Brahma-Vihara Bhavana
Meditation on the Four Brahma Vihara
Aham avero homi, abyapajjho homi,
Anigho homi, sukhi attanam pariharami,
Dukkha muccami, Yatha laddhasampattito,
Mavigacchami kammasako.
May I be free from enmity.
May I be free from distress.
May I be free from grief.
May I care for myself happily.
May I be relieved of suffering.
May I not lose what I possess.
May I bear my kamma as my own.
Matapitu-acariya natimitta-samuha
avera hontu, Abyapajjha hontu, anigha hontu,
sukhi attanam pariharantu dukkha muccantu,
yatha laddha sampattito, mavigacchantu kammassaka
May my mother, father, teacher, relatives
and all be free from enmity,
distress and grief.
May they take care of themselves happily.
May they be free from suffering.
May they not lose whatever they possess.
May they bear their kamma as their own.
Sabbe satta, sabbe pana, sabbe bhuta, sabbe puggala
sabbe attabhava pariyapanna, sabba itthiyo, sabbe purisa,
sabbe ariya, sabbe anariya, sabbe deva, sabbe manussa,
sabbe vinipatika Avera hontu, abyapajjha hontu,
anigha hontu, sukhi attanam pariharantu dukkha muccantu,
Yatha laddha sampattito, mavigacchantu kammasaka
All creatures all sentient beings,
all living beings, all individuals,
all those who have bodies,
all female kinds, all male kinds,
all nobles and those less noble,
all deities, all human beings,
all those in unhappy states,
May they be free from distress and grief.
May they take care of themselves happily.
May they be free from suffering.
May they not lose what they have acquired.
May they bear their kamma as their own.
Puratthimaya disaya, pacchimaya disaya, uttaraya disaya,
dakkinaya disaya. Puratthimaya anudisaya pacchimaya anudisaya,
uttaraya anudisaya, dhakkinaya anudisaya,
Hetthimaya disaya, uparimaya disaya.
In the East, In the West, In the North,
In the South, In the North-East, In the South-West,
In the North-West, In the South-East,
At the Zenith, At the Nadir.
Sabbe satta, sabbe pana, sabbe bhuta, sabbe puggala
sabbe attabhava pariyapanna, sabba itthiyo, sabbe purisa,
sabbe ariya, sabbe anariya, sabbe deva, sabbe manussa,
sabbe vinipatika Avera hontu, abyapajjha hontu,
anigha hontu, sukhi attanam pariharantu dukkha muccantu,
Yatha laddha sampattito, mavigacchantu kammasaka
All creatures all sentient beings,
all living beings, all individuals,
all those who have bodies,
all female kinds, all male kinds,
all nobles and those less noble,
all deities, all human beings,
all those in unhappy states,
May they be free from distress and grief.
May they take care of themselves happily.
May they be free from suffering.
May they not lose what they have acquired.
May they bear their kamma as their own.
Uddam yava bhavaggaca
Adho yava avicito
Samanta cakkavalesu
Yesatta Pathavicara
Abyapajja niveraca
Nidukkhaca nupaddava
In the entire universe, from the
highest plane of existence to the lowest,
May all beings that are earth-bound be free
from distress, enmity, suffering and danger.
Uddam yava bhavaggaca
Adho yava avicito
Samanta cakkavalesu
Yesatta Udakecara
Abyapajja niveraca
Nidukkhaca nupaddava
In the entire universe, from the
highest plane of existence to the lowest,
May all beings that are water-bound be free
from distress, enmity, suffering and danger.
Uddam yava bhavaggaca
Adho yava avicito
Samanta cakkavalesu
Yesatta Akasecara
Abyapajja niveraca
Nidukkhaca nupaddava
In the entire universe, from the
highest plane of existence to the lowest,
May all beings that are space-bound be free
from distress, enmity, suffering and danger.