deep in the retreat field of lovingkindness, feeling the call to comfort the suffering through witnessing presence…

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May I Be a Guard

May I be a guard for those who need protection
A guide for those on the path
A boat, a raft, a bridge for those who wish to cross the flood
May I be a lamp in the darkness
A resting place for the weary
A healing medicine for all who are sick
A vase of plenty, a tree of miracles
And for the boundless multitudes of living beings
May I bring sustenance and awakening
Enduring like the earth and the sky
Until all beings are free from sorrow
And all are awakened.

Prayed every morning by His Holiness Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet

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may our hearts burst open in unconditional love

may our minds be illumined by a peace passing all understanding

may our spirits touch all that is with our transforming radiant presence

namaste, beloveds…