Metta
(loving kindness practice)
May I be well, happy and peaceful.
May no harm come to me.
May no problems come to me.
May no difficulties come to me.
May I always meet with success.
May I also have patience, courage, understanding, and determination to meet and overcome the inevitable difficulties, problems, and failures in life.
After reciting this passage, repeat it, replacing the words "I" and "me" with others, beginning with your parents: "May my parents be well..." Next recite for your teachers, relatives, friends, indifferent persons, adversaries, and finally, all living beings. adapted from the 8 Mindful Steps to Happiness, by Bhante H. Gunaratana
Poem by David Buesch
A Moment of Change:
Written in Reaction to the Passing of Peter Romano
Silence is shattered at the
end of a meditation by a bell.
The bell that catches one mid breath
or in the moment between standing and sitting.
The bell always comes as a surprise
to signal the end and beginning
Like the bell, death always shocks
when it arrives.
But the bell offers a signal to change
and one chooses the next act.
Death gives no options,
and one is changed forever.
(written on July 22, 2001)
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Sangha Meetings
New and experienced meditators are equally welcome.
It is suggested that meditators wear loose, comfortable clothing and
bring meditation cushion or bench, blanket or pillow. The sangha has some extra benches for visitors.
Meditators new
to Lotus in the Desert may also want to read: Miracle of Mindfulness
by Thich Nhat Hanh or this printable page - Basic Meditation Instructions by Sayadaw U
Pandita.
Other meditations
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