Buddhist Prayer

yokoMember

May all beings everywhere be happy, peaceful, and free.

- The Buddha

I am a link in Lord Buddha’s golden chain of love that stretches around the world.
I must keep my link bright and strong.
I will try to be kind and gentle to every living thing, and protect all who are weaker than myself.
I will try to think pure and beautiful thoughts, to say pure and beautiful words, and to do pure and beautiful deeds, knowing that on what I do now depends my happiness and misery.
May every link in Lord Buddha’s golden chain of love become bright and strong and may we all attain perfect peace.

- Buddhist Prayer

We reverently pray for
eternal harmony in the universe.
May the weather be seasonable,
may the harvest be fruitful,
may countries exist in harmony,
and may all people enjoy happiness.

- Buddhist Prayer

Evoking the presence of great compassion, let us fill our hearts with our own compassion – towards ourselves and towards all living beings.
Let us pray that all living beings realize that they are all brothers and sisters, all nourished from the same source of life.
- Buddhist Prayer

May all beings everywhere be happy, peaceful, and free.
- The Buddha

Display a heart of boundless love for all the world.
- The Buddha

All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts, we make the world.

- The Buddha

The dedication of a virtuous act for all beings is like a adding a drop of water to the ocean. As long as the ocean exists, the drop of water exists. So, too, a small positive action, when directed toward the benefit of all beings, will endure forever.

- The Buddha

2/12/1512:45 PM

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Vicky2Member

Thank you yoko.
The world needs this now.

Universal Love Prayer
from the Metta Sutta

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.
Namu Amida Buddha.

2/12/153:18 PM

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IndaMerit-Amun

Thank you yoko for posting this very necessary prayer,
and thank you Vicky.
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Buddhist Prayer for Peace.

May all beings everywhere
Awaken to the inherent goodness
That dwells within themselves and all others.
May we all attain a peaceful, even nature
Unencumbered by untamed thoughts and endless desires
Unswayed by conditions, concepts, and appearances.
May all beings dispel greed, anger, hatred, and jealousy
And cultivate a wise and open heart
Witnessing the goodness in everyone and every thing
Seeing that all beings are one and share the same true nature.
May these words reach every realm
All the ends of this Earth
From the darkest caverns to the highest plains
Through the muck of human suffering
And the chaos of endless wanting.
May all those who suffer find comfort and calm
And attain true and lasting peace
Finding clarity in the midst of confusion
And grace within groundlessness.

May everyone who hears these words be able
to live safely, to see clearly, to speak wisely
and to practice kindness and compassion
towards themselves and all others.
As the waters fill the rivers that connect all the oceans
May everyone flow with each other and all living beings
with ease and with safety
with sanity and well being.
May no obstacles befall you
and may harm never reach you.

2/12/156:16 PM

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yokoMember

Thank you Vicky and Inda.

Unconditional love is an expression of love that is not based upon pleasant feelings. It is instead unlimited. Anyone who meets an individual with unconditional love can experience its presence, and the one who expresses it becomes a loving person. It is similar to a flower that emits its fragrance without regard to the "worth" of those who smell it.

-Buddha

2/14/152:43 PM

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Sue 1Member

Thank you yoko for starting this thread.
We really need this wisdom now.

2/17/1512:54 PM

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GiseleMember

Thank you yoko for sharing the Buddhist wisdom.

Sincerely,
Gisele

2/17/151:00 PM

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TeoAvatar State

quote:
Originally posted by dear yoko:
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I am a link in Lord Buddha’s golden chain of love that stretches around the world.
I must keep my link bright and strong.
I will try to be kind and gentle to every living thing, and protect all who are weaker than myself.
I will try to think pure and beautiful thoughts, to say pure and beautiful words, and to do pure and beautiful deeds, knowing that on what I do now depends my happiness and misery.
May every link in Lord Buddha’s golden chain of love become bright and strong and may we all attain perfect peace.

- Buddhist Prayer

We reverently pray for
eternal harmony in the universe.
May the weather be seasonable,
may the harvest be fruitful,
may countries exist in harmony,
and may all people enjoy happiness.

- Buddhist Prayer

Evoking the presence of great compassion, let us fill our hearts with our own compassion – towards ourselves and towards all living beings.
Let us pray that all living beings realize that they are all brothers and sisters, all nourished from the same source of life.
- Buddhist Prayer

May all beings everywhere be happy, peaceful, and free.
- The Buddha

Display a heart of boundless love for all the world.
- The Buddha

All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts, we make the world.

- The Buddha

The dedication of a virtuous act for all beings is like a adding a drop of water to the ocean. As long as the ocean exists, the drop of water exists. So, too, a small positive action, when directed toward the benefit of all beings, will endure forever.

- The Buddha

How beautiful dearestestest Yoko! Thanks for adding this. You have beautified, and calmed down Givnology! Namaste. Peace.
Teo

2/17/157:07 PM

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IndaMerit-Amun

Thank you again yoko.

This is a very beautiful thread.

Happy is he who lives contented in solitude, is well-versed in the Doctrine and who has realized it. Happy is he who lives in this world free from ill-will, and is benevolent towards all beings. Happy is he who lives in this world free from passion, has overcome sensual enjoyment, and who has attained mastership over the conceit of "I am." This indeed is the highest happiness.

Buddha

5/19/152:42 PM

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Vicky2Member

Water flows over these hands.
May I use them skillfully
to preserve our precious planet.

- Thich Nhat Hahn

5/20/151:01 PM

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Vicky2Member

Golden Chain

I am a link in Lord Buddha’s golden chain of love that stretches around the world.
I must keep my link bright and strong.
I will try to be kind and gentle to every living thing, and protect all who are weaker than myself.
I will try to think pure and beautiful thoughts, to say pure and beautiful words, and to do pure and beautiful deeds, knowing that on what I do now depends my happiness and misery.
May every link in Lord Buddha’s golden chain of love become bright and strong and may we all attain perfect peace.

- Buddhist Prayer

6/9/1512:45 PM

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Vicky2Member

Buddhist Prayer for Peace.

May all beings everywhere
Awaken to the inherent goodness
That dwells within themselves and all others.
May we all attain a peaceful, even nature
Unencumbered by untamed thoughts and endless desires
Unswayed by conditions, concepts, and appearances.
May all beings dispel greed, anger, hatred, and jealousy
And cultivate a wise and open heart
Witnessing the goodness in everyone and every thing
Seeing that all beings are one and share the same true nature.
May these words reach every realm
All the ends of this Earth
From the darkest caverns to the highest plains
Through the muck of human suffering
And the chaos of endless wanting.
May all those who suffer find comfort and calm
And attain true and lasting peace
Finding clarity in the midst of confusion
And grace within groundlessness.

May everyone who hears these words be able
to live safely, to see clearly, to speak wisely
and to practice kindness and compassion
towards themselves and all others.
As the waters fill the rivers that connect all the oceans
May everyone flow with each other and all living beings
with ease and with safety
with sanity and well being.
May no obstacles befall you
and may harm never reach you.