“OUR MEDITATION PRAYER”
We are motivated to meditate and pray so that all beings may be free from suffering.
May we understand with our hearts that:
What we do to each other, we do to ourselves.
The dichotomy of Self and Other is an illusion.
We all benefit greatly when suffering is reduced.
When we see everything as impermanent, our attachment and aversion are reduced.
Attachment and aversion cause us great suffering.
May we all rid ourselves of attachment and aversion and be free from suffering. May we do this…
By constantly increasing our compassion and love for each other,
By choosing not to cause harm to ourselves, nor add aggression to the universe,
And by choosing to meditate and contemplate ourselves and this prayer.
We are motivated to meditate and pray so that all beings may be free from suffering.
Hi 84adam — I love your writing! You’re so good, you could do it for a living! Really, I’m not kidding!
Pray, or prey? When you pray, what is it for you?
Is it like making a wish? Or carving out a path for yourself?
In my head it seems selfish, like begging, but I know that’s not what it really means. What do you think?
Comment by sand1959 — April 2, 2008 @ 2:46 am