THE JHANAS AND THE BRAHMA VIHARAS - Insight Meditation ...
THE JHANAS AND THE BRAHMA VIHARAS - Insight Meditation ...
THE JHANAS AND THE BRAHMA VIHARAS - Insight Meditation ...
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Brahma Vihara Bhavana<br />
[This form of Brahma Vihara bhavana (cultivation) begins with gestures of conciliation<br />
and atonement drawn from the Vinaya – the code of conduct for monks and nuns]<br />
[Conciliation and Atonement]<br />
If there is any way I have harmed myself, either knowingly or unknowingly,<br />
through action of body, speech, or mind, I ask forgiveness.<br />
If there is any way I have suffered harm by reason of anything I have thought, or said, or done,<br />
I forgive myself.<br />
If there is any way I have harmed another, either on purpose or by accident,<br />
by reason of anything I have thought, or said, or done, I ask forgiveness.<br />
If there is any way another has harmed me, either knowingly or unknowingly,<br />
through action of body, speech, or mind, I forgive them.<br />
[Karuna - Compassion]<br />
May I live with ease and in safety, free from physical affliction.<br />
May I open to any physical suffering in me with courage, caring, and kindness.<br />
May I live with ease, free of physical suffering.<br />
May I live with ease, free of mental anguish.<br />
May I open to any mental suffering in me with courage, caring, and kindness.<br />
May I live with ease, free of mental suffering.<br />
May I live with ease, free of suffering and the roots of suffering.<br />
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