Lovingkindness meditation

Here is the Buddhist Blessing called Metta, or lovingkindness meditation. It is from Joan Borysenko’s book Pocketful of Miracles, Prayers, Meditations and Affirmations to Nurture Your Spirit Every Day of the Year.

Begin by taking a few letting-go breaths and then enter the inner sanctuary of stillness. Imagine the light and love of the Divine Beloved pouring over you and washing through you, revealing the purity of your own heart, extending beyond you and merging with the Divine Light. See yourself totally enclosed in the egg of light and then repeat these lovingkindness blessings for yourself:

May I be at peace, May my heart remain open,
May I awaken to the light of my own true nature,
May I be healed, May I be a source of healing for all beings.

Repeat these blessings for yourself anytime during the day when you feel alone, afraid or out of touch with the Light within.

The second step is to your loved ones. Send them lovingkindness rather than a fearful thought. Next extend these blessings for others, people who are hard to love, those to whom your heart goes out to saying “you” instead of “I”.

Practicing Metta for our world can help the birth of a more compassionate consciousness on earth. Joan goes on to blessings for the earth, the green continents and the blue waters, the white polar caps and the two -leggeds and four leggeds, the fish that swim and the birds that fly. BLESS ALL !

MAY THERE BE PEACE ON EARTH, MAY THE HEARTS OF ALL PEOPLE BE OPEN TO THEMSELVES AND TO EACH OTHER, MAY ALL PEOPLE AWAKEN TO THE LIGHT OF THEIR OWN TRUE NATURE, MAY ALL CREATION BE BLESSED AND BE A BLESSING TO ALL THAT IS.

Thank you for asking for me to share this with our fellow travelers.

With Love and Light,
Janice Wright, WSFS Alumna 2002
Nameste