From the Thich Nhat Hanh Quote Collective
(click the link above to listen. . . )
A SIMPLE LOVE/METTA MEDITATION
We begin practicing this love meditation on ourselves:
May I be peaceful, happy and light in body and spirit.
May I be safe and free from injury.
May I be free from anger, afflictions, fear and anxiety.
After that we can practice on others (he/she):
May he/she be peaceful, happy and light in body and spirit.
May he/she be safe and free from injury.
May he/she be free from anger, afflictions, fear and anxiety.
After that we can practice including our selves with others (we):
May we be peaceful, happy and light in body and spirit.
May we be safe and free from injury.
May we be free from anger, afflictions, fear and anxiety.
**Thich Nhat Hanh encourages us to practice metta meditation in the first three days of the new year. On the first day we practice for ourselves. On the second day we practice for the other person(s) we love. On the third day we practice for the other person (or institution) that makes us suffer.
2 comments:
Hi, Nan. Thank you for sharing this piece. I came across your blog from another blog page, which I now don't remember the name anymore. Anyway, I really like the Metta Meditation that I wanted to post the link on my facebook page. For some reason, I wasn't able to, so I copied and pasted the Metta Meditation part into a Note page and credited your blog page, including the link to your blog post. I hope that's okay with you. After I did that I realize that I should have probably asked for your permission first since I used copy and paste instead of just linking your blog post. If this displeases you, I'd be glad to take my Note page down. I just wanted to share the message with my readers. Here's the link to my facebook blog page. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Lost-And-Found-A-Continuous-Journey/126736360738445. Thank you, and Happy New Year to you. ~Olive Tree.
This is SO meant to be shared. I am delighted you found it, Olive! Happy New Year, and thanks for the visit. The credit for this meditation goes to the Thich Nhat Hanh Quote Collective at the embedded link: http://www.thichnhathanh-quotes.com/2011/12/metta-meditation-for-new-years.html
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