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Thursday, June 08, 2006

The Chant of Metta : Love & Compassion


May I be free from mental suffering
May I be free from physical suffering
May I take care of myself happily

May my parents
teacher relatives and friends
Dhamma farers
be free from enmity and danger
be free from mental suffering
be free from physical suffering
may they take care of themselves happily
May all meditators in this compound
be free from enmity and danger
be free from mental suffering
be free from physical suffering
May they take care of themselves happily
May all monks in this compound
novice monks
laymen and laywomen disciples
be free from enmity and danger
be free from mental suffering
be free from physical suffering
May they take care of themselves happily
May our donors of the four supports: clothing, food, medicine and lodging
be free from enmity and danger
be free from mental suffering
be free from physical suffering
May they take care of themselves happily
May our guardian devas
in this monastery
in this dwelling
in this compound
May the guardian devas
be free from enmity and danger
be free from mental suffering
be free from physical suffering
may they take care of themselves happily
May all beings
all breathing things
all creatures
all individuals (all beings)
all personalities (all beings with mind and body)
may all females
all males
all noble ones (saints)
all worldlings (those yet to attain sainthood)
all devas (deities)
all humans
all those in the four woeful planes
be free from enmity and dangers
be free from mental suffering
be free from physical suffering , may they take care of themselves happily



May all being be free from suffering
May whatever they have gained not be lost
All beings are owners of their own Kamma
in the eastern direction
in the western direction
in the northern direction
in the southern direction
in the southeast direction
in the northwest direction
in the northeast direction
dakkhinaya anudisaya in the southwest direction
in the direction below
in the direction above
May all beings
all breathing things
all creatures
all individuals (all beings)
all personalities (all beings with mind and body)
may all females
all males
all noble ones (saints)
all devas (deities)
all humans
all those in the 4 woeful planes
be free from enmity and dangers
be free from mental suffering
be free from physical suffering



may they take care of themselves happily
May all beings be free from suffering
May whatever they have gained not be lost
All beings are owners of their own kamma
As far as the highest plane of existence
to as far down as the lowest plane
in the entire universe
beings that move on earth
may they are free of mental suffering and enmity
and from physical suffering and danger
As far as the highest plane of existence
to as far down as the lowest plane
in the entire universe
whatever beings that move on water
may they are free of mental suffering and enmity
and from physical suffering and danger
As far as the highest plane of existence
to as far down as the lowest plane
in the entire universe
whatever beings that move in air
may they are free of mental suffering and enmity
and from physical suffering and danger.

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