Sharing Loving Kindness

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1. May I be well, happy and and peaceful.
May no harm come to me.
May no difficulties come to me.
May no problems come to me.
May I always meet with success.
May I also have patience, courage,
understanding and determination to meet and overcome inevitable difficulties, problems and failures in life.

2. May my parents be well, happy and
peaceful.
May no harm come to them,
May no difficulties come to them,
May no problems come to them,
May they always meet with success.
May they also have patience, courage,
understanding and determination
to meet and overcome inevitable
difficulties, problems and
failures in life

3. May my teachers be well, happy and peaceful.
May no harm come to them
May no difficulties come to them,
May no problems come to them.
May they always meet with success.
May they also have patience, courage,
understanding and determination
to meet and overcome inevitable
difficulties, problems and
failures in life.

4. May my relatives be well, happy
and peaceful.
May no harm come to them,
May no difficulties come to them,
May no problems come to them,
May they always meet with success.
May they also have patience, courage,
understanding and determination
to meet and overcome inevitable
difficulties, problems and
failures in life.

5. May my friends be well, happy
and peaceful.
May no harm come to them
May no difficulties come to them,
May no problems come to them.
May they always meet with success.
May they also have patience, courage
understanding and determination
to meet and overcome inevitable
difficulties, problems and
failures in life.

6. May all indifferent persons be well, happy and peaceful.
May no harm come to them,
May no difficulties come to them,
May no problems come to them,
May they always meet with success.
May they also have patience, courage,
understanding and determination
to meet and overcome inevitable
difficulties, problems and
failures in life.

7. May my enemies be well, happy
and peaceful.
May no harm come to them
May no difficulties come to them,
May no problems come to them.
May they always meet with success.
May they also have patience, courage,
understanding and determination
to meet and overcome inevitable
difficulties, problems and
failures in life.

8. May all living beings be well, happy and peaceful.
May no harm come to them,
May no difficulties come to them,
May no problems come to them,
May they always meet with success.
May they also have patience, courage,
understanding and determination
to meet and overcome inevitable
difficulties, problems and
failures in life.

From the Vandana books of the Bhavana Society and the Washington Buddhist Vihara

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