08 August, 2006

May creatures all be of a peaceful heart

Not to sound like a total Space Cadet, but I have been doing a lot of reading in Buddhism recently, and I just wanted to share with you one of my favorite quotes. This is from the Karaniya Metta Sutta (or the Sutta of loving kindness) and was translated by Ñanamoli Thera and taken from the Access To Insight Website:

In safety and in bliss
May creatures all be of a peaceful heart.

Whatever breathing beings there may be.
No matter whether they are frail or firm,
With none excepted, be they long or big
Or middle-sized, or be they short or small
Or thick, as well as those seen or unseen,
Or whether they are dwelling far or near,
Existing or yet seeking to exist.
May creatures all be of a peaceful heart.

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