Loving Kindness - Metta


 

Loving Kindness - Metta


Have you heard about the Walk For World Peace? Buddhist monks walking for 120 days, from Fort Worth, Texas, to Washington, D.C (2,300 miles) accompanied by their loyal dog, Aloka to raise awareness and promote peace.


Mettā (Loving-Kindness) is a key Buddhist concept - Cultivating compassion for all beings; Metta is the nourishment that sustains the world. Everyone across the world is invited to join a collective loving-kindness meditation on Wednesday 11 February 2026 between the hours of 21.30-00.30 GMT.  https://kadampa-center.org/event/walk-peace-global-loving-kindness-meditation

Uniting together to make a significant positive effect on our world. When thousands of hearts meditate together in the same moment, our loving-kindness ripples outward, touching hearts, healing wounds, and planting seeds of peace everywhere. 

How does this resonate with you? Would you like to join me at 21.30 on Wednesday 11 February for a metta mindfulness practise? Please contact me for connection details. 

 I'm also hosting an in-person Loving Kindness event on Thursday 19 February - open to everyone.  

My contact details are: debbiemindful@gmail.com / 07854046383 


 

The Buddhist Metta (Lovingkindness) Prayer

  • My heart fills with with loving kindness. I love myself. May I be happy. May I be well. May I be peaceful. May I be free.
  • May all beings in my vicinity be happy. May they be well. May they be peaceful. May they be free.
  • May all beings in my city be happy. May they be well. May they be peaceful. May they be free.
  • May all beings in my state be happy. May they be well. May they be peaceful. May they be free.
  • May all beings in my country be happy. May they be well. May they be peaceful. May they be free.
  • May all beings on my continent be happy. May they be well. May they be peaceful. May they be free.
  • May all beings in my hemisphere be happy. May they be well. May they be peaceful. May they be free.
  • May all beings on planet Earth be happy. May they be well. May they be peaceful. May they be free.
  • May my parents be happy. May they be well. May they be peaceful. May they be free.
  • May all my friends be happy. May they be well. May they be peaceful. May they be free.
  • May all my enemies be happy. May they be well. May they be peaceful. May they be free.
  • May all beings in the Universe be happy. May they be well. May they be peaceful. May they be free.
  • If I have hurt anyone, knowingly or unknowingly in thought, word or deed, I ask for their forgiveness.
  • If anyone has hurt me, knowingly or unknowingly in thought, word or deed, I extend my forgiveness.
  • May all beings everywhere, whether near or far, whether known to me or unknown, be happy. May they be well. May they be peaceful. May they be free.

 



 

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