Mettā-Bhāvanā

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🌺Mettā-Bhāvanā—The Practice of Loving Kindness - by Vipassana Research Institute

Ahaṃ avero homi,
abyāpajjho homi,
anīgho homi,
sukhī attānaṃ pariharāmi.
May I be free from affliction,
may I be free from hostility,
may I be free from ill will,
may I maintain well-being in myself.

Mātā-pitu-ācariya-ñāti-samūhā,
Averā hontu, abyāpajjhā hontu,
anīghā hontu,
sukhī attānaṃ pariharantu.
May mother, father, teachers, relatives and everyone
be free from affliction, be free from hostility,
be free from ill will.
may they maintain well-being in themselves.

Ārakkhadevatā, bhūmaṭṭhadevatā,
rukkhaṭṭhadevatā, ākāsaṭṭhadevatā,
averā hontu, abyāpajjhā hontu,
anīghā hontu,
sukhī attānaṃ pariharantu.
May all protective devas, earth-bound devas,
tree-bound devas, sky-bound devas,
be free from affliction, be free from hostility,
be free from ill will.
may they maintain well-being in themselves.

Puratthimāya disāya,
puratthimāya anudisāya.
Dakkhiṇāya disāya,
dakkhiṇāya anudisāya.
Pacchimāya disāya,
pacchimāya anudisāya.
Uttarāya disāya,
uttarāya anudisāya.
Uparimāya disāya,
heṭṭhimāya disāya.
In the direction of the east,
in the direction of the south-east,
in the direction of the south,
in the direction of the south-west,
in the direction of the west,
in the direction of the north-west,
in the direction of the north,
in the direction of the north-east,
in the direction above,
in the direction below.

Sabbe sattā, sabbe pāṇā, sabbe bhūtā,
sabbe puggalā, sabbe attabhāvapariyāpannā,
sabbā itthiyo, sabbe purisā,
sabbe ariyā,
sabbe anariyā,
sabbe manussā, sabbe amanussā,
sabbe devā, sabbe vinipātikā—
averā hontu,
avyāpajjhā hontu,
anīghā hontu,
sukhī attānaṃ pariharantu.
All beings, all living ones, all creatures,
all individuals, all having any form of life,
all women, all men,
all who have attained purity of mind,
all who have not yet attained purity of mind,
all humans, all non-humans,
all those in celestial realms, all those in states of woe—
may they be free from affliction,
may they be free from hostility,
may they be free from ill will,
may they maintain well-being in themselves.

Sabbe sattā sukhī hontu,
sabbe hontu ca khemino,
sabbe bhadrāṇi passantu,
mā kiñci pāpamāgamā,
mā kiñci sokamāgamā,
mā kiñci dukkhamāgamā.
May all beings be happy,
may they all find real security [nibbāṇa],
may all enjoy good fortune,
may they encounter no evil,
may they encounter no grief,
may they encounter no suffering.
source - http://www.vridhamma.org/en2007-09