December 5 – A Tibetan Blessing

filled with joyBased on “Touching the Sun” by lazydaisy at stock.XCHANG.

By the power and the truth of this practice,
may all beings have happiness,
and the causes of happiness.
May all be free from sorrow,
and the causes of sorrow.
May all never be separated
from the sacred happiness which is sorrowless.
And may all live in equanimity,
without too much attachment
and too much aversion,
And live believing
in the equality of all that lives.

May all beings be filled with joy and peace.
May all beings everywhere,
The strong and the weak,
The great and the small,
The mean and the powerful,
The short and the long,
the subtle and the gross:
May all beings everywhere,
Seen and unseen,
Dwelling far off or nearby,
Being or waiting to become:
May all be filled with lasting joy.

Let no one deceive another,
Let no one anywhere despise another,
Let no one out of anger or resentment
Wish suffering on anyone at all.
Just as a mother with her own life
Protects her child, her only child, from harm,
So within yourself let grow
A boundless love for all creatures.

Let your love flow outward
through the universe,
To its height, its depth, its broad extent,
A limitless love, without hatred or enmity.
Then as you stand or walk,
Sit or lie down,
As long as you are awake,
Strive for this with a one-pointed mind;
Your life will bring heaven to earth.

(Buddhist; from Sogyal Rinpoche, “The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying”)

filled with joy
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“Mantra of Blessing” by Lama Tashi

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5 Responses to December 5 – A Tibetan Blessing

  1. rous3 says:

    Hmm, that was a long one. Not your “pull it out of the back pocket and hit them between the eyes” kind of blessing, eh? LOL

    To me, this is the Golden Rule. It seems that if everyone tried abiding by it, the world would be more what God intended, and not what we have created.

    Thank you for sharing this, and all the blessings, with us.

  2. perelleth says:

    I’ve missed a handful, since I’ve been out of town, but all are wonderful, Juno, and I love the music that goes with them. Thanks again for taking the time.

  3. lindahoyland says:

    This is just beautiful, thank you so much !I studied Buddhism at college.

  4. aranel_took says:

    Lovely! I love the picture with the blessing. 🙂

  5. juno_magic says:

    I thought with the text all over the picture it would have the look of a mantra. 🙂

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