metta bhavana

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hello everybody

 

there were a few grammatical errors in my last post, so i thought i

would clean it up and resend

sorry for being so sloppy, but i don't have much time to contribute

and am usually a little hurried in my posts

perhaps like dr. bhate, i need jane macross' help!

 

love... todd

 

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Sit in a meditative position, breathe in and out, and imagine a

glowing pin-point of pink light emanating from your heart. With each

breath imagine that this light is slowly getting larger, pulsing with

each breath, eventually permeating your body with this light. Know

that this light is the love in your heart, and is endless, timeless

and very much belongs to you. Feeling this light permeating your

body, saturating every cell of your body with the love and light of

your heart, repeat to yourself:

 

'May I be happy. May I be free from suffering, free from anger, free

from hatred and free from scorn. May I live in peace and safety and

be surrounded by love. May I be happy.'

 

Still feeling this limitless pink light emanating from your heart,

direct it to someone you love. Create an image of this person in

your mind and direct this loving light energy to them, imagining that

it permeates their being, and say:

 

'May ____ be happy. May ____ be free from suffering, free from

anger, free from hatred and free from scorn. May ____ live in peace

and safety and be surrounded by love. May ____ be happy.'

 

Now direct this energy to an acquaintance, someone you know, but not

too well. Create an image of this person in your mind and direct

this loving light energy to them, imagining that it permeates their

being, and say:

 

'May ____ be happy. May ____ be free from suffering, free from

anger, free from hatred and free from scorn. May ____ live in peace

and safety and be surrounded by love. May ____ be happy.'

 

Now direct this energy to someone you have had a difficult time with,

someone you dislike or has caused you some kind of pain. Create an

image of this person in your mind and direct this loving light energy

to them, imagining that it permeate their being, and say:

 

'May ____ be happy. May ____ be free from suffering, free from

anger, free from hatred and free from scorn. May ____ live in peace

and safety and be surrounded by love. May ____ be happy.'

 

Now imagine this endless pink light of love that emanates from your

heart radiating to the four corners of the universe. Even though it

is difficult, imagine the myriad beings in the myriad worlds, and

hold the immensity of this in your mind, and allow the eternal,

endless light of your heart to permeate the universe, filling each

being with happiness and joy, and state:

 

'May all beings be happy. May all beings be free from suffering,

free from anger, free from hatred and free from scorn. May all

beings live in peace and safety and be surrounded by love. May all

beings be happy.'

 

When you are done, with each breath, imagine this light folding back

into your body, a pin point of pink light that forever rests in your

heart, the same light that exists in all hearts. Know that this

light is forever with you and allow it to influence all your

thoughts, speech and actions.

 

Caldecott

todd (AT) toddcaldecott (DOT) com

www.toddcaldecott.com