be love and best wishes to the patient and human being in order for him to be so happy and encouraged to against the disease that he was facing. The nurse must applying theoretical knowledge and four sublime state of mind to provide patients which leads to the effective treatment of patient much more. The application of mettā in the nursing profession is to use the principles of mercy in the duties of nurses with love, good wishes for patients and human beings both in the face and behind in order for him to be happy and encouraged to fight the illness which he is facing. It is the use of theoretical knowledge or existing knowledge to be used in the treatment of patients for maximum efficiency which must be treated as; 1) Mercy in physical action is to help patients willingly, to have a polite behavior, respect the other, providing assistance and support to others, not minding patients 2) Mercy in verbal action is to inform patients in useful ways, instructing, advising, warning in good faith, speak politely, respect each other, speak with a reason, do not speak evil that causing the patient to suffer, 3) Mercy in mental action is to set a good desire for patients, think of doing things that are beneficial to each other, to have optimistic view, to have smiling faces, to have a good idea in the positive thinking, not thinking of jealousy or not being malevolent. If the nurse thinks positive and treats the patient, there will be sympathy for both parties. Nurses must be kind and a pity to help or help the patient to escape from suffering based on a pure heart and lead that practice to success which will bring to the sympathy, being joyful and happy for happiness and the escape from suffering of patients. The use of compassion is the virtue of nurse, because compassion is a sympathetic pity in all human beings and animals, wishing to help get rid of, help to relieve, cure the suffering of human suffering and animals. 

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